Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Infrastructure

Could Transportation Spending Become a Core Conservative Value?

By Tanya Snyder | Apr 15, 2013 | No Comments

Sen. James Inhofe has always said that, although he’s one of the most conservative members of the Senate, he’s a “big spender” on two things: national security and infrastructure. An influential conservative group appears to be humming the same tune. The American Conservative Union is the 50-year-old organization behind the annual Conservative Political Action Conference […]

Obama’s 2014 Transpo Budget Calls for Higher Spending, HSR

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 10, 2013 | 3 Comments

The Obama Administration has put forward an opening bid in what are sure to be contentious 2014 budget negotiations, issuing a solidly progressive transportation budget that calls for increased overall spending and continued investment in passenger rail. The $76 billion transportation budget would represent a 5.5 percent, or $4 billion, spending increase over 2012 levels. […]

Is ASCE Failing to Tell America to Spend Wisely on Infrastructure?

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 20, 2013 | 3 Comments

The American Society of Civil Engineers released its new report card for U.S. infrastructure yesterday. The topline grades: The country’s “GPA” has gone from a D four years ago to a D+; roads have gone from a D- to a D; transit has stayed steady at a D; and rail made the biggest leap, from […]

Boehner Calls Obama’s Bluff on Infrastructure (But Who Will Call Boehner’s?)

By Tanya Snyder | Feb 15, 2013 | 3 Comments

Did you notice the big white beard and jolly red cheeks on President Obama at the State of the Union the other night? He’s the new Santa Claus, giving out gifts the government can’t afford to greedy little kids everywhere. That’s how House Speaker John Boehner sees the president’s latest proposal for infrastructure investment — […]

Obama Takes Another Swing at $50 Billion in Infrastructure Spending

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 4, 2012 | 4 Comments

President Obama is pressing for infrastructure investment again as part of the fiscal cliff negotiations. The president kicked off talks calling for an end to the debt ceiling, the extension of middