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Poll: More Than A Third Of Americans Aware Of High Speed Rail Projects In Their State

Monday, March 7th, 2011
TABLE 1 AWARENESS OF HSR

HARRIS INTERACTIVE
When Americans were asked about awareness of high-speed rail projects, only a little more than a third (35%) of those living in one of the proposed high-speed rail corridors said they are aware of a high-speed rail project that is either proposed or under development in their state, with more than four in ten (45%) unsure…Not surprisingly, awareness is highest in states where HSR is developing the fastest (68% are aware in California corridor, 60% in Florida). Awareness in other states with proposed high-speed rail projects include the Chicago Hub at 31% and New York at 28%.

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Cecilia Estolano, Chief Strategist on State and Local Initiatives, Green For All

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
Estolano, Cecilia

As Green For All’s Chief Strategist on State and Local Initiatives, Cecilia Estolano oversees the organization’s State and Local Initiatives Team and Capital Access Program. She is charged with spearheading Green For All’s effort to scale public-private partnerships to grow family-supporting green jobs in cities across the United States, and advocates for broad access and opportunity in all sectors of the clean-energy economy.

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LA County: Analysis of the Economic Conditions Facing Low-Income MTA Riders, 2006-2010

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
Graph 1: Commuter by House Hold Income, 2008

BUS RIDERS UNION
Part one provides a profile of workers who use public transportation as their commute mode, and finds that a disproportionate share live in low-income households, are less likely to have access to a car, rent rather than own their homes, and belong to a minority group.

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Michigan – Smart Transportation: Save Money and Grow the Economy

Monday, February 28th, 2011
Michigan Transportation

SMART GROWTH AMERICA
Michigan’s budget and economy face significant challenges. These challenges create the opportunity and the imperative to ask if we’re getting everything we can from our spending.

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A New Broadband Map from NTIC & FCC

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
Broadband Map

“The National Broadband Map (NBM) is a searchable and interactive website that allows users to view broadband availability across every neighborhood in the United States.”
-Broadbandmap.gov

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The Rockefeller Foundation Infrastructure Survey

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
…two in three voters say that making improvements in infrastructure is very important, and most voters say that in its current state the nation’s transportation system is barely adequate. Voters seek better and safer roads and more public transportation options, widely agreeing that the United States would benefit from an expanded and improved public transportation system.

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Getting Around When You’re Just Getting By: The Travel Behavior and Transportation Expenditures of Low-Income Adults

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
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MINETA TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE
…low-income travelers have been at the center of recent debates over the fairness of proposed transportation finance instruments such as congestion pricing and gas-tax increases. Despite these concerns, relatively little is known about how low-income households manage their transportation costs while also preserving their desired level and quality of mobility. This study begins to fill that gap by exploring the challenges low-income residents face in covering their transportation costs.

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Getting It Done: Aligning Long Island’s Development Processes with Sustainable Economic Growth

Friday, January 28th, 2011
Available Acres of Undeveloped Land and Surface Parking Lots

REGIONAL PLAN ASSOCIATION
Almost 75% of the jurisdictions surveyed said that their on-site parking requirements were one of the biggest impediments to downtown development. Yet communities off Long Island that have successfully re-energized their downtowns have limited parking rather than maximized it. The goal was to encourage walkability thus increasing the likelihood of retail success and creating a greater sense of place and identity.

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Growing Wealthier: Smart Growth, Climate Change & Prosperity

Monday, January 24th, 2011
Variety of Transportation Choices

CENTER FOR CLEAN AIR POLICY
The preponderance of the evidence leads us to conclude that an inclusive planning process that yields more walkable neighborhoods with broader housing and transportation options can help communities, businesses and individuals make money, save money and improve quality of life.

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VALUE OF WATER SURVEY

Thursday, October 28th, 2010
Service Priorities

ITT FLUID TECHNOLOGY
Water has for too long been absent from the national debate on infrastructure. Hidden underground, the deterioration of our nation’s water pipes and treatment systems has become an unseen crisis. In an era of water scarcity and tight budgets, we can no longer afford to lose nearly two trillion gallons of clean water, at an annual cost of $2.6 billion, to broken and leaking pipes every year.

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