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February 2010

1 post (No comments)
- 2.23 Infrastructure in the News
  
  Tue, February 23, 2010 (No comments)
January 2010

15 posts (No comments)
- 1.25 Infrastructure in the News
  
  Mon, January 25, 2010 (No comments)
- 1.22 Infrastructure in the News
  
  Fri, January 22, 2010 (No comments)
- 1.21 Infrastructure in the News
  
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- 1.20 Infrastructure in the News
  
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- 1.19 Infrastructure in the News
  
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- 1.15 Infrastructure in the News
  
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- 1.14 Infrastructure in the News
  
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- 1.13 Infrastructure in the News
  
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- 1.12 Infrastructure in the News
  
  Tue, January 12, 2010 (No comments)
- 1.11 Infrastructure in the News
  
  Mon, January 11, 2010 (No comments)
- 1.8 Infrastructure in the News
  
  Fri, January 8, 2010 (No comments)
- 1.7.10 Infrastructure in the News
  
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- 1.6.10 Infrastructure in the News
  
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- 1.5.10 Infrastructure in the News
  
  Tue, January 5, 2010 (No comments)
- 1.4.10 Infrastructure in the News
  
  Mon, January 4, 2010 (No comments)
December 2009

15 posts (No comments)
- 12.30.09 Infrastructure in the News
  
  Wed, December 30, 2009 (No comments)
- 12.22.09 Infrastructure in the News
  
  Tue, December 22, 2009 (No comments)
- 12.21.09 Infrastructure in the News
  
  Mon, December 21, 2009 (No comments)
- 12.17.09 Infrastructure in the News
  
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- 12.15.09 Infrastructure in the News
  
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- 12.14.09 Infrastructure in the News
  
  Mon, December 14, 2009 (No comments)
- 12.11.09 Infrastructure in the News
  
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- 12.9.09 Infrastructure in the News
  
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- 12.8.09 Infrastructure in the News
  
  Tue, December 8, 2009 (No comments)
- 12.7.09 Infrastructure in the News
  
  Mon, December 7, 2009 (No comments)
- Gov. Rendell discusses infrastructure, job creation on MSNBC and CNBC
  
  Mon, December 7, 2009 (No comments)
- 12.4.09 Infrastructure News
  
  Fri, December 4, 2009 (No comments)
- Gov. Ed Rendell discusses infrastructure, jobs on MSNBC
  
  Thu, December 3, 2009 (No comments)
- 12.3.09 Infrastructure News
  
  Thu, December 3, 2009 (No comments)
- CNET: Smart grid potential gated by broadband
  
  Tue, December 1, 2009 (No comments)
November 2009

26 posts (No comments)
- Winona Daily News: High-speed rail important to rural transportation
  
  Mon, November 30, 2009 (No comments)
- New York Times: Entering the Superproject Void
  
  Sun, November 29, 2009 (No comments)
- Grand Forks Herald: OUR OPINION: A new focus on our infrastructure could unify U.S.
  
  Sat, November 28, 2009 (No comments)
- New York Times: As Sewers Fill, Waste Poisons Waterways
  
  Mon, November 23, 2009 (No comments)
- CQ Transcript: Sens. Feinstein, Durbin, Hutchison, Lieberman on NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’
  
  Sun, November 22, 2009 (No comments)
- Wall Street Journal: US Infrastructure Funding To Drop Without Action - Official
  
  Thu, November 19, 2009 (No comments)
- FindLaw: Why the U.S. Government Must Invest in Infrastructure Now, Or Pay A Steep Cost
  
  Thu, November 19, 2009 (No comments)
- Wall Street Journal: House Leaders Push for Jobs Bill
  
  Wed, November 18, 2009 (No comments)
- Community Pub: Mass transit could save Delaware commuters thousands
  
  Tue, November 17, 2009 (No comments)
- New York Times: (Herbert oped) What the Future May Hold
  
  Tue, November 17, 2009 (No comments)
- Progressive Railroading: Transit, Road Contractors Expect Less Business in 2010, Coalition Poll Show
  
  Mon, November 16, 2009 (No comments)
- Philadelphia Inquirer: Bridge sensors send stress data to Drexel researchers
  
  Mon, November 16, 2009 (No comments)
- DC Streetsblog: Feds Propose to Expand Opportunities for Biking and Walking to Transit
  
  Mon, November 16, 2009 (No comments)
- Boston Herald: NE states team up for high-speed rail funds
  
  Sun, November 15, 2009 (No comments)
- Washington Post: Federal Oversight of Subways and Light Rail Proposed
  
  Sat, November 14, 2009 (No comments)
- Blueprint America: Investing in Disaster
  
  Fri, November 13, 2009 (No comments)
- Bond Buyer: Calls Come for 'Programmatic’ P3 Approach
  
  Tue, November 10, 2009 (No comments)
- Car Connection: Shockingly High Number of U.S. Bridges Substandard, Still
  
  Mon, November 9, 2009 (No comments)
- 60 Minutes: Sabotaging the System
  
  Sun, November 8, 2009 (No comments)
- Journal Sentinel: A void paved over in concrete
  
  Sat, November 7, 2009 (No comments)
- Reuters: US High Speed Rail Is A National Embarrassment. A Global Comparison
  
  Fri, November 6, 2009 (No comments)
- News coverage of Warren Buffett's buyout of Burlington railroad
  
  Wed, November 4, 2009 (No comments)
- Transport Politic: Today’s Governor’s Races Put Transportation on the Ballot, Indirectly
  
  Tue, November 3, 2009 (No comments)
- Associated Press: Colorado Governor Increases Transportation Funding
  
  Tue, November 3, 2009 (No comments)
- Politics Daily: Cash for Caulkers' Program, Infrastructure Bank Proposed
  
  Mon, November 2, 2009 (No comments)
- Associated Press: Streetcars on the ballot amid trolley revival
  
  Sun, November 1, 2009 (No comments)
October 2009

26 posts (1 comment)
- Billings Gazette: Let’s take healthier route on U.S. transportation policy
  
  Fri, October 30, 2009 (No comments)
- Business Week: Obama's Smart-Grid Game Plan
  
  Tue, October 27, 2009 (No comments)
- Wall Street Journal: Lab Rats: DOE Awards $150 Million to ‘Breakthrough’ Energy Projects
  
  Mon, October 26, 2009 (No comments)
- Reuters: Obama Plans Big Smart Grid Announcement
  
  Mon, October 26, 2009 (No comments)
- DC Streetsblog: Mobility as a Basic Human Right
  
  Fri, October 23, 2009 (No comments)
- Greenwire: High-Speed Rail Effort Proceeds with Caution
  
  Thu, October 22, 2009 (No comments)
- The New Republic: High Speed Rail: Getting the Assumptions Right
  
  Wed, October 21, 2009 (No comments)
- Philadelphia Inquirer: Free ride on roads must end
  
  Tue, October 20, 2009 (No comments)
- Stateline: Behind Open Doors States Track Stimulus
  
  Mon, October 19, 2009 (No comments)
- Arizona Republic: Arizona Making Way for Creation of Private Toll Roads
  
  Fri, October 16, 2009 (No comments)
- Politics Daily: Conservatives and Mass Transit: All Aboard?
  
  Wed, October 14, 2009 (1 comment)
- WCBS2: Will NY Turn To 'Public-Private Partnerships?'
  
