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Guest on The Infra Blog: Paul Farmer, FAICP, The American Planning Association

Wednesday, June 5th, 2013
Paul Farmer

Paul Farmer, FAICP, is Chief Executive Officer of the American Planning Association (APA) and APA’s professional institute, the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). He has primary responsibility for the long-term strategic direction of the association, in concert with elected leadership. He is responsible for representing the leadership of the association, its members and the interests of planning with partners and with the public. He is the prime spokesperson for APA. He is also president of the Planning Foundation.

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The New Majority: Pedaling Towards Equity

Tuesday, June 4th, 2013
Equity In Cycling

SIERRA CLUB Bicycling is on the rise across the U.S. Adults are capitalizing on the health and economic benefits of active transportation, while an increasing number of young people are forgoing drivers’ licenses to save money and embrace more walkable, bikeable lifestyles. The new majority that elected a president — youth, women and people of […]

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The Network Effect: The Living Cities Perspective

Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
The Network Effect

THE LIVING CITIES
Through the Integration Initiative and the Strive Network, Living Cities is supporting this type of civic infrastructure across the country. It’s helping us to understand how local leaders can achieve and sustain unprecedented alignment. And we’re learning how we can accelerate the adoption of innovation in more places by intentionally bringing cities together.

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Tom Ferree, Connected Nation

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013

Tom Ferree is the Preisdent and COO for Connected Nation. Topics include:
People Care about Broadband
Exciting Public-Private Collaboration
Michiganʼs Success: A National Microcosm?
Government Funding Makes a Difference
Connected Nationʼs Mission

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Wanted: A Reasoned Approach to Dealing with America’s Infrastructure Needs

Thursday, March 21st, 2013

Innovation NewsBriefs
Vol. 24, No. 4
It seems like not a week goes by without fresh warnings about the nation’s “crumbling infrastructure” and renewed appeals to rebuild our aging highways and bridges. President Obama reinvigorated the campaign with his State-of-the-Union proposal for a $50 billion program of infrastructure investments, $40 billion of which would be devoted to a “fix-it-first” program targeted at urgent improvements such as “structurally deficient” bridges.

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Joel Makower, GreenBiz Group

Thursday, March 14th, 2013

Joel Makower is chairman and executive editor of GreenBiz Group Inc., producer of GreenBiz.com. Topics include:
Empowering Citizens
Technology Causing Fundamental Shift
Federal Infrastructure Gridlock
About GreenBiz Group

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Joshua Schank, Eno Center for Transportation

Wednesday, February 27th, 2013

Dr. Joshua L. Schank is the President & CEO of the Eno Center for Transportation. Topics include:
Sustainable Funding for Transportation
Engagement at the Federal Level
Politicians & Citizen Engagement
Money for Transportation

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Obama’s $50 Billion Fix-It-First Program

Friday, February 22nd, 2013

Innovation NewsBriefs
Vol. 24, No. 3
Reactions to President Obama’s $50 billion “Fix-It-First” infrastructure initiative continue to pour in. While the transportation industry and liberal advocacy groups publicly applaud the President, “insider reaction among the major transportation stakeholder groups amounts to profound disappointment on a private level,” wrote the influential Washington Letter on Transportation (WLT) in its latest issue.

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Reactions to President Obama’s State of Union

Monday, February 18th, 2013

Transportation Issues Daily A number of transportation interests issued a news release offering a reaction to the President’s State of the Union. Here are excerpts from ones I could find. We republished Senator Boxer’s statement in full earlier. Gregory E. DiLoreto, president of The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE): “President Obama’s ‘Fix-It-First’ plan is a great step toward […]

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ASCE on the President’s State of the Union Address

Thursday, February 14th, 2013

The following is a statement from Gregory E. DiLoreto, P.E., P.L.S, D.WRE, president of The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), regarding President Obama’s State of the Union address: “As stewards of our nation’s infrastructure, the American Society of Civil Engineers applauds President Obama’s efforts to improve our country’s ailing infrastructure and get America back […]

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