Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Infrastructure

Until states stop spending so much on road expansion, not repair, "crumbling infrastructure" will remain a problem. Graphic: Smart Growth America

If Trump Wants to “Fix It First,” a Big Spending Spree Isn’t the Way to Go

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 27, 2017 | 10 Comments

It's hard to pin Donald Trump down on policy issues. But let's take one of his recent infrastructure pronouncements literally and see where the implications lead.

Senate Dems Put Out Their Own Trillion Dollar Infrastructure Plan

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 24, 2017 | 47 Comments

Senate Democrats have an infrastructure "blueprint" of their own, one that's weighted toward transit. The trouble is that Democrats have little power to set terms, and getting drawn into negotiations over an unnecessary infrastructure bill may not play out to their advantage.

The American Dream Meadowlands, a subsidized mall in northern New Jersey, has been beset by delays, cost overruns, bribery, and racketeering -- a case of cronyism that may prefigure the new normal in Trump's America.

Why Infrastructure Costs May Rise Thanks to Trump’s Cronyism

By Alon Levy | Dec 20, 2016 | 44 Comments

The Trump transition team is already harassing companies in several ways, all of which are likely to lead to more graft and higher costs for the public.

Of Shipyards and Golf Courses: Infrastructure and Economic Nostalgia

By Tony Dutzik | Dec 5, 2016 | 6 Comments

Cross-posted from the Frontier Group. Politics has an indispensable role to play in infrastructure decision-making. There is and can be no objective definition of a society’s infrastructure “needs” — rather, they are shaped by economics, culture and the conscious expression of a society’s values and priorities through the political system. So, at this time of intense political […]

4 Ways Trump’s Transportation Plan Is Ripe for Corruption

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 28, 2016 | 6 Comments

As long as Trump doesn't release his tax returns, divest from his assets, and put his wealth in a true blind trust, the public can have no confidence that federal infrastructure spending will be based on merit and not Trump's personal financial interests.

Imagine all the Trump signs marking projects that get tax breaks from the infrastructure plan Steve Bannon is pushing for. Schumer photo: NASA/Bill Ingalls/Wikimedia Commons; Bannon photo: Don Irvine/Wikimedia Commons

Steve Bannon Would Love to Team Up With Chuck Schumer on Infrastructure

By Angie Schmitt and Ben Fried | Nov 21, 2016 | No Comments

Trump advisor Steve Bannon's comments to the Hollywood Reporter about infrastructure are worth a closer look. It helps explain why Democrats like Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi are making a grave mistake when they line up to help Trump implement this plan.

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