  Wed, October 14, 2009 (No comments)
- Infrastructurist: A Plan To Knit Together The US Electric Grid
  
  Tue, October 13, 2009 (No comments)
- Detroit Crain's: Logistics dream - chamber wants to remake infrastructure
  
  Sun, October 11, 2009 (No comments)
- Associated Press: Brookings researchers warn of more flight delays
  
  Fri, October 9, 2009 (No comments)
- DC Streetsblog: Bush DOT Chief Endorses National Transport Goals
  
  Thu, October 8, 2009 (No comments)
- Politico: Another push for 'stimulus II'
  
  Thu, October 8, 2009 (No comments)
- Denver Post: Low Stimulus Bids Let Colorado Add Highway Projects
  
  Thu, October 8, 2009 (No comments)
- Providence Business News: $135M to fund R.I. water, sewer work
  
  Wed, October 7, 2009 (No comments)
- Associated Press: $50B in high-speed rail applications submitted
  
  Wed, October 7, 2009 (No comments)
- History Channel today: The Crumbling of America
  
  Tue, October 6, 2009 (No comments)
- Infrastructure Investor: Infrastructure group hires former Clinton official as president
  
  Tue, October 6, 2009 (No comments)
- Infrastructurist: Video - The Life Cycle Of A Highway
  
  Mon, October 5, 2009 (No comments)
- Chicago Tribune: Bridge safety: Illinois puts inspection summaries online
  
  Mon, October 5, 2009 (No comments)
- Virginian Pilot editorial: No way to build nation's bridges
  
  Sun, October 4, 2009 (No comments)
- San Francisco Chronicle: Myth busters: Transit subsidies
  
  Thu, October 1, 2009 (No comments)
September 2009

23 posts (No comments)
- DC Streetsblog: Senate Passes One-Month Extension of Transport Law … For Now
  
  Wed, September 30, 2009 (No comments)
- New York Times: Contractors Identify City’s 10 Worst Roads and Bridges
  
  Wed, September 30, 2009 (No comments)
- Buffalo News: Coalition seeks more for roads, bridges
  
  Tue, September 29, 2009 (No comments)
- Journal of Commerce: Requests Skyrocket for DOT Grants
  
  Tue, September 29, 2009 (No comments)
- National Journal: Will Anti-Tax Sentiment Stall Reform?
  
  Mon, September 28, 2009 (No comments)
- Atlanta Journal Constitution: Our View: Transit is a track ?to metro’s prosperity
  
  Mon, September 28, 2009 (No comments)
- Detroit News: Editorial: Delays on road funding are costly and unnecessary
  
  Sun, September 27, 2009 (No comments)
- Wall Street Journal: Making Suburbia More Livable
  
  Mon, September 21, 2009 (No comments)
- Detroit Free Press: Map a new course for U.S. transportation funds
  
  Sun, September 20, 2009 (No comments)
- Baltimore Sun: State to use stimulus funds for public works projects
  
  Thu, September 17, 2009 (No comments)
- New York Times: Road and Rail Spending Proposals Stall as Lawmakers Punt on Revenue Fix
  
  Tue, September 15, 2009 (No comments)
- Coloradoan: 'Quiet crisis' happening on roads
  
  Tue, September 15, 2009 (No comments)
- American Thinker: Passenger Rail: A New Conservative Position
  
  Mon, September 14, 2009 (No comments)
- Politico: Delaying transport act hurts recovery (Oberstar)
  
  Mon, September 14, 2009 (No comments)
- AP: $100 million question: Where's broadband in US?
  
  Sun, September 13, 2009 (No comments)
- LA Times: L.A. City Council to closely monitor city's aging water system
  
  Thu, September 10, 2009 (No comments)
- National Journal: What Should A National Freight Policy Do And How Should It Be Funded?
  
  Tue, September 8, 2009 (No comments)
- Washington Business Journal: Demand heavy for broadband stimulus funds
  
  Mon, September 7, 2009 (No comments)
- Denver Post: State transportation needs more funding
  
  Mon, September 7, 2009 (No comments)
- New York Times: States Cut Back and Layoffs Hit Even Recipients of Stimulus Aid
  
  Sat, September 5, 2009 (No comments)
- DC Streetsblog: LaHood on Transport: ‘We Don’t Want to Pit One Mode … Against Another’
  
  Fri, September 4, 2009 (No comments)
- Associated Press: Colorado Commission Considers Denver-Vail Rail Line
  
  Tue, September 1, 2009 (No comments)
- EVENT: North American Strategic Infrastructure Leadership Forum
  
  Tue, September 1, 2009 (No comments)
August 2009

17 posts (No comments)
- Las Vegas Sun: Las Vegas Breaks Ground on $17 Million Downtown Transit Center
  
  Mon, August 31, 2009 (No comments)
- T4America: How does your state stack up? Get the facts
  
  Fri, August 28, 2009 (No comments)
- NBC25: History Channel documents Michigan roads in 'Crumbling of America'
  
  Thu, August 27, 2009 (No comments)
- Hattiesburg American: Roads, bridges should be priority
  
  Tue, August 25, 2009 (No comments)
- WSJ: States Seek Slice of High-Speed Rail Stimulus Funding
  
  Tue, August 25, 2009 (No comments)
- New York Times: One Person’s Boondoggle, Another’s Necessity
  
  Thu, August 20, 2009 (No comments)
- Patriot-News: Stimulus Money Created 2,000 Highway Jobs in Pennsylvania
  
  Wed, August 19, 2009 (No comments)
- T4America: New report chronicles the impact of transit cuts on American communities
  
  Tue, August 18, 2009 (No comments)
- National Journal: Should Existing Interstate Highways Be Tolled?
  
  Mon, August 17, 2009 (No comments)
- Boston Globe: In one city, at least, two-wheelers welcome
  
  Sat, August 15, 2009 (No comments)
- Land Line Magazine: Bridges to Somewhere
  
  Fri, August 14, 2009 (No comments)
- Reuters: Spending on US Rail Seen Stuck at the Station
  
  Thu, August 13, 2009 (No comments)
- Associated Press: North Carolina Breaks Ground on First Toll Road
  
  Wed, August 12, 2009 (No comments)
- Journal of Commerce: Obama Signs Highway Trust Fund Bill
  
  Mon, August 10, 2009 (No comments)
- Christian Science Monitor: Which states are spending highway stimulus fastest?
  
  Thu, August 6, 2009 (No comments)
- Stateline.org: Tracking the recession: State stimulus Web sites get mixed marks
  
  Mon, August 3, 2009 (No comments)
- New York Times: America’s Not-So-Fast Trains
  
  Sat, August 1, 2009 (No comments)
July 2009

36 posts (No comments)
- Associated Press: Congress moving to shore up depleted fed programs
  
  Fri, July 31, 2009 (No comments)
- Associated Press: Few Of Minn.'s Worst Bridges Get Stimulus Money
  
  Fri, July 31, 2009 (No comments)
- Scientific American: Moving Americans Toward Train Transportation
  
  Thu, July 30, 2009 (No comments)
- Reuters: Stimulus creates, saves more jobs in June: committee
  
  Tue, July 28, 2009 (No comments)
- USA Today: Midwest governors push for high-speed rail network
  
  Tue, July 28, 2009 (No comments)
- Roll Call: Oberstar Maps a Course for Full Highway Bill
  
  Mon, July 27, 2009 (No comments)
- New York Times: Many Failing Roads, Little Repair Money
  
  Sun, July 26, 2009 (No comments)
- Washington Post: Mobility Issues Hinder School Choice, Study Finds
  
  Fri, July 24, 2009 (No comments)
- Reuters: House OKs money for rail, infrastructure bank
  
  Fri, July 24, 2009 (No comments)
- Boston Globe: High-tech highway funding
  
  Wed, July 22, 2009 (No comments)
- Roll Call: Redefining Water Infrastructure for the 21st Century
  
  Tue, July 21, 2009 (No comments)
- Huffington Post: Urban and Rural, Red and Blue: Time to Rebuild America's Water Infrastructure
  
  Fri, July 17, 2009 (No comments)
- Reuters: Senate Committee OKs highway law extension
  
  Thu, July 16, 2009 (No comments)
- Wall Street Journal: Taxes Sought to Fix Aged Infrastructure
  
  Wed, July 15, 2009 (No comments)
- Portland Press Herald: Maine Report: Poor Roads Prove Costly
  
  Wed, July 15, 2009 (No comments)
- DC Streetsblog: Congress Takes First Steps on Obama’s Transpo Budget
  
  Tue, July 14, 2009 (No comments)
- Chicago Tribune: Gov. Pat Quinn signs $31 billion statewide public-works package
  
  Tue, July 14, 2009 (No comments)
- Roll Call: Corless: A New Vision for This Century
  
  Mon, July 13, 2009 (No comments)
- Seattle Times: Get ready, Seattle: You're about to be a light-rail town
  
  Mon, July 13, 2009 (No comments)
- Roll Call: Kavinoky: Transportation — You Get What You Pay for
  
  Sun, July 12, 2009 (No comments)
- Wall Street Journal: LaHood Asks States to Redirect Stimulus Funds to Hard-Hit Areas
  
  Fri, July 10, 2009 (No comments)
- Roll Call: Momentum Builds for Transportation Bill
  
  Fri, July 10, 2009 (No comments)
- St. Louis Post Dispatch: Pat Quinn signs infrastructure plan
  
