On May 15, 2017, the Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) hosted Building America’s Future and Airports Council International – North America, along with numerous members of the Philadelphia Congressional delegation, to kick off the fifth annual Infrastructure Week. In a press conference and behind-the-scenes airfield tour of PHL, a group of bipartisan voices called for robust infrastructure investment that includes a significant funding component for airports.
Speakers included:
- Ed Rendell, Building America’s Future co-chair and former Pennsylvania Governor
- Chellie Cameron, Philadelphia International Airport CEO
- Kevin Burke, Airports Council International – North America President and CEO
- Congressman Patrick Meehan, Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District
- Congressman Donald Norcross, New Jersey’s 1st Congressional District
- Congressman Brendan Boyle, Pennsylvania’s 13th Congressional District
- Senator Christopher Coons of Delaware
Press Release: http://bafuture.org/news/bipartisan-voices-call-robust-infrastructure-funding
Philadelphia Inquirer Op-ed: http://bafuture.org/news/bipartisan-voices-call-robust-infrastructure-funding
News Roundup:
- Philadelphia Inquirer: Any infrastructure plan must include airports (co-authored by Gov Rendell)
http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/20170518_Any_infrastructure_plan_must_include_airports.html
Earlier this year, the American Society of Civil Engineers graded America's infrastructure a D-plus. Our roads are riddled with potholes, our trains and buses are overcrowded, and many of our ports are not deep enough to accept larger cargo ships. - GlobalTradeMagazine: Bipartisan Voices Call for Robust Infrastructure Funding
http://www.globaltrademag.com/global-logistics/air-cargo/bipartisan-voices-call-robust-infrastructure-funding?gtd=3850&scn=air-cargo
The Philadelphia International Airport hosted Building America’s Future and Airports Council International – North America yesterday, along with numerous members of the Philadelphia congressional delegation, to kick off the fifth annual Infrastructure Week. - Newsworks: Infrastructure Week prompts calls for federally funded repairs (Sec. LaHood is quoted)
http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/philadelphia/103993-infrastructure-week-prompts-calls-for-federally-funded-repairs
This is Infrastructure Week, and an all-out effort is underway to find the funding to replace crumbling roads and bridges and other segments of America's backbone. - Philadelphia Inquirer: PHL is likely to get a new FAA air traffic control tower
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/phl-is-likely-to-get-a-new-faa-air-traffic-control-tower-20170515.html
Philadelphia International Airport wants to build a new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control tower to guide aircraft. - CBS Philly: Lawmakers Gather At PHL Airport For National Infrastructure Week
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2017/05/15/lawmakers-gather-at-phl-airport-for-national-infrastructure-week/
It’s a bipartisan call to fix the nation’s infrastructure. - WPVI-TV: Improvements needed at PHL in the spotlight
http://6abc.com/travel/improvements-needed-at-phl-in-the-spotlight/1995630/
Officials gathered at Philadelphia International Airport Monday to kick off the fifth annual Infrastructure Week and to call for more funding for U.S. airports in general. - Politico’s Morning Transportation
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-transportation/2017/05/administration-to-release-principles-of-infrastructure-plan-in-coming-weeks-220313
THE DAY AHEAD:
9:30 a.m. — Airports Council International-North America, Philadelphia International Airport and Building America's Future hold a news conference on airport infrastructure. Philadelphia International Airport