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A New Economic Analysis of Infrastructure Investment

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
President Obama’s FY 2013 Budget proposes a bold plan to renew and expand America’s infrastructure. The plan includes a $50 billion up-front investment connected to a $476 billion six-year reauthorization of the surface transportation program and the creation of a National Infrastructure Bank. In support of this commitment, the Department of the Treasury, with the Council of Economic Advisers, has updated our analysis of the economic effects of infrastructure investment.

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Talking Infrastructure at the 5th Annual Transportation and Infrastructure Convention

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

Steven CF Anderson, Managing Director of InfrastructureUSA was a participant at the 5th Annual Transportation and Infrastructure Convention, held from March 7th to March 9th in Washington, DC.

Steve also spoke with John Horsley, Executive Director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officals (AASHTO), Bill Johnson, Director for the Port of Miami, and Mortimer Downey, former Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, currently Senior Advisor, Parsons Brinckerhoff.

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Wayne County, WV: Department of Highway Crews Help with Tornado Cleanup

Monday, March 12th, 2012

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Export Nation 2012: How U.S. Metropolitan Areas Are Driving National Growth

Friday, March 9th, 2012

BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
The Great Recession reset the world economic map. Suddenly, with the bulk of the world’s economic growth transferred beyond the borders of a recession-mired West and into emerging markets, American metropolitan areas and the nation as a whole were left to cast about for new sources of growth.

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Michigan’s Urban and Metropolitan Strategy

Monday, February 27th, 2012

PUBLIC SECTOR CONSULTANTS INC
The right strategy for Michigan will help the state achieve three goals essential to the health of its cities, its metropolitan areas, and the state as a whole:

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New Contest for Students – Infrastructure in Your Community

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

Here at infrastructureusa.org, national figures have participated in exclusive online conversations on The Infra Blog. Infra Views showcases content from leading think tanks and policy organizations. Users have documented their local infrastructure at Show Us Your Infra! and participated in Infra Polls. Now, we are initiating a new feature that is designed to encourage students […]

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A Lost Opportunity to Influence the Debate

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Innovation NewsBriefsVol. 23, No. 7 The President’s FY 2013 budget submission offered the Administration a rare opportunity to rise above partisanship and influence the ongoing  transportation reauthorization debate in a positive way.  It  provided a chance for the White House and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to assume a constructive role in mediating what could turn […]

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The Economic Impact and Financing of Infrastructure Spending

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS
The goal of this report is to understand the short- and long-term effects of public infrastructure spending on the U.S. economy, as well as to contribute new suggestions towards alternative financing of future road construction.

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Six U.S. Transportation Secretaries Discuss Past and Future Challenges

Friday, January 27th, 2012

Speaking to a standing-room-only audience on January 25 at the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board in Washington, six U.S. transportation secretaries reminisced about the most challenging issues they faced during their tenures and offered their views about the future prospects for the federal transportation program.

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Hon. Joseph P. Riley, Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina

Thursday, January 19th, 2012
Guest on The Infra Blog: Hon. Joseph P. Riley, Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina

Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. is widely considered one of the most visionary and highly effective governmental leaders in America.Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. is widely considered one of the most visionary and highly effective governmental leaders in America. First elected Mayor in December 1975, Mayor Riley is serving an unprecedented ninth term. Under his leadership, Charleston has increased its commitment to racial harmony and progress, achieved a substantial decrease in crime, experienced a remarkable revitalization of its historic downtown business district, seen the creation and growth of Spoleto Festival U.S. A., built the beautiful Waterfront Park, developed nationally-acclaimed affordable housing, and experienced unprecedented growth in Charleston’s size and population.

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