  Fri, July 10, 2009 (No comments)
- The Hill: Calls for new stimulus grow louder as Rendell adds voice
  
  Thu, July 9, 2009 (No comments)
- The Hill: Ways and Means Committee Puts Oberstar’s Highway Bill on Hold for Health Legislation
  
  Thu, July 9, 2009 (No comments)
- Associated Press: Drivers asked to test alternative to fuel tax
  
  Thu, July 9, 2009 (No comments)
- New Geography: Telecommuting And The Broadband Superhighway
  
  Wed, July 8, 2009 (No comments)
- Infrastructurist: Old Political Foes Come Together Over Infrastructure
  
  Tue, July 7, 2009 (No comments)
- Associated Press: Small Town America Pins Hopes on Ports to Plains Corridor
  
  Tue, July 7, 2009 (No comments)
- Wall Street Journal: Pay More, Drive Less, Save the Planet
  
  Mon, July 6, 2009 (No comments)
- Oregonian Editorial: Don't delay transportation bill
  
  Mon, July 6, 2009 (No comments)
- Boston Globe: Put transit where the people are
  
  Fri, July 3, 2009 (No comments)
- Reuters: Obama pushes ahead with transport fund rescue
  
  Thu, July 2, 2009 (No comments)
- Philadelphia Inquirer: Sometimes spending saves lives
  
  Thu, July 2, 2009 (No comments)
- STUDY: More than Half of Highway Fatalities are Related to Deficient Roadway Conditions
  
  Wed, July 1, 2009 (No comments)
- Wall Street Journal: Some Hard-Hit States Get Less Stimulus
  
  Wed, July 1, 2009 (No comments)
June 2009

64 posts (6 comments)
- Infrastructurist: How To Convince A Conservative To Support Public Transportation
  
  Tue, June 30, 2009 (No comments)
- DC Streetsblog: How Did the Senate’s 2008 Climate Bill Treat Transportation?
  
  Mon, June 29, 2009 (No comments)
- Ad Age: Cash-Strapped Cities Turn to Marketers for Help
  
  Mon, June 29, 2009 (No comments)
- Kansas City Star: Poll Shows Kansans Want Road Improvements
  
  Sun, June 28, 2009 (No comments)
- Plantetizen: Megaregions and Megaproblems
  
  Fri, June 26, 2009 (No comments)
- Bangor Daily News: State 1st in use of stimulus; Road, water projects create 750 jobs, so far
  
  Thu, June 25, 2009 (No comments)
- New York Times: Crash Puts Focus on Aging Rail Fleets
  
  Wed, June 24, 2009 (No comments)
- Des Moines Register: Iowa Governor Boards Train to Promote Development of More Rail Service
  
  Wed, June 24, 2009 (No comments)
- The Hill: K Street behind Oberstar’s highway bill
  
  Tue, June 23, 2009 (No comments)
- Oregonian: DeFazio's Transpo bill - coming soon or not?
  
  Tue, June 23, 2009 (No comments)
- Time: U.S. Stimulus Puts Bullet Trains on the Fast Track
  
  Tue, June 23, 2009 (No comments)
- National Journal: What Difference Would An 18-Month Delay In Reauthorization Make?
  
  Mon, June 22, 2009 (No comments)
- Indianapolis Star: Infrastructure project wish list would cost $5 billion
  
  Mon, June 22, 2009 (No comments)
- Washington Biz Journal: Construction firms see tangible stimulus results
  
  Mon, June 22, 2009 (No comments)
- The Hill: Oberstar blasts White House, accelerates highway bill
  
  Fri, June 19, 2009 (No comments)
- Economist: Delays ahead
  
  Fri, June 19, 2009 (No comments)
- Oregonian: Highway fund deficit puts nation on road to crisis, Oregon's DeFazio says
  
  Fri, June 19, 2009 (No comments)
- Streetsblog: Oberstar’s New Transportation Bill: Get the Highlights
  
  Thu, June 18, 2009 (No comments)
- New York Times: A Short-Term Fix for Transportation
  
  Thu, June 18, 2009 (No comments)
- Enviro Leader: Green Building Retrofits Represent a Potential $400B Market
  
  Thu, June 18, 2009 (No comments)
- APTA: Nine of Ten Transit Agencies are Raising Fares and/or Cutting Service
  
  Thu, June 18, 2009 (No comments)
- WSJ: House Democrats Craft Transportation Bill
  
  Wed, June 17, 2009 (No comments)
- New York Times: Some Transit Aid May Be Freed Up for Operating Costs
  
  Wed, June 17, 2009 (No comments)
- Grand Rapids Press: Michigan transportation funding at a crossroads
  
  Wed, June 17, 2009 (No comments)
- Examiner: 252,000 green jobs created by investment in public transit
  
  Tue, June 16, 2009 (No comments)
- Pittsburgh Tribune Review: International Bridge Conference highlights nation's deteriorating spans
  
  Tue, June 16, 2009 (No comments)
- Baltimore Sun: A fresh start on national transportation policy
  
  Tue, June 16, 2009 (No comments)
- Boston Globe: Massachusetts water infrastructure gets federal fund infusion
  
  Tue, June 16, 2009 (No comments)
- New York Times Magazine - Infrastructure Issue
  
  Mon, June 15, 2009 (No comments)
- New York Times: New Rail Lines Spur Urban Revival
  
  Sun, June 14, 2009 (No comments)
- Washington Post: Virginia's Unbuilt Road to Progress
  
  Sat, June 13, 2009 (No comments)
- Arizona Daily Star: Transportation, housing costs go together
  
  Fri, June 12, 2009 (No comments)
- Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Biden lauds federal stimulus plan in Carlisle
  
  Fri, June 12, 2009 (1 comment)
- APTA: New surface transportation bill unlikely to be approved by September deadline
  
  Fri, June 12, 2009 (No comments)
- New York Times: With Highway Bill on the Distant Horizon, Reformers Eye Climate Measure to Make a Sp
  
  Thu, June 11, 2009 (No comments)
- Long Beach Post: Interview with Gavin Newsom (port infrastructure)
  
  Thu, June 11, 2009 (No comments)
- Billings Gazette Editorial: Federal funds stimulate county, city infrastructure
  
  Thu, June 11, 2009 (1 comment)
- Journal of Commerce: Highway Bill Faces Tight Deadline
  
  Wed, June 10, 2009 (No comments)
- Government Technology: Federal Stimulus Funds Driving Transportation Projects
  
  Wed, June 10, 2009 (1 comment)
- WBUR Radio: Northeast States Ride Together for Rail Stimulus
  
  Wed, June 10, 2009 (No comments)
- Journal of Commerce: Oberstar: Highway Bill to Redesign DOT
  
  Tue, June 9, 2009 (No comments)
- Associated Press: Obama Promises More than 600,000 Stimulus Jobs
  
  Tue, June 9, 2009 (1 comment)
- Government Executive: Administration plans to pick up the pace on stimulus spending
  
  Tue, June 9, 2009 (1 comment)
- National Journal: How Should EPA And DOT Reduce Transportation's Carbon Consumption
  
  Mon, June 8, 2009 (No comments)
- CNN: Work begins on nation's largest mass transit project
  
  Mon, June 8, 2009 (No comments)
- NY Times: Congress Grapples, Again, With How to Pay for Transportation Projects
  
  Sat, June 6, 2009 (No comments)
- AP: Highway Shoulders Shaggy as States Cut Back Mowing
  
  Sat, June 6, 2009 (No comments)
- Journal of Commerce: Oberstar Says No Extension for Highway Bill
  
  Fri, June 5, 2009 (No comments)
- Journal of Commerce: DOT Eyes Ports for Stimulus Spending
  
  Fri, June 5, 2009 (No comments)
- Omaha World-Herald: Nebraska Seeks Federal Money for Rural Transit
  
  Fri, June 5, 2009 (No comments)
- WisBusiness.com: $1.25 Billion in Transportation Spending Having Positive Ripple Effect
  
  Fri, June 5, 2009 (No comments)
- Detroit Free Press: Michigan to Cut 137 Road Projects
  
  Fri, June 5, 2009 (No comments)
- The Huffington Post: The Moment for Public-Private Partnerships is Now
  
  Thu, June 4, 2009 (No comments)
- Reuters: U.S. states to lead in creating high-speed rail: Biden
  
  Thu, June 4, 2009 (No comments)
- Fortune: Meet the Stimulus Hires
  
  Thu, June 4, 2009 (No comments)
- AP: Administration: Highway Fund to Go Broke in August
  
  Thu, June 4, 2009 (No comments)
- Governing: A Bridge to Somewhere
  
  Wed, June 3, 2009 (No comments)
- WSJ: U.S. Highway Fund Low on Cash Again
  
  Wed, June 3, 2009 (No comments)
- CQ Politics: Push for More Transit Funding Could Spark Transportation Spending Battle
  
  Wed, June 3, 2009 (No comments)
- Philadelphia Inquirer: Scientists Hail the Bus as the Greenest Way to GO
  
  Tue, June 2, 2009 (No comments)
- The Hill: Lawmakers struggle to pay for new transportation bill
  
  Tue, June 2, 2009 (No comments)
- Boston Herald: Deval Patrick traveling to Washington again
  
  Tue, June 2, 2009 (No comments)
- National Journal: Time For Feds To Fund Mass Transit Operating Expenses?
  
