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Urban Mobility Report

Tuesday, February 26th, 2013

TEXAS TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE
The data behind the 2012 Urban Mobility Report are hundreds of speed data points on almost every mile of major road in urban America for almost every 15-minute period of the average day. For the congestion analyst, this means 600 million speeds on 875,000 thousand miles across the U.S. – an awesome amount of information. For the policy analyst and transportation planner, this means congestion problems can be described in detail and solutions can be targeted with much greater specificity and accuracy.

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Tags: INRIX, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Texas Transportation Institute
Posted in Congestion, Economic Stimulus, Highway, Infra Views, National, Public Transportation, Roads, Transit

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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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Tags: C. Kenneth Orski, FIx-It-First, Gary Hoitsma, President Obama, State of the Union Address, Washington Letter on Transportation
Posted in Accountability, Aging Infrastructure, Bipartisan, Economic Stimulus, Funding, Guest Post, National, Private Investment, Public Opinion, Public Transportation, Rail, Recovery, The Infra Blog, Transit

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San Francisco to New York City: The Sun Train

Thursday, February 21st, 2013

72 hour journey from San Francisco to New York by the American railroad. 2 Amtrak routes combine to make a very underrated experience. If you have the time, don’t fly.

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Tags: CA, California, Ciarán Neilan, New York, New York City, NY, NYC, San Francisco, SF, Vimeo
Posted in National, Public Transportation, Rail, Show Us Your Infra, Transit

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Selena Shilad, Alliance for Aviation Across America

Wednesday, February 20th, 2013

Selena Shilad is the Executive Director for Aviation Across America, =a non-profit, non-partisan coalition of over 5,900 individuals, businesses, agricultural groups, FBO’s, small airports, elected officials, charitable organizations, and leading business and aviation groups. Topics include:
Aviation’s Essential Role
Airports
$100 Fee
Citizen Outreach

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Tags: Alliance for Aviation Across America
Posted in Accountability, Aging Infrastructure, Aviation, Competitiveness, Congestion, Economic Stimulus, Funding, Guests on The Infra Blog, Local, National, Policy, Public Transportation, The Infra Blog, Transit

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Infrastructure Advocacy and Public Credibility

Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

Innovation NewsBriefs
Vol. 24, No. 2
Last week, infrastructure was in the news again. President Obama, in his State of the Union address, proposed a $50 billion infrastructure initiative, $40 billion of which would be devoted to a “fix-it-first” program targeted at urgent improvements such as “structurally deficient” bridges. The following day, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a hearing on “The Federal Role in America’s Infrastructure,” focusing on the importance of infrastructure for the U.S. economy and the federal role in its preservation and expansion.

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Tags: C. Kenneth Orski, FIx-It-First, President Obama, State of the Union Address
Posted in Accountability, Aging Infrastructure, Bipartisan, Bridges, Economic Stimulus, Guest Post, Highway, Innovation Newsbriefs, National, Policy, Public Transportation, Rail, Recovery, Roads, The Infra Blog

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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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Tags: AASHTO, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, American Public Transportation Association, American Road & Transportation Builders Association, American Society of Civil Engineers, APTA, ARTBA, ASCE, Bud Wright, David Goldberg, Earl Blumenauer, FIx-It-First, Gregory DiLoreto, House Transportation Committee, International Bridge, John Robert Smith, MAP-21, Michael Melaniphy, Patrick Jones, Pete Ruane, Peter DeFazio, President Barack Obama, Reconnecting America, State of the Union Address, Transportation for America, Transportation Issues Daily, Tunnel and Turnprike Association
Posted in Accountability, Aging Infrastructure, Biking, Bipartisan, Bridges, Buses, Competitiveness, Congestion, Dams, Democrat, Economic Stimulus, Employment, Equity, Funding, Guest Post, High Speed Rail, Highway, Jobs, Local, National, Policy, Public Opinion, Public Parks & Recreation, Public Transportation, Rail, Recovery, Roads, Schools, Sustainability, The Infra Blog, Transit

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The Fix-it-First Approach

Friday, February 15th, 2013

BROOKINGS INSTITUTE
In his recent State of the Union address, President Obama proposed a “Fix-it-First” approach to investing in our nation’s ailing infrastructure. This approach recognizes the value of the well-traveled network of roads and bridges that make up our nation’s existing highway system, and prioritizes the maintenance and rehabilitation of our deteriorating system.

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Tags: Barack Obama, Brookings Institute, FIx-It-First, State of the Union, The Hamilton Project
Posted in Accountability, Aging Infrastructure, Congestion, Economic Stimulus, Highway, Infra Views, Jobs, National, Policy, Rail, Roads, Transit

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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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Tags: American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE, Gregory DiLoreto P.E., President Obama, State of the Union
Posted in Accountability, Aging Infrastructure, Bipartisan, Bridges, Economic Stimulus, Equity, Funding, Guest Post, Highway, National, Policy, Public Opinion, Rail, Recovery, Roads, Sustainability, The Infra Blog, Transit, Water Treatment

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President Obama’s State of the Union Address, 2013

Wednesday, February 13th, 2013

Transportation Issues Daily
Surprising many of us, President Obama proposed two new infrastructure programs in his State of the Union speech earlier this evening.

A “Fix-It-First” program would focus on putting “people to work as soon as possible on our most urgent repairs” like deteriorating bridges and roads. A “Partnership to Rebuild America” would attract private capital to upgrade port infrastructure, pipelines, schools, and likely other infrastructure.

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Tags: FIx-It-First, Partnership to Rebuild America, President Obama, State of the Union, Transportation Issues Daily
Posted in Accountability, Aging Infrastructure, Economic Stimulus, Employment, Funding, Guest Post, Highway, Jobs, National, Policy, Private Investment, Public Parks & Recreation, Public Transportation, Rail, Recovery, Roads, Sustainability, The Infra Blog, Transit

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Petra Todorovich Messick, Amtrak

Tuesday, February 12th, 2013

Petra Todorovich Messick is Senior Officer of Outreach and Communications in the Northeast Corridor Infrastructure and Investment Development (NEC IID) division at Amtrak, the Nation’s Railroad. NEC IID is the new business line at Amtrak devoted to planning, maintaining, and improving the Northeast Corridor, the rail corridor stretching from Boston to Washington, DC and hosting […]

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Tags: Acela, America2050, Amtrak, NEC IID, Northeast Corridor, Northeast Corridor Infrastructure Investment Development, Petra Todorovich Messick
Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Congestion, Economic Stimulus, Funding, Guests on The Infra Blog, High Speed Rail, National, Public Transportation, Rail, The Infra Blog, Transit

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Urban Mobility Report

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

San Francisco to New York City: The Sun Train

Guest on The Infra Blog: Selena Shilad, Alliance for Aviation Across America

Infrastructure Advocacy and Public Credibility

Reactions to President Obama’s State of Union

The Fix-it-First Approach

ASCE on the President’s State of the Union Address

President Obama’s State of the Union Address, 2013

Guest on The Infra Blog: Petra Todorovich Messick, Amtrak

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