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Former USDOT Heads Offer Advice While New Appointee Is Named

April 30, 2013 | By: America's Infrastructure Report Card

In a serendipitous coincidence, six of America’s former Secretaries of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) gathered for the Goode Transportation  Policy Conference less than 10 minutes away from the White House where President Obama was announcing his new nominee for Secretary of Transportation, Charlotte...

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ASCE Statement on the Nomination of Mayor Anthony Foxx for Transportation Secretary

April 29, 2013 | By: America's Infrastructure Report Card

WASHINGTON, D.C. – 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 the nomination of Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx for U.S. Transportation Secretary: “We are very encouraged by Mayor Foxx’s nomination. Now...

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Tags: infrastructure, transportation

Happy Earth Day from ASCE!

April 22, 2013 | By: America's Infrastructure Report Card

Did you know the first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970?  That it was first proposed by Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin?  That Senator Nelson was inspired by campus activism on the late 1960’s? Learn all about the history of Earth Day here. The first...

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Obama’s FY 2014 Priorities STEM Education Programs

April 19, 2013 | By: America's Infrastructure Report Card

The President’s FY 2014 budget request places new emphasis on STEM (Science-Technology- Education-Mathematics) education.  The total STEM education funding request, across all federals agencies, amounts to $3.1 billion; this represents an increase of 6.7 percent over 2012 funding levels. While the proposed increase is noteworthy,...

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ASCE Educates State Officials on the Report Card, You Can get the Same Information!

April 18, 2013 | By: America's Infrastructure Report Card

ASCE recently conducted a webinar in partnership with the Council of State Governments (CSG) for an audience of state policymakers.  The webinar focused on the 2013 Report Card on America’s Infrastructure and how state governments can use the data contained in the Report Card in...

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Alabama Needs a State Dam Safety Program

April 17, 2013 | By: America's Infrastructure Report Card

Op-ed by Shelia Montgomery-Mills, President of the Birmingham Branch of the America Society of Civil Engineers. Originally published in the Birmingham News, April 13, 2013. Alabama continues to be the only state in the country without a state dam safety program. We do not know...

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Tags: congress, dams, infrastructure report card