  Mon, June 1, 2009 (No comments)
- Stateline.org: States Divided on Raising Road Taxes
  
  Mon, June 1, 2009 (1 comment)
May 2009

59 posts (1 comment)
- Associated Press: US transport boss: Spain's trains are US' model
  
  Sun, May 31, 2009 (No comments)
- Wall Street Journal: The End of the Affair (PJ O’Rourke)
  
  Sun, May 31, 2009 (No comments)
- Atlanta Journal Constitution: U.S. needs to catch up on infrastructure
  
  Fri, May 29, 2009 (No comments)
- Sacramento Biz Journal: Transportation challenge: Find ways to keep seniors moving
  
  Fri, May 29, 2009 (No comments)
- Florida Times-Union: ’50 Feet of Water!’ is Rallying Cry for Jacksonville’s Port
  
  Fri, May 29, 2009 (No comments)
- The Hill: Democrats to launch fight on $450B highway bill
  
  Thu, May 28, 2009 (No comments)
- Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Stimulus-funded bridge project gets under way in Beaver County
  
  Thu, May 28, 2009 (No comments)
- Star Tribune: Corps of Engineers gives Ford Dam warning label
  
  Thu, May 28, 2009 (No comments)
- USA Today: Montana could get passenger rail line from stimulus package
  
  Wed, May 27, 2009 (No comments)
- Progressive Railroading: Ohio Rail Commission OKs Stimulus Dollars for 22 Rail Projects
  
  Wed, May 27, 2009 (No comments)
- South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Florida Still Has Chance for Fast Train, but Plenty of Competition
  
  Wed, May 27, 2009 (No comments)
- New York Times: Our Crumbling Foundation
  
  Tue, May 26, 2009 (No comments)
- USA Today: More U.S. airports add rail service to downtown
  
  Mon, May 25, 2009 (No comments)
- Houston Chronicle: Who’s Safety Lou, and what does she mean to you?
  
  Sun, May 24, 2009 (No comments)
- Journal of Commerce: The Global Infrastructure Boom of 2009-2015
  
  Fri, May 22, 2009 (No comments)
- The Bulletin: Gridlock: Infrastructure On The Brink?
  
  Thu, May 21, 2009 (No comments)
- Logistics Management: Transportation legislation: “Give freight a fund” is new cry in Washington
  
  Thu, May 21, 2009 (No comments)
- SF Chronicle: The Thin Green Line
  
  Thu, May 21, 2009 (No comments)
- Post and Courier: Keeping traffic going
  
  Thu, May 21, 2009 (No comments)
- Denver Post: Colorado Governor Paves Way for Stimulus Cash
  
  Thu, May 21, 2009 (No comments)
- New York Times: Moving On in America, Growing the Ways to Go
  
  Wed, May 20, 2009 (No comments)
- Stateline: States roll out plans for 'smarter' roads
  
  Wed, May 20, 2009 (No comments)
- Arizona Republic: Federal highway bill should focus on alternative transit
  
  Tue, May 19, 2009 (No comments)
- Streetsblog: The Long, Ugly Road to a Federal Transportation Plan
  
  Tue, May 19, 2009 (No comments)
- Biz Journals: Via Twitter, Blumenauer proposes debate with George Will
  
  Mon, May 18, 2009 (No comments)
- Kalamazoo Gazette: Editorial: State's infrastructure initiative is encouraging
  
  Mon, May 18, 2009 (No comments)
- National Journal: How Can We Help Freight Move?
  
  Mon, May 18, 2009 (1 comment)
- Star Tribune: Editorial: Transportation bill needs reinvention
  
  Sat, May 16, 2009 (No comments)
- News Conference: Obama calls infrastructure a "two-fer"
  
  Fri, May 15, 2009 (No comments)
- NJ Politicker: Lautenberg, Rockefeller Water Infrastructure Bill Passes Cmte
  
  Fri, May 15, 2009 (No comments)
- Houston Chronicle: Let's keep nature in mind as we mend infrastructure
  
  Fri, May 15, 2009 (No comments)
- Washington Post: Senate Bill Steers Away From the Car
  
  Thu, May 14, 2009 (No comments)
- Chicago Tribune: $339M approved for Iowa transportation projects
  
  Thu, May 14, 2009 (No comments)
- Detroit Free Press: Nation's cities headed for breakdown without investments
  
  Thu, May 14, 2009 (No comments)
- Vermont Business: Infrastructure is key for Vermont’s stimulus funding
  
  Thu, May 14, 2009 (No comments)
- New York Times: Car Free in America?
  
  Wed, May 13, 2009 (No comments)
- Prevention: 25 Best Walking Cities
  
  Wed, May 13, 2009 (No comments)
- Journal of Commerce: LaHood Eyes Funding for Ports
  
  Wed, May 13, 2009 (No comments)
- AP: Study: Greater Portland Transportation System Crumbling
  
  Wed, May 13, 2009 (No comments)
- Detroit News: Report shows Michigan roads, dams, other infrastructure in poor shape
  
  Tue, May 12, 2009 (No comments)
- Wired's Autopia: Big Bucks and Big Ideas for Big Transportation Bill
  
  Tue, May 12, 2009 (No comments)
- KNXV-TV: Stimulus Money to Create Arizona Jobs and Help Commute
  
  Tue, May 12, 2009 (No comments)
- News Release: Gov Culver announces new transportation funding
  
  Mon, May 11, 2009 (No comments)
- CQ Politics: LaHood: ‘Perfection’ Is Goal for Overhaul of Highway Trust Fund
  
  Mon, May 11, 2009 (No comments)
- Hearst: LaHood: California on Fast Track for Rail Funds
  
  Sat, May 9, 2009 (No comments)
- Detroit Free Press: Poor US Roads Hit Drivers in Wallet
  
  Sat, May 9, 2009 (No comments)
- Reuters: Reuters Summit-U.S. water infrastructure needs seen as urgent
  
  Fri, May 8, 2009 (No comments)
- Patriot-News: Pennsylvania Transportation Projects Coming In Under Estimates
  
  Fri, May 8, 2009 (No comments)
- Great Falls Tribune: Yes: Time to support transportation in a way that makes sense
  
  Thu, May 7, 2009 (No comments)
- South Bend Tribune: Stimulus money aimed at improving harbors
  
  Thu, May 7, 2009 (No comments)
- Idaho Statesman: Gov Otter-Maintaining Roads is About Protecting Lives
  
  Tue, May 5, 2009 (No comments)
- Sacramento Bee: State seeks $1 billion in stimulus funds to bring broadband link to every household
  
  Tue, May 5, 2009 (No comments)
- AP: Biden Lauds $5 Billion Plan for Improving Rail System
  
  Mon, May 4, 2009 (No comments)
- National Journal: Should Fuel Taxes Pay For Alternative Transportation?
  
