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Infrastructure in the News: Spring coming, increased need for infrastructure funding
With warmer weather approaching and spring around the bend, the dismal state of our nation’s infrastructure funding is being reflected as several states figure out how to deal with their beleaguered infrastructure in light of dwindling funds. Infrastructure has also been a topic of discussion...
Presidential Candidates Get Infrastructure Questions
One of the goals of the Report Card for America’s Infrastructure is to educate policy makers and elected officials on the need to invest in our infrastructure and inspire them to take action. During this presidential election season, many of the candidates have talked about...
Infrastructure in the News:DC Bridge Latest Victim of Underinvestment
This week marks the 80th birthday of the Hoover Dam, which is a prominent example of an invaluable infrastructure landmark that has stood the test of time. The Hoover Dam reminds us of the benefits of investing in quality infrastructure. Unfortunately, another iconic piece of...
State Transportation Funding Moves Slowly in 2016
“Transportation Funding” was named a top 5 issue by The Council on State Governments for the 2016 legislative session. However, unlike the eight states who raised the gas tax in 2015 (Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, South Dakota, Utah and Washington) we have seen few...
Infrastructure in the News: Public Weighs In on Water and Roads
With water infrastructure being a hot topic for the past few months, the Value of Water Coalition released poll results on citizens’ attitudes towards water, revealing that the public believes more needs to be done about our water infrastructure. The Value of Water’s poll findings,...
New Poll Finds Americans Want Modernized Water Infrastructure
On Wednesday, the Value of Water released the results of a new poll that finds 95% of Americans believe it is important to improve and modernize our water systems. At a time when a water main breaks every two minutes in the U.S., 60% of...