Video: High-Speed Rail in the United States
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View ArticleReactions to Obama’s Infrastructure Announcement
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: “…I am announcing a new plan for rebuilding and modernizing America’s roads and rails and runways for the long term. I want America to have the best infrastructure in the world....
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Missed Opportunity: Transit and Jobs in Metropolitan America
BROOKINGS INSTITUTION Findings An analysis of data from 371 transit providers in the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas reveals that: Nearly 70 percent of large metropolitan residents live in...
View ArticleInfrastructure Bank: Tricky, But Just Do It
Transportation Issues Daily Can’t we stop wringing our hands about the concerns of establishing a National Infrastructure Bank and just do it? For years a National Infrastructure Bank has been touted...
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Chicago Infrastructure Trust: A Model For The Future?
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,...
View ArticleINVEST BUT REFORM: Establish a National Infrastructure Bank
BROOKINGS INSTITUTION Written by Robert Puentes, Joseph Kane, and Patrick Sabol Summary Congress should establish a National Infrastructure Bank (NIB) capitalized with the proceeds from a onetime...
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Guest on The Infra Blog: Robert Puentes, Senior Fellow, Brookings...
This interview is part of Infrastructure Week 2014. Infrastructure Week is a week of talks, round-table events, and Q & A sessions to focus on infrastructure and explore new approaches being...
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Beyond Shovel-Ready: The Extent and Impact of U.S. Infrastructure Jobs
METROPOLITAN POLICY PROGRAMBROOKINGS INSTITUTION By Joseph Kane and Robert Puentes Findings An analysis of occupational employment data for the nation reveals that: In 2012, 14.2 million workers were...
View ArticleOpportunities for Infrastructure Reform: Improving America’s Procurement System
BROOKINGS INSTITUTIONMETROPOLITAN POLICY PROGRAM Infrastructure enables global trade, powers businesses, connects workers to their jobs, creates new opportunities for struggling communities, and...
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