  Mon, May 4, 2009 (No comments)
- Boston Globe: Transit woes bad for business, executives say
  
  Mon, May 4, 2009 (No comments)
- Ft. Worth Biz Press: Deep cuts could be in store for TxDO
  
  Mon, May 4, 2009 (No comments)
- AP: Study: $50 Billion Needed to Fix Aging Rail Transit Systems
  
  Fri, May 1, 2009 (No comments)
- San Francisco Chronicle: Auditor: Oakland's infrastructure in dire state
  
  Fri, May 1, 2009 (No comments)
- JOC: Port of Mobile to Get Stimulus Funds
  
  Fri, May 1, 2009 (No comments)
April 2009

70 posts (No comments)
- Reuters: U.S. government awaits effects of stimulus bill
  
  Thu, April 30, 2009 (No comments)
- PBS’s NewsHour: Freight Rail Network Suffers Lack of Modernization
  
  Thu, April 30, 2009 (No comments)
- New York Times: Bringing Efficiency to the Infrastructure
  
  Thu, April 30, 2009 (No comments)
- Greener Buildings: Building Sector, Governments Must Act Now to Curb Energy Use: Report
  
  Wed, April 29, 2009 (No comments)
- Reuters: ANALYSIS-Clock ticking on US transportation bill
  
  Wed, April 29, 2009 (No comments)
- Brownfield: Rural communities funded for water infrastructure
  
  Wed, April 29, 2009 (No comments)
- Chicago Sun Times: Chicago area transit use jumps 9% over last 5 years, RTA says
  
  Wed, April 29, 2009 (No comments)
- USA Today: Small Border Crossings to Get Big Share of Funds
  
  Tue, April 28, 2009 (No comments)
- The News Journal: Delaware DOT Cutting Back on Projects
  
  Tue, April 28, 2009 (No comments)
- Pacific Business News: Hawaii Stimulus Money Hits the Roads (HI)
  
  Tue, April 28, 2009 (No comments)
- The Birmingham News: High-Speed Rail Study Benefiting Alabama, Other States Nears Completion (AL)
  
  Tue, April 28, 2009 (No comments)
- Baltimore Business Journal: Baltimore officials stress need for infrastructure upgrades
  
  Mon, April 27, 2009 (No comments)
- Detroit Free Press: Truckers rank Michigan roads poorly (MI)
  
  Mon, April 27, 2009 (No comments)
- Streetsblog: What’s Wrong With SAFETEA-LU — and Why the Next Bill Must Be Better
  
  Mon, April 27, 2009 (No comments)
- Chattanooga Times Press: Chickamauga lock brings down waterways score (TN
  
  Mon, April 27, 2009 (No comments)
- Philadelphia Inquirer: Pennsylvania Quickly Budgeting Stimulus Funds
  
  Sun, April 26, 2009 (No comments)
- Dow Jones: US States Push for Big Increase in Highway Spending
  
  Fri, April 24, 2009 (No comments)
- Newsday (oped): The MTA is not alone in its financial struggles
  
  Fri, April 24, 2009 (No comments)
- Environmental Defense Fund launches: "Reinventing Transit"
  
  Thu, April 23, 2009 (No comments)
- Metro Magazine: Transit Agencies Celebrate Earth Day
  
  Thu, April 23, 2009 (No comments)
- Star Tribune: Oberstar stuck in traffic, misses transportation meeting
  
  Thu, April 23, 2009 (No comments)
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Pennsylvania’s $1 Billion in Stimulus Funding Will Stretch Further with Low
  
  Thu, April 23, 2009 (No comments)
- The Arizona Republic: Stimulus Aid Rolls in to Arizona but Won’t Cover Transit Needs
  
  Wed, April 22, 2009 (No comments)
- Lincoln Journal Star: Gas Tax Bill to Help Nebraska Road Funding Dies in Committee
  
  Wed, April 22, 2009 (No comments)
- Witherspoon Institute: Why Conservatives Should Care About Transit
  
  Wed, April 22, 2009 (No comments)
- News10: California Infrastructure Projects Restarted (CA)
  
  Wed, April 22, 2009 (No comments)
- Star Telegram: Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan makes pitch for mass transit (TX)
  
  Wed, April 22, 2009 (No comments)
- The Trucker: Rep. Boozman says Americans would pay for infrastructure if they see benefit
  
  Tue, April 21, 2009 (No comments)
- National Journal: How Would Cap-And-Trade Affect Transportation?
  
  Tue, April 21, 2009 (No comments)
- Wired: Big Boston Cuts Underscore National Transit Crisis
  
  Tue, April 21, 2009 (No comments)
- Chicago Tribune: No Favoritism in Giving Out Stimulus Funds, US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood
  
  Mon, April 20, 2009 (No comments)
- Merced Sun Star: Marchers stir up support for more water infrastructure (CA)
  
  Sat, April 18, 2009 (No comments)
- Star Telegram: SANDERS: Get on board a modern rail system (TX)
  
  Sat, April 18, 2009 (No comments)
- NY Times: Old Water Pipes Becoming Hard to Ignore
  
  Sat, April 18, 2009 (No comments)
- ABC News’ World News: Stimulus Package in Action (VIDEO)
  
  Fri, April 17, 2009 (No comments)
- PBS: Reauthorization 2009: The Year of Transportation
  
  Fri, April 17, 2009 (No comments)
- Obama Touts High Speed Rail
  
  Thu, April 16, 2009 (No comments)
- Stateline: Illinois leads in stimulus highway funds
  
  Thu, April 16, 2009 (No comments)
- Arizona Republic: Stimulus to boost Arizona water infrastructure (AZ)
  
  Thu, April 16, 2009 (No comments)
- Indybay.org: Schwarzenegger Promotes Canal, Dams during Visit by Interior Secretary Salazar (CA)
  
  Wed, April 15, 2009 (No comments)
- Reuters: Recession slowing water investment to a drip
  
  Wed, April 15, 2009 (No comments)
- Reuters: Obama: Stimulus Projects Under Budget
  
  Tue, April 14, 2009 (No comments)
- Popular Mechanics: Railroad Stimulus: How to Spend $14 Billion to Improve US Rai
  
  Tue, April 14, 2009 (No comments)
- ABC's Good Morning America: President Obama to Lay Out Plans for High-Speed Train Travel
  
  Tue, April 14, 2009 (No comments)
- News Release: NY Gov Paterson Announces $38 Million For Drinking Water And Sewage Infrastructure
  
  Tue, April 14, 2009 (No comments)
- Miami Herald: Public-private cooperation making difference
  
  Tue, April 14, 2009 (No comments)
- Reuters: Obama Won't Raise Gas Tax
  
  Mon, April 13, 2009 (No comments)
- ABC: President Obama to Mark Stimulus Milestone: 2,000th Transportation Project
  
  Mon, April 13, 2009 (No comments)
- Phoenix Business Journal: State struggles to find adequate transit funding (AZ)
  
  Mon, April 13, 2009 (No comments)
- Star Tribune: Business on board with rail expansion (MN)
  
  Mon, April 13, 2009 (No comments)
- ZDNet: Our fancy Internet infrastructure operates on a wire and a prayer
  
  Fri, April 10, 2009 (No comments)
- KHL: Special Report: Investing in America's Infrastructure
  
  Fri, April 10, 2009 (No comments)
- Governing: The Semi-Fast Track; The stimulus will help roads and transit. It’s no panacea.
  
  Thu, April 9, 2009 (No comments)
- Fleet Owner: Critiquing infrastructure needs
  
  Thu, April 9, 2009 (No comments)
- Medill: Bridges, potholes and trains: Transportation gets a hearing (IL)
  
  Wed, April 8, 2009 (No comments)
- Washington Post: Bids Pour In for State Construction Jobs
  
  Wed, April 8, 2009 (No comments)
- CNN: Report lists America's 10 most endangered rivers
  
  Tue, April 7, 2009 (No comments)
- WaterWorld: First of Recovery Act water funds awarded
  
  Tue, April 7, 2009 (No comments)
- News Release: Getting America to Ride the High-Speed Rails
  
  Tue, April 7, 2009 (No comments)
- Journal of Commerce: Illinois Readies $9 billion Infrastructure Plan (IL)
  
  Tue, April 7, 2009 (No comments)
- National Journal: What Role Should Public-Private Partnerships Play?
  
  Mon, April 6, 2009 (No comments)
- Reuters: Going private 2.0
  
  Mon, April 6, 2009 (No comments)
- Sacramento Bee: Public-Private Partnership Nets Seafood And 'Blue' Jobs
  
  Mon, April 6, 2009 (No comments)
- AP: Group Plans Study on Rural Transportation in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana
  
  Fri, April 3, 2009 (No comments)
- Reuters: More than $3 billion in highway stimulus already granted
  
  Fri, April 3, 2009 (No comments)
- Star Tribune: MnDOT may cut back highway, bridge plans (MN)
  
  Fri, April 3, 2009 (No comments)
- AP: LaHood: Low bids may mean more stimulus projects
  
  Thu, April 2, 2009 (No comments)
- USA Today: Stimulus dollars to be released for schools
  
  Thu, April 2, 2009 (No comments)
- Crosscut: Ready to try public-private partnerships yet?
  
