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Archive for the ‘Accountability’ Category

Are We There Yet? Selling America on Transportation

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

MILLER CENTER
The 2011 David R. Goode National Transportation Policy Conference caught the U.S. transportation policy debate at a crossroads in its decades–long history. Lack of progress on a transformational policy agenda combined with a sense of urgency about the need to maintain and improve the nation’s transportation infrastructure had both frustrated and energized conference participants. They agreed that another plan or more supportive rhetoric was not necessary. What is needed is tangible action. This report reflects that focus.

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Talking Infrastructure with the New Faces of Engineering College Edition Winners

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Steven CF Anderson, Managing Director of InfrastructureUSA, recently spoke with several winners of ASHRAE, NCEES, and the National Engineers Week Foundation’s New Faces of Engineering College Recognition Program.

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The Fantasy Solution of an Infrastructure Bank

Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

Transortation Issues Daily
When a new Congress or member proposes an infrastructure bank (learn more from Wikipedia), like clockwork I will hear from a couple of State DOT CFOs who say in frustration: “But that’s financing, not funding.” It’s great to have more financing tools and great to accelerate projects, my friends say, but financing rarely adds the additional new funding that is needed to address our long range needs and growing infrastructure deficit. The funding and projects deficit grows due to rising vehicle fuel efficiency, increased construction costs, inflation, and more roads reaching old age and needing preservation and maintenance.

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The Highway Bill—Compromise or Stalemate?

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

Innovation NewsBriefsVol. 23, No. 14 rev Before leaving town for a two-week Easter vacation, Congress voted a  90-day “clean” extension of the current highway program. When Congress gets back in session on April 16, the House will have 20 legislative days in which to pass a new highway bill and convene in a joint House-Senate […]

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Jonathan Nettler, AICP, Managing Editor, Planetizen

Monday, April 9th, 2012

Jonathan Nettler, AICP is Managing Editor of Planetizen. He has lived and practiced in Boston, Washington D.C., San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles on a range of project types for major public, institutional, and private developer clients including: large scale planning and urban design, waterfront and brownfield redevelopment, transit-oriented development, urban infill, campus planning, […]

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Peter Kageyama, Author, “For the Love of Cities: The Love Affair Between People and Their Places”

Wednesday, April 4th, 2012

Peter Kageyama is a community and economic development consultant based in St. Petersburg, FL. He is the co-founder and producer of the Creative Cities Summit, an interdisciplinary event that brings together citizens and practitioners around the big idea of the city. Peter is the former President of Creative Tampa Bay, a grassroots community change organization. […]

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Christian Steinbrecher, President, Ukiah Engineering Inc., ASCE Oregon 2011-2012 Civil Engineer of the Year

Friday, March 30th, 2012

Christian F. Steinbrecher, president of Ukiah Engineering Inc., was awarded the “2011 – 2012 Engineer of the Year Award” by the Oregon Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers for his work on Oregon’s Infrastructure Report Card issued by the Oregon Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers. His experience has spanned almost […]

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Talking Infrastructure at the Surface Transportation & High Speed Rail Summit 2012 – Washington, DC

Monday, March 19th, 2012

This is the third in a series of posts

Steven CF Anderson, Managing Director of InfrastructureUSA was a participant at the US High Speed Rail Association’s 2012 summit, held from February 28th to March 1st in Washington, DC.

During the event, Steven had the opportunity to speak with Chairman of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee John Mica, Congressman David Price, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, and Congresswoman Louise Slaughter.

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Citystates: How Cities are Vital to the Future of Sustainability

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

SUSTAINABILITY
In the 21st century, cities will increasingly be the frame through which we understand and shape our shared economic, political and cultural circumstances. They will also be ground zero for the collision of economic, environmental and social imperatives that define sustainability.

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Secretary Ray LaHood at the Surface Transportation & High Speed Rail Summit 2012 – Washington, DC

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

This is the first in a series of posts Steven CF Anderson, Managing Director of InfrastructureUSA was a participant at the US High Speed Rail Association’s 2012 summit, held from February 28th to March 1st in Washington, DC. After addressing those attending the conference, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood spoke with Steve about high speed rail […]

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