NATIONAL NEWS

Press Release: Voters See Infrastructure as Key to Job Creation, Growing Economy http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/voters-see-infrastructure-as-key-to-job-creation-growing-economy-98917774.html
The results of a new national Clarus Poll show that large majorities of voters nationwide believe building infrastructure is necessary to a healthy, growing economy and would "create a significant number of new jobs."

Investing Contrarian: Jeffrey Sachs: Sow the Seeds of Long-term Growth http://www.investingcontrarian.com/financial-news-network/jeffrey-sachs-sow-the-seeds-of-long-term-growth/...The second is a decade-long program of infrastructure renovation, with projects such as high-speed inter-city rail, water and waste treatment facilities and highway upgrading, co-financed by the federal government, local governments and private capital. Such projects are complex, requiring government leadership in land management, project design, public-private co-operation and partial subsidy or credit guarantees. New tools can help, such as a national infrastructure bank – championed last year before plans were strangely downplayed.

STATE NEWS

AP: PA Governor Rendell: Action on transportation urgent http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9H43I3O1.htm
Gov. Ed Rendell drove home his case for attacking the dire condition of the state's highways, bridges and mass transit systems in the coming months, warning senators Wednesday that inaction could mean life or death.

Intl Business News: Aging bridges
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/37862/20100723/bridges.htm Evening rush hour traffic was moving slowly over the Interstate 35 bridge above the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Aug. 1, 2007, when the central span sudden collapsed, at once followed by the adjoining spans. The deck of the bridge, and a hundred or so vehicles and 18 construction workers on it, came crashing down into the river and onto the banks to either side.

Huffington Post: 7 Most Popular US Light Rails (PHOTOS) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/20/7-most-popular-us-light-r_n_589225.html
A light rail is an urban mode of public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and speed then heavy rail and metro systems. Light rails most often feature electric rail cars that operate separate from street traffic, but are occasionally integrated on the roadways.