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Innovations in Infrastructure: Necessity is the mother of invention
With 42 percent of the major urban highways in the U.S. congested and the problem only predicted to increase, there is a great need for our road and traffic systems to be modernized to prepare for and accommodate this congestion. Fortunately, cities around the nation...
TIGER Grants: They’re Grrrrrreat!
Last Friday the U.S. Department of Transportation announced the 40 projects that will share $485 million in TIGER grants in FY16. This is the eighth round of TIGER grants (properly called the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery program). The program was authorized as a part...
White House Holds Summit to Discuss Disaster Financing and Resilient Recovery
On Wednesday the White House hosted a Forum on Smart Finance for Disaster Resilience to “highlight innovations in disaster mitigation and resilience finance, including emerging public-private collaborations with banking, insurance, and financial services sectors.” According to NOAA the U.S. has sustained 196 weather and climate...
New Jersey Remains Deadlocked on Transportation Trust Fund Fix
It’s now August and few legislative days remain before the start of the State Legislature’s summer recess. What should have been a quick fix at the beginning of July (or during the first six months of the year) is now an ongoing stalemate between the...
Infrastructure in the News: States Making the Most of Summer Recess
As July wraps up and political issues continues to simmer, states are striving to meet their infrastructure needs in light of transportation budget woes and limited federal funds. In Wisconsin, residents and lawmakers recognize the dire need for road improvements but wrestle with a $1...
Political Conventions Talk Infrastructure
In the past two weeks both major U.S. political parties have held conventions to formally nominate a presidential candidate and talk about their respective visions for the country. Here’s how each party handled infrastructure: The Republican Party held its National Convention first in Cleveland, Ohio...
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