  Wed, April 1, 2009 (No comments)
- The Onion: We Must Repaint Our Nation's Crumbling Infrastructure
  
  Wed, April 1, 2009 (No comments)
March 2009

83 posts (No comments)
- USA Today: Stimulus-funded highway projects underway
  
  Tue, March 31, 2009 (No comments)
- National Journal: Are We Intermodal Enough Yet?
  
  Tue, March 31, 2009 (No comments)
- Martinsville Bulletin: Lawmakers: Stimulus Saved Virginia Jobs (VA)
  
  Tue, March 31, 2009 (No comments)
- The Arizona Republic: Average Cost of Transport Consumes Three Months’ Pay (AZ)
  
  Mon, March 30, 2009 (No comments)
- Hattiesburg American: The good and bad sides of water (MS)
  
  Mon, March 30, 2009 (No comments)
- AP: Fargo works to protect good water from the bad (MN)
  
  Mon, March 30, 2009 (No comments)
- CQ Transcript: Treasury Secretary Geithner on ABC’s ‘This Week’
  
  Sun, March 29, 2009 (No comments)
- Gannett: Crumbling infrastructure poses challenge (NY)
  
  Sun, March 29, 2009 (No comments)
- St. Louis Today: MSD seeks input on $2 billion stormwater problem (MO)
  
  Thu, March 26, 2009 (No comments)
- Post Gazette: U.S. infrastructure is deplored; Engineers' appraisal fuels Senate hunt for more fundi
  
  Thu, March 26, 2009 (No comments)
- The Oregonian: US Offers $100 Million in Stimulus for Mass Transit to Fight Greenhouse Gases
  
  Thu, March 26, 2009 (No comments)
- Telegraph Herald: Culver pitches 'shovel-ready' plan (IA
  
  Thu, March 26, 2009 (No comments)
- Times Argus: Priorities for water, sewer projects worry mayors (VT)
  
  Thu, March 26, 2009 (No comments)
- Boston Herald: Simon: Not enough stimulus $ to go around (MA)
  
  Wed, March 25, 2009 (No comments)
- BBC News: Infrastructure’s Value to Economic Growth
  
  Wed, March 25, 2009 (No comments)
- US Transportation Secretary Announces Recovery Act Funding for Tribal Transit
  
  Wed, March 25, 2009 (No comments)
- Gather: Rendell, Schwarzenegger, and Bloomberg Demonstrate What Working Together Across Party Lines
  
  Tue, March 24, 2009 (No comments)
- Providence Journal: $150 million in stimulus loans to go to sewer, water projects (RI)
  
  Tue, March 24, 2009 (No comments)
- WDSU: Biloxi Declares State Of Emergency After Bridge Collapse (MS)
  
  Tue, March 24, 2009 (No comments)
- Forbes: Why We Need A New Works Progress Administration
  
  Mon, March 23, 2009 (No comments)
- Wired: Hey, Private Sector, Wanna Buy a Bridge?
  
  Mon, March 23, 2009 (No comments)
- Business Journal of Milwaukee: Doyle kicks off I-94 construction (WI)
  
  Mon, March 23, 2009 (No comments)
- GreenTech Media: Smart Grid Leadership: The Top Ten 'Smartest' States in 2009
  
  Mon, March 23, 2009 (No comments)
- ENS: Congress Looks to Green Technologies for Stormwater Control
  
  Mon, March 23, 2009 (No comments)
- Palm Beach Post: Obama stimulus offers 'historic' leap forward for public transit, Wexler says (FL)
  
  Mon, March 23, 2009 (No comments)
- Idaho Statesman: Rural voices should be screaming for mass transit (ID)
  
  Mon, March 23, 2009 (No comments)
- Reuters: US leaders say more infrastructure spending needed
  
  Sun, March 22, 2009 (No comments)
- Des Moines Register: Build for today, for Iowa's future (IA)
  
  Sun, March 22, 2009 (No comments)
- VOA: Stimulus Package Funds Thousands of US Transportation Projects
  
  Sat, March 21, 2009 (No comments)
- MSNBC-TV (Press Conference): Schwarzenegger, Bloomberg, Rendell Discuss Their BAF Obama Mtg
  
  Fri, March 20, 2009 (No comments)
- PBS: Concerns Emerge on Prevention of Stimulus Fraud
  
  Fri, March 20, 2009 (No comments)
- AP: Culver, Iowa lawmakers near agreement on bonding (IA)
  
  Fri, March 20, 2009 (No comments)
- Oregonian: Kulongoski signs off on first stimulus highway project (OR)
  
  Fri, March 20, 2009 (No comments)
- San Jose Mercury News: Bay Area sewer, water projects to get federal stimulus funding (CA)
  
  Fri, March 20, 2009 (No comments)
- Denver Post: Trillion-dollar trouble (CO)
  
  Fri, March 20, 2009 (No comments)
- Denver Post: Failure of dams can be the most costly and catastrophic (CO)
  
  Fri, March 20, 2009 (No comments)
- CBS News: Biden Begs: No Swimming Pools!
  
  Thu, March 19, 2009 (No comments)
- CONGRESS DAILY: LaHood, Donovan Pledge To Coordinate On Housing, Transit
  
  Thu, March 19, 2009 (No comments)
- Modesto Bee: Bridge project applauded (CA)
  
  Thu, March 19, 2009 (No comments)
- Bicycle Retailer: Complete Streets Act of 2009 Introduced
  
  Wed, March 18, 2009 (No comments)
- Forum: Dorgan urges ND to use stimulus money for road and bridge repairs (ND)
  
  Wed, March 18, 2009 (No comments)
- AP: World Bank appeals for water investment
  
  Tue, March 17, 2009 (No comments)
- Kiplinger Letter: For Infrastructure, Stimulus Just a Patch Job
  
  Tue, March 17, 2009 (No comments)
- The Oregonian: Traffic Triples Risk of Heart Attack, Study Says
  
  Tue, March 17, 2009 (No comments)
- USA Today: $8 Billion Could Help Revive Travel by Train
  
  Mon, March 16, 2009 (No comments)
- Detroit Free Press: Dream of regional rail transit nears reality (MI)
  
  Mon, March 16, 2009 (No comments)
- Construction News: Economic Stimulus Coming to State Highways
  
  Mon, March 16, 2009 (No comments)
- GreenTech Media: Six Reasons Why the Smart Grid Could Help Jolt Economic Recovery
  
  Mon, March 16, 2009 (No comments)
- McCook Daily Gazette: (Senator Nelson) No bridges to nowhere in Nebraska (NE)
  
  Mon, March 16, 2009 (No comments)
- Construction Equipment: S. Dakota Infrastructure Can Benefit from Stimulus (SD)
  
  Mon, March 16, 2009 (No comments)
- The Washington Post: Breaking the Gridlock on Paying for Roads
  
  Sun, March 15, 2009 (No comments)
- USA Today: Airport Check-in: Pittsburgh first to get stimulus money
  
  Sun, March 15, 2009 (No comments)
- Detroit Free Press: Stimulus cash to bring construction jobs (MI)
  
  Sat, March 14, 2009 (No comments)
- AP: House approves funds for wastewater infrastructure
  
  Fri, March 13, 2009 (No comments)
- USA Today: Big Transit Projects Planned for Big Apple (NY)
  
  Thu, March 12, 2009 (No comments)
- USA Today: Obama Urges States to Spend Stimulus Shares Wisely
  
  Thu, March 12, 2009 (No comments)
- SF Chronicle: Ocean expected to rise 5 feet along coastlines
  
  Thu, March 12, 2009 (No comments)
- Reuters: MAP of proposed infrastructure spendin
  
  Wed, March 11, 2009 (No comments)
- Press Release: AGC Claims $135 Billion for Infrastructure and Construction Will Save or Create Almos
  
  Wed, March 11, 2009 (No comments)
- NPR - States Coached On Effective Stimulus Spending
  
  Wed, March 11, 2009 (No comments)
- Progressive Railroad: Sound Transit Set to Open Seattle's First Light-Rail Line (WA)
  
  Tue, March 10, 2009 (No comments)
- Reuters - ANALYSIS-California rolls out welcome mat for road investors (CA)
  
  Tue, March 10, 2009 (No comments)
- Reuters: U.S. stimulus effort to stress accountability
  
