John Hennessy III,
P.E.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO
Increasing government spending during periods of economic weakness to offset slower private-sector spending has long been an important policy tool. In particular, during the recent recession and slow recovery, federal officials put in place fiscal measures, including increased government spending, to boost economic growth and lower unemployment.
US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
The National Airspace System (NAS) handles almost 50,000 flights per day and more than 700 million passengers per year. Air travel is expected to nearly double over the next 2 decades, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been working for 8 years to develop the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen).
Innovation NewsBriefs
Vol. 23, No. 31
Although some infrastructure advocates are hoping to use the current budget negotiations to win support for an increase in the federal gasoline tax, the idea is unlikely to gain support in Congress or the Administration. While the 2010 Simpson-Bowles deficit-reduction commission proposed raising the federal gas tax by 15 cents/gallon as part of a broad deficit-reduction plan, neither House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) nor Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) have endorsed the idea.
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In it’s relatively short life span (Mayor Rahm Emanuel introduced it March 2012), the Chicago Infrastructure Trust has garnered it’s fair share of skepticism and awe. Check out what experts, journalists, and Mayor Emanuel himself, have to say on the newly formed Chicago Infrastructure Trust. “Sometimes if you want something done right, you’ve got to do […]
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NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD Preserve the Integrity of Transportation Infrastructure What is the Issue?The transportation system is the backbone of America’s economy. Every day, people, goods, and services move across the country through our skies, and on our highways, pipelines, railways, and waterways. The system includes more than 3,300 airports, more than 3.9 million miles […]
View this complete post...Utah’s first-of-its kind ThrU-Turn intersection operates at 12300 South & Minuteman Drive in Draper, Utah. The intersection, completed in November 2011, redirects left turns through signalized u-turn locations providing additional valuable “green” time for traffic to get through the main intersection. It’s close proximity to the I-15 Interstate makes this an ideal solution with limited […]
View this complete post...INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY
The global energy map is changing, with potentially far-reaching consequences for energy markets and trade. It is being redrawn by the resurgence in oil and gas production in the United States and could be further reshaped by a retreat from nuclear power in some countries, continued rapid growth in the use of wind and solar technologies and by the global spread of unconventional gas production. Perspectives for international oil markets hinge on Iraq’s success in revitalizing its oil sector.
Innovation NewsBriefsVol. 23, No. 30 Reprinted from the National Journal’s Transportation Experts Blog, “Moving the Dial on the Gas Tax,” week of November 12 (Comment by Kenneth Orski, Publisher of Innovation Briefs) As one senior congressional aide confided to us, “I don’t see our constituents lobbying to raise the gas tax. The only people we […]
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THE ASSOCIATION OF STATE FLOODPLAIN MANAGERS
The extent to which flood‐prone areas are occupied by human activity is directly proportional to the amount of damage that can occur when flooding takes place. Flooding is a universal happening and every state and territory in the United States has been impacted by this natural, reoccurring event. Consequently the federal government, state governments, and local governments have a long history of undertaking activities that are designed to reduce the impacts of flooding.
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