Even as a potential recession dampens the enthusiasm for commercial spending plans, the public sector continues to advance large, complex projects of record breaking magnitude. This is partially because public officials have many funding options, and they are faced with critical infrastructure needs. Many are using alternative funding and innovative methods to deliver infrastructure projects […]
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Thursday, June 1st, 2023America’s New Approach to Infrastructure … Moving from Reactive to Proactive
Wednesday, August 31st, 2022Originally posted on Faster Better Safer, the blog of Americans for Transportation Mobility The story of America’s faltering infrastructure (deteriorating roads and bridges and strained waterways and ports) is playing out in ways that consumers, manufacturers and suppliers are feeling. Whether it’s higher home prices because the raw materials that go into the building process are […]
View this complete post...2022 TRANSFORMING MASS TRANSIT: Opportunities in Innovation
Tuesday, June 7th, 2022CG/LA INFRASTRUCTURE 2022 Transforming Mass Transit Dynamic innovation in transit – especially as it relates to user experience and service delivery – will drive global innovation over the next five years. Rail transit is the infrastructure segment on the front lines of safe mobility and has the potential to drastically reduce carbon emissions and help […]
View this complete post...Ed Talks: Federal Investment in Infrastructure & Transportation is the American Dream in Action
Monday, September 20th, 2021America is inching closer to a monumental investment and policy framework for modernizing our transportation system and building next-generation infrastructure.
View this complete post...Infrastructure Week 2021 Highlights
Friday, May 21st, 2021For some highlights of the Infrastructure Week 2021, check out the below videos from the kickoff and other keynote events. Visit the United for Infrastructure Vimeo page for all of the great panel conversations, video spotlights, and interviews the made this 9th annual United for Infrastructure a week to remember!
View this complete post...Ed Talks: Aggregates Exec Discusses How Waning Infrastructure & Underfunding Hurt America
Friday, March 12th, 2021It’s a Friday afternoon after a week of frigid temperatures and winter storms and Gary Johnson is speaking with the Americans for Transportation Mobility (ATM) Coalition about the necessity for viable and sustainable federal transportation investment.
View this complete post...2021 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure
Monday, March 8th, 2021Voters and lawmakers alike have championed smart infrastructure policy and increased investment in our multimodal freight system, drinking water networks, and more. This down payment on our infrastructure bill has contributed to modest but meaningful improvements.
View this complete post...The Economic Benefits of Investing in Water Infrastructure
Wednesday, August 26th, 2020Dozens of industries, like mining, manufacturing, and health care, rely directly on water and wastewater services to function. If they lost access to clean water supplies, the economic impact would be acute. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 pandemic has shown that the public health benefits from safe drinking water and wastewater treatment are immeasurable.
View this complete post...Status Report: COVID-19’s Impacts on America’s Infrastructure
Wednesday, July 1st, 2020Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has made a difficult situation worse. A sizable portion of our existing infrastructure systems are supported with user-generated revenue streams. With the onset of the pandemic, commercial water use is down, commuters are staying off the roads and away from transit, and airports are virtually empty.
View this complete post...RPA Statement on Nationwide Protests in Support of Black Lives Matter
Friday, June 5th, 2020The events of the past week are powerful reminders – which we should not have needed – that the physical fabric of a community is only as strong as the social contracts beneath it. That parks and housing and schools and jobs and transit need to be accessible and safe for everyone. And they aren’t. Not even close.
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