  Tue, March 10, 2009 (No comments)
- Chicago Tribune: Quinn proposes $25 billion infrastructure program (IL)
  
  Tue, March 10, 2009 (No comments)
- CBS4: Water Projects Could Create Up To 650 Jobs (CO)
  
  Tue, March 10, 2009 (No comments)
- PBS/Blueprint America: Transit in Trouble
  
  Mon, March 9, 2009 (No comments)
- Tennessean: Nashville plan to upgrade water system would create jobs (T
  
  Mon, March 9, 2009 (No comments)
- Parade: How We Can Save Our Roads
  
  Sun, March 8, 2009 (No comments)
- Plain Dealer: Ohio stimulus project proposals underscore infrastructure problems (OH)
  
  Sun, March 8, 2009 (No comments)
- NY Times: House panel approves nearly $15B for sewers, Great Lakes
  
  Fri, March 6, 2009 (No comments)
- Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Rendell: Spend stimulus money quickly, accountably (PA)
  
  Thu, March 5, 2009 (No comments)
- Enterprise: Opinion: Let's fix our water system (MA)
  
  Thu, March 5, 2009 (No comments)
- Martinburg Journal: Manchin to introduce bill (WV)
  
  Thu, March 5, 2009 (No comments)
- CNN: 'Shovels hit the ground' on stimulus project, Obama says
  
  Wed, March 4, 2009 (No comments)
- Huffington Post: The Obama Bank and P3s
  
  Wed, March 4, 2009 (No comments)
- State Journal: Ohio Governor's Office Announces Federal Recovery Act Update (OH)
  
  Wed, March 4, 2009 (No comments)
- Idaho Statesman: Brice Sloan: Road infrastructure has a direct bearing on Idaho's economy (ID)
  
  Wed, March 4, 2009 (No comments)
- Boston Globe: Obama stops by Transportation, Interior
  
  Tue, March 3, 2009 (No comments)
- San Francisco Chronicle: High-End Buses to Make Bid for Lexus Commuters (CA)
  
  Tue, March 3, 2009 (No comments)
- Philly Inquirer: Spending the Stimulus – substance, not sizzle (PA)
  
  Tue, March 3, 2009 (No comments)
- TheTrucker.com: LaHood, Oberstar meet with national transportation union leaders
  
  Mon, March 2, 2009 (No comments)
- Bulk Transporter: DOT unveils 2010 budget
  
  Mon, March 2, 2009 (No comments)
- Detroit Free Press: 'Water mains are a ticking time bomb' (MI)
  
  Mon, March 2, 2009 (No comments)
February 2009

89 posts (2 comments)
- Deseret News: Infrastructure projects top stimulus wish lists of mayors, city managers (UT)
  
  Sat, February 28, 2009 (No comments)
- Reuters: Congress asks states about infrastructure spending
  
  Fri, February 27, 2009 (No comments)
- Reuters: Obama budget has $5 billion for infrastructure bank
  
  Fri, February 27, 2009 (No comments)
- Forbes: America's Most Congested Cities and Worse Intersections
  
  Thu, February 26, 2009 (No comments)
- Bloomberg: Commission Urges U.S. Mileage Tax Rejected by Obama
  
  Thu, February 26, 2009 (No comments)
- Stimulus bill funds water infrastructure projects, but just a drop in the bucket
  
  Thu, February 26, 2009 (No comments)
- WAPT: Barbour Wants More Stimulus Money For Construction (MS)
  
  Thu, February 26, 2009 (No comments)
- Houston Chronicle: New Rail Line Means Shorter Shipping Route to Mexico (TX)
  
  Thu, February 26, 2009 (No comments)
- EVENT: Building 21st Century Infrastructure Topic of March 4 Conference
  
  Wed, February 25, 2009 (No comments)
- Council on Foreign Relations report: Moving America: Transport Infrastructure at a Crossroads
  
  Wed, February 25, 2009 (No comments)
- CQ Politics: No Argument About Stimulus Dollars As These States Get the Shovels Out
  
  Wed, February 25, 2009 (No comments)
- USA Today: Army Corps cracks down on flunking levees
  
  Tue, February 24, 2009 (No comments)
- New York Times: That can’t do spirit
  
  Tue, February 24, 2009 (No comments)
- AGC: Stimulus’s $135 Billion for Infrastructure and Construction will Save or Create Almost 2 Millio
  
  Tue, February 24, 2009 (No comments)
- USA Today: Airports benefitting from economic stimulus
  
  Tue, February 24, 2009 (No comments)
- Milford Daily News: Stevens: Water infrastructure and the stimulus package (MA)
  
  Tue, February 24, 2009 (No comments)
- Billings Gazette: Gazette Opinion: Guest Opinion: Bumpy road for ongoing road dollars (MT)
  
  Tue, February 24, 2009 (No comments)
- Chicago Tribune: Getting Around: Report warns of flooding risk from lock failures in Illinois
  
  Mon, February 23, 2009 (No comments)
- AP: Truck Traffic Revives Interest in Marine Shipping
  
  Sun, February 22, 2009 (No comments)
- Kansas City Star: Beyond the stimulus infrastructure promise
  
  Sun, February 22, 2009 (No comments)
- South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Mass Transit May be the Next Move for Congested South Florida
  
  Fri, February 20, 2009 (No comments)
- CNNMoney.com: Obama: Stimulus will not be squandered
  
  Fri, February 20, 2009 (No comments)
- Reuters: White House Weighs High-Speed Rail Investment
  
  Fri, February 20, 2009 (No comments)
- Logistics Management: Benefits of economic stimulus are promising, say transportation leaders
  
  Fri, February 20, 2009 (No comments)
- National Journal: LaHood Predicts More High-Speed Rail Funds
  
  Thu, February 19, 2009 (No comments)
- Kansas City Business Journal: Nixon lays out plan to spend stimulus money (KS)
  
  Thu, February 19, 2009 (No comments)
- Baltimore Sun: Invest in green infrastructure (MD)
  
  Thu, February 19, 2009 (No comments)
- Mercury News: At least 500000 gallons spewed in Sausalito sewage spill (CA)
  
  Thu, February 19, 2009 (No comments)
- Seattle Times: Seattle’s Metro Transit Fears $100 Million Potential Shortfall; Service Cuts (WA)
  
  Thu, February 19, 2009 (No comments)
- Wall Street Journal: Smart Roads. Smart Bridges. Smart Grids.
  
  Wed, February 18, 2009 (No comments)
- Kiplinger: Stimulus: Let the Building Begin
  
  Wed, February 18, 2009 (No comments)
- AP: Missouri Bridge Project Touted as First Under Stimulus (MO
  
  Wed, February 18, 2009 (No comments)
- Politico: Obama Plots Huge Railroad Expansion
  
  Tue, February 17, 2009 (No comments)
- Washington Post: Big-City Leaders Call Stimulus a Fine Start
  
  Tue, February 17, 2009 (No comments)
- National Journal: Transportation Spending Still On Obama's Agenda
  
  Tue, February 17, 2009 (No comments)
- National Journal: How Should Climate Change Legislation Regulate Transportation Emissions?
  
  Tue, February 17, 2009 (No comments)
- Business Journals: Survey: Americans would pay for infrastructure
  
  Tue, February 17, 2009 (No comments)
- Seattle Times: Public transit should play role in economic stimulus (WA)
  
  Tue, February 17, 2009 (No comments)
- McClatchy: Commentary: The case for open broadband infrastructure
  
  Mon, February 16, 2009 (No comments)
- Washington Times: Rules for infrastructure stimulus
  
  Mon, February 16, 2009 (No comments)
- Lansing State Journal: Editorial - Infrastructure rates highest for stimulus
  
  Mon, February 16, 2009 (No comments)
- NY Times: Big Ideas, Grand Plans, Modest Budgets
  
  Sun, February 15, 2009 (No comments)
- LA Times: What's the future of 'The Infrastructural City' of L.A.
  
