Media
Uncle Sam Wants You – to Download I’m Stuck
By Kerry O’Hare, Vice President and Director of Policy, Building America’s Future
June 23, 2017
America’s Airports are Falling Behind
By Kerry O’Hare, Vice President and Director of Policy, Building America’s Future
June 20, 2017
Infrastructure in the News 6.20.17
NEWS
The Economist: Taking flight
http://www.economist.com/technology-quarterly/2017-06-08/civilian-drones
Infrastructure in the News 6.19.2017
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WTOP: Md. leaders working on their own Metro funding plan (Sec. LaHood Mentioned)
http://wtop.com/tracking-metro-24-7/2017/06/md-leaders-working-metro-funding-plan/
A group of Maryland lawmakers are working on their own proposals for major changes to Metro that would be required before the transit agency gets any more dedicated taxpayer dollars.
NATIONAL NEWS
Infrastructure in the News 6.16.17
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Aviation Pros: OneJet Service Between Pittsburgh and Albany to Begin June 28 (Sec. LaHood quoted)
http://www.aviationpros.com/press_release/12344260/onejet-service-between-pittsburgh-and-albany-to-begin-june-28
American Infrastructure Magazine: Infrastructure Beyond Just Transportation
By Ed Rendell
June 14, 2017
It is almost an accepted fact that the American infrastructure is crumbling and desperately needs repair and revitalization. The public and members of the Congress, of both parties, are aware of this and will acknowledge that something must be done. Unfortunately, when you say infrastructure most American’s think mostly of roads, highways, and bridges. Although we need to take significant action to repair and revitalize our transportation network, our infrastructure needs go beyond transportation.
Infrastructure in the News 6.15.17
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American Infrastructure Magazine: Infrastructure Beyond Just Transportation (Opinion piece by Gov. Rendell)
https://americaninfrastructuremag.com/infrastructure-beyond-just-transportation/
Infrastructure in the News 6.14.17
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NPR: Scant Framework in Trump's Infrastructure Plan (Gov. Rendell Interviewed)
http://www.npr.org/podcasts/381444825/the-brian-lehrer-show/partials?start=placeholder
After infrastructure week, Edward Rendell, the 45th Governor of Pennsylvania, talks about what's in the president's plan to fix the nation's "crumbling" infrastructure, a plan which critics say is scant in details.
U.S. News & World Report: A Bigger, Better Plan for Trump
By Donna Cooper and Ed Rendell
June 9, 2017
U.S. News & World Report: Ray LaHood: Just a Start
By Ray LaHood
June 9, 2017
Relying solely on public-private partnerships to improve our infrastructure is like believing that a train can run without tracks. Public-private partnerships are important for saving our nation's infrastructure, but they're not enough. We need federal, direct funding, or our infrastructure will continue collapsing, causing irreparable damage to cities across the nation.