Media
Infrastructure in the News 5.16.17
BAF IN THE NEWS
TransportTopics: Marcia Hale: 'Great Progress' on Infrastructure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWeWkIDehVk
Marcia Hale, president at Building America's Future, tells Eugene Mulero about her reaction to DOT Secretary Elaine Chao's kickoff event remarks, and what she's watching for during Infrastructure Week.
AviationPros: Bipartisan Voices Call for Robust Infrastructure Funding
Bipartisan Voices Call for Robust Infrastructure Funding
Infrastructure Week Kicks Off at the Philadelphia International Airport
Philadelphia, PA – Today, the Philadelphia International Airport 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.
Infrastructure in the News 5.8.17
NATIONAL NEWS
The Hill: Trump’s Transportation chief to testify on Capitol Hill next week
http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/333208-trumps-transportation-chief-to-testify-on-capitol-hill-next-week
Infrastructure in the News 5.2.17
Reuters: U.S. Lawmakers to Grill United Airlines on Passenger Removal
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2017/05/02/us/02reuters-ual-passenger.html
United Airlines Inc executives will visit Capitol Hill on Tuesday to face lawmakers' questions about the forcible removal of a passenger on an overbooked flight last month, an incident that provoked international outrage.
Infrastructure in the News 4.28.17
The Hill: Infrastructure package must prioritize public transportation
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/transportation/331023-investment-in-public-transportation-must-be-a-priority-in
Infrastructure in the News 4.27.17
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Newsweek: THE MANY PROBLEMS WITH DONALD TRUMP’S INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN (Both Gov. Rendell and Sec. Lahood are quoted)
http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-infrastructure-plan-problems-590486
Infrastructure in the News 4.26.17
The Fuse: Businesses And Bipartisan Lawmakers Make The Case For Infrastructure Investment (Marcia Hale is quoted)
http://energyfuse.org/businesses-bipartisan-lawmakers-make-case-infrastructure-investment/
Infrastructure in the News 4.25.17
New York Times: Amtrak at a Junction: Invest in Improvements, or Risk Worsening Problems
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/24/nyregion/amtrak-infrastructure-crisis.html?_r=0
When Amtrak’s new chief executive took responsibility for two recent train derailments at Pennsylvania Station in New York, it was a low point for a railroad already confronting a series of urgent challenges.
Infrastructure in the News 4.24.17
San Diego Union-Tribune: Cities striking out on own in Trump era
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/growth-development/sd-fi-lincolncities-20170418-story.html
Its #TimeToBuild
By Kerry O’Hare, Vice President and Director of Policy, Building America’s Future
April 12, 2017