Facts & Quotes

  • “Infrastructure is a bipartisan issue because we all deserve safe bridges, uncongested roads, and sustainable transit options.” Antonio Villaraigosa, October 11, 2010
  • "We are not cutting back on the investments that are essential to America's long-term economic growth: education, clean energy, research and infrastructure. We will make sacrifices … we are not going to sacrifice America's future or our leadership in the President Barack Obama, November 13, 2010
  • Retrofitting public buildings to be greener would create as many as 800,000 jobs. Political Economy Institute, 2008
  • Commercial and industrial buildings account for as much as 50% of US energy use. U.S Energy Information Administration, 2000
  • Repairing existing roads and bridges creates 9% more jobs per dollar than building from scratch. Surface Transportation Policy Project, 2004
  • Our nation is expected to grow by 100 million over the next 30 years. American Road and Transportation Builders Association, 2008
  • Rolling blackouts and electrical grid inefficiencies cost an estimated $80 billion a year. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2005
  • 81% of Americans are willing to pay more in taxes to rebuild American infrastructure. Luntz, Maslansky Strategic Research, 2009
  • 45% of major urban highways are congested. American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009
  • America's poorest households spend more than 40% of take-home pay on transportation. APTA: Changing the Way America Moves, Spring 2009
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