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May 21, 2013
News Roundup
Infrastructure in the News: May 21, 2013
BAF IN THE NEWS:
Architectural Record: Portland to Portland Bike Trip: Dispatch 2
http://archrecord.construction.com/news/2013/05/130520-Portland-to-Portland-Bike-Trip-Dispatch-2.asp
Just what we Brits can learn from the U.S. is top of my mind as I bike across America with a dozen architects and planners studying cycling infrastructure in cities. We have so far travelled through Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and now South Dakota. In this part of the world, cities themselves are few and far between, let alone ones that cater for cyclists.
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May 20, 2013
News Roundup
Infrastructure in the News: May 20, 2013
BAF IN THE NEWS:
Transport Topics: Obama Signs Order to Boost Infrastructure Projects
http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=32035
President Obama signed an executive order Friday that will shave months, or even years, off the time it takes to review and approve major infrastructure projects.
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Transportation
America's transportation infrastructure includes our highways, bridges, tunnels, railways, airports, transit systems, ports, and freight goods movement.
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Water
America's water systems includes our dams, levees, waterways, as well as our drinking water and wastewater treatment plants.
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- Press Release Former Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell Calls for Port, Waterway Strategy in Speech to American Association of Port Authorities Read More
- Press Release BAF Educational Fund Releases Infrastructure Report: Falling Apart and Falling Behind Read More
- Published Report An Economic Analysis of Infrastructure Investment Read More
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President Barack Obama, October 11, 2010 Get The Facts
"There is no reason why the world's best infrastructure should lie beyond our borders. This is America. We've always had the best infrastructure. This is work that needs to be done."
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Georgia
Kasim Reed
Mayor, Atlanta
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