  Sun, February 15, 2009 (No comments)
- National Journal: For Infrastructure Needs, Payback's A Ditch
  
  Sat, February 14, 2009 (No comments)
- The Hill: Dems push stimulus to the Friday finish line
  
  Fri, February 13, 2009 (1 comment)
- Press Citizen: Culver announces $2.8M in infrastructure projects (IA)
  
  Fri, February 13, 2009 (1 comment)
- Grand Rapids Press: Editorial: Repair, rebuild nation's infrastructure (MI)
  
  Fri, February 13, 2009 (No comments)
- Reuters: FACTBOX: Details of compromise
  
  Thu, February 12, 2009 (No comments)
- Reuters: Quick infrastructure projects bound by US rules-LaHood
  
  Thu, February 12, 2009 (No comments)
- FOX News: Top Ten Deadliest Stretches of Road in America
  
  Thu, February 12, 2009 (No comments)
- Progressive Railroading: USDOT: Accountability will be top priority in economic stimulus bill
  
  Thu, February 12, 2009 (No comments)
- Seattle Times: Mayor Nickels' strategy to boost payrolls (WA)
  
  Thu, February 12, 2009 (No comments)
- City Journal: Public-Private Peril
  
  Thu, February 12, 2009 (No comments)
- Post Standard: Why Obama's stimulus plan makes sense
  
  Wed, February 11, 2009 (No comments)
- KPBS: Boxer Wants More Bucks for Building
  
  Wed, February 11, 2009 (No comments)
- PBS: Senate vs. House stimulus spending on transportation infrastructure
  
  Wed, February 11, 2009 (No comments)
- Examiner: T. Boone Pickens: US infrastructure severely underfunded
  
  Tue, February 10, 2009 (No comments)
- Detroit News: Bad roads getting worse
  
  Tue, February 10, 2009 (No comments)
- Kansas City Star: Guest commentary: It’s time to fix our long-neglected infrastructure
  
  Tue, February 10, 2009 (No comments)
- Progress Railroading: What'll it Take for Rail to Gain 'Stimulus' Traction on Captal Hill — Now and
  
  Tue, February 10, 2009 (No comments)
- CNN: Will infrastructure stimulus create jobs?
  
  Tue, February 10, 2009 (No comments)
- AP: WHO GETS WHAT: Infrastructure plan just a start
  
  Tue, February 10, 2009 (No comments)
- News and Observer: Sen. Dodd kicks off infrastructure conference
  
  Mon, February 9, 2009 (No comments)
- Wall Street Journal: Stimulus could mean jobs for 670,000 construction workers
  
  Sun, February 8, 2009 (No comments)
- Orlando Sentinel: We think: The stimulus could do more than fix what ails today's economy
  
  Sun, February 8, 2009 (No comments)
- Houston Chronicle: Metro eager to put stimulus funds to work
  
  Sun, February 8, 2009 (No comments)
- Bristol Press: OUR VIEW: A better way to ride
  
  Sun, February 8, 2009 (No comments)
- CQ Transcript: Transportation Secretary LaHood on ‘State of the Union’
  
  Sun, February 8, 2009 (No comments)
- Observer Dispatch: Guest's view: Infrastructure backbone of our nation
  
  Sun, February 8, 2009 (No comments)
- New York Times: Donaldson’s Stimulus Prescriptions
  
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- Star News: Infrastructure an expensive hurdle for port project
  
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- Boston Globe: Infrastructure needs a bill of its own
  
  Fri, February 6, 2009 (No comments)
- News Journal: Governor signs $175 million stimulus package
  
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- AP: Road contractors energized by stimulus plan
  
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- Star-News: Container Ships to Double at Port of Wilmington, North Carolina
  
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- Money Morning: Global Infrastructure Spending to Reach $35 Trillion Over the Next 20 years
  
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- PRESS RELEASE: Mend Bridges, Don’t Build Them
  
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- Journal News: Fix inadequate methods of funding road and bridge repairs
  
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- Times Democrat: Infrastructure needs are real around nation
  
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- Daily News: Foster: Are our bridges too far gone?
  
  Wed, February 4, 2009 (No comments)
- Daily Home: Audit: Disrepair of water-sewer system 'serious'
  
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- Wired News: Tough Times for Mass Transit
  
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- AFP: Electric grid struggles to meet US ambitions
  
  Tue, February 3, 2009 (No comments)
- Seattle Times: Stimulus funds for Internet: wise or wasteful?
  
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- New York Times: Risking the Future
  
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- CNN: States to Congress: Stop squabbling and send help
  
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- Gulf Shipper: Gulf Ports Brace for Rough 2009
  
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- Seattle Post: Economy's effect at Port of Seattle could lead to wage freezes
  
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- Emirates 24/7: US infrastructure needs urgent look
  
  Sun, February 1, 2009 (No comments)
January 2009

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- Daily Record: Coalition aims to strengthen state’s ports
  
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- Capitol Weekly: Smart Infrastructure Planning Is Crucial To Success
  
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- Reuters: Engineers give US infrastructure poor grades
  
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- USA Today: Engineers seek stimulus add-on for crumbling infrastructure
  
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- AP: US roads, water and basic systems earn 'D' grade
  
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- NY Times: US Infrastructure Is in Dire Straits, Report Says
  
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- LA Times: A Mass Transit Dilemma: Ridership Up, Funds Down
  
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- Metro Magazine: US Public Transit Faces Wave of Service Cuts
  
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- Water Tech Online: Water groups make their ‘stimulus’ case
  
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- National Journal: What Can We Learn About Transportation From Beyond Our Borders?
  
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- Buffalo Reflex: Group of US senators calling for water, sewer improvements
  
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- CA Progress Report: US Lags Behind China in Infrastructure
  
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- Business Journals: Poll: Most back infrastructure spending for stimulus
  
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- Journal of Commerce: New York/New Jersey Port Authority Offers Incentives to Shippers Using Rail
  
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- Seattle Post: Western govs sense chance for electric grid work
  
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- Chicago Tribune: Obama puts spotlight on nation's infrastructure
  
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- Hartford Courant: Memo To Prez: Build Railroads
  
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- Intl Herald Tribune: Chinese economic medicine: Road and rails
  
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- City Journal: Build Big, Mr. President
  
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- Wired News: As Congress Stalls, Air Traffic Creeps Toward Gridlock
  
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- NY Times: Panel Approves Ray LaHood for Transportation Secretary
  
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- Infrastructure Investor: $180bn of private capital available for infrastructure
  
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- Traffic World: LaHood Stresses Sustainable Infrastructure
  
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- NEW Report: Infrastructure Investment Can Create Thousands of New Jobs
  
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- Boston Globe: 'Shovel ready' projects aim to get money working fast
  
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- Newsweek: The New New Deal
  
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- Boston Globe: Commentary: The New Deal wasn't built in a day
  
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- Infrastructure Investor: Survey: Executives think infrastructure is inadequate
  
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- McClatchy: Commentary: Obama must get infrastructure investment right
  
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- Business Journal: Transportation plan unveiled at Colorado statehouse
  
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- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Can Transit Grow Pittsburgh Neighborhoods?
  
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- Orlando Sentinel: Contractors urge government to help revive building boom
  
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- Grand Forks Herald: OUR OPINION: Spending would best aid economy
  
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- Marketplace: Keeping the green in infrastructure
  
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- Washington Post: Editorial: Dr. Obama's Cure
  
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- Jersey Journal: Senator: Fix bridges, aid economy
  
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- NY Times: Editorial - A Pitch for Mass Transit
  
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- Seattle Post Intelligencer: State stimulus plan in the works
  
  Thu, January 1, 2009 (No comments)

Infrastructure in the News

News coverage of Warren Buffett's buyout of Burlington railroad

Infrastructure Investor: Buffett's $34bn bet boosts US rail
http://www.infrastructureinvestor.com/article.aspx?article=47130
The Berkshire buyout of Burlington railroad, described as ‘an all-in wager on the economic future of the United States,’ could help smaller railroads survive in the difficult economy. Some also view it as sign that the industry's regulatory regime will see more certainty.

DC Streetsblog: Buffett’s Bet on Burlington: What Does it Mean for Transport and Energy?
http://dc.streetsblog.org/2009/11/03/buffetts-bet-on-burlington-what-does-it-mean-for-transport-and-energy/
The financial world was riveted this morning by billionaire investor Warren Buffett's move to take full ownership of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad, a $34 billion deal that ranks as the largest ever executed by Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway. But what does Buffett's purchase mean for the nation's energy future?

WSJ: Rail Deal Is Bet on Obama's Infrastructure, Climate Policies
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125728169626926107.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Berkshire Hathaway's planned purchase of Burlington Northern Santa Fe represents a bet that upcoming Washington policies to improve infrastructure and combat climate change will be a boon to the freight-railroad industry.

Posted on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 by BAF

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