April 12, 2021
Via: NYC Streets BlogWhen opponents of Biden’s infrastructure plan argue that most of the package isn’t devoted to building “traditional” infrastructure like roads and bridges, they’re ignoring something absolutely critical: that America’s transportation landscape will never be truly safe or sustainable until we […]
March 5, 2021
Via: TNWThis article was originally published by Jem McKenna-Percy on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities Today on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, […]
Basic Services, Infrastructure, Public Transport, Public Works
February 18, 2021
Via: NYC Streets BlogFresno Congressmember Jim Costa has re-introduced a $32 billion bill to fund the completion of California’s High-Speed Rail project. “A modern infrastructure lays the foundation for a thriving economy,” said Costa in a statement about ‘HR 867: the High-Speed Rail […]
Basic Services, Public Transport
February 1, 2021
Via: NYC Streets BlogMetra is a transit agency that provides commuter rail service largely geared towards people traveling between the suburbs and downtown Chicago for 9-to-5 jobs. It also offers limited commuter service within the city, as well as some near-rapid service between […]
January 11, 2021
Via: NYC Streets BlogCities might soon get federal money to tear down inner-city highways that federal dollars built in the first place — and use that money to reinvest in communities of color that those highways destroyed. Shortly before the holiday recess, then-Senate […]
August 24, 2020
Via: NYC Streets BlogThe Pioneer Valley city of Northampton is leveraging a $200,000 MassDOT Shared Streets and Spaces grant to dramatically redesign the city’s Main Street with new protected bike lanes, expanded sidewalks and outdoor seating areas, and public art. “With this funding, […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
July 21, 2020
Via: Waste360Arlington, VA – The National Waste and Recycling Association (NWRA) joined other associations in a letter to House and Senate leaders urging Congress to pass a surface transportation reauthorization bill before the September 30, 2020 deadline. “We urge Congress to […]
June 29, 2020
Via: American InfrastructureThe House is expected to pass a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill this week that focuses on infrastructure. However, it seems as if the bill has a tough road ahead of it due to Republican opposition, as well as no clear […]
June 22, 2020
Via: Utility DiveThe three West Coast states are being aggressive about mapping out plans to electrify trucks. On Thursday, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will vote on a proposal to transition fleets to electric. CARB is mulling requirements to make manufacturers […]
Infrastructure, Public Utilities, Public Water System, Public Works
May 7, 2020
Via: American InfrastructureTAMPA, Florida – May 7, 2020 – Freese and Nichols, Inc., continues building their Florida team with the addition of Senior Project Manager Tom Cross, PE, Assoc. DBIA, to lead transmission, utilities and pump station projects for municipal clients across […]
February 19, 2020
Via: Utility DiveMilano told Oregon regulators at last week’s PUC meeting that the utility’s plan is “really a framework to help guide and inform future more ambitious program proposals going forward.” PGE will need to file an update of its TE plan […]
December 26, 2019
Via: NYC Streets BlogPortland — a city known for its environmentalism, urban planning, public transportation, public involvement, and progressive politicians — is about to go backward by widening a noxious freeway, Interstate 5, through the city’s Rose Quarter. “Climate” Governor Kate Brown, Mayor […]
July 30, 2019
Via: Greentech MediaThe U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works introduced a sweeping transportation bill Monday that would provide a major funding boost for EV charging infrastructure and other initiatives aimed at curbing carbon emissions from the transportation sector. The America’s […]
May 23, 2019
Via: Waste360President Donald Trump announced he would no longer attempt any bipartisan cooperation—including fixing the nation’s crumbling infrastructure—until congressional Democrats conclude their investigations. Trump voiced his “deepening rage” with Democrats from the White House Rose Garden on May 22 after House […]
February 7, 2019
Via: Waste360During his State of the Union address on February 5, President Donald Trump reiterated he wants to revamp infrastructure across the U.S. However, he offered no details regarding a plan to make it happen. An HDT Truckinginfo report notes that […]
February 6, 2018
Via: American InfrastructureLuckily for Reno, Nevada, there have been few more well-timed and fortuitous Capital Improvement Projects in our country’s history than the City of Reno’s Virginia Street Bridge Replacement Project. When the City of Reno, its regional partners, and hundreds of […]
Basic Services, Electric Utility, Emergency Services, Public Utilities
December 26, 2017
Via: Greentech MediaWhen Florida Gov. Rick Scott told residents “you need to go right now,” as Hurricane Irma barreled toward the state, many were able to jump in their cars and leave. An estimated 3 million people took to the highways, creating […]
September 21, 2017
Via: American InfrastructureFORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry on Thursday presented the $165 million city budget he’ll present to City Council next week that calls for additional police officers and firefighters and funding for infrastructure improvements. The budget – […]
August 29, 2017
Via: American InfrastructureOur politics may be fractured, but there is one issue nearly all of us agree on: We need better roads, bridges, dams, seaports and airports, water systems, electric grids, and internet connectivity. That is, we need better public infrastructure. In […]
August 8, 2017
Via: NY TimesIt’s basically the opposite of a major government infrastructure program. Government spending on transportation and other public works is in decline as federal funding stagnates and state and local governments tighten their belts. Such spending equaled 1.4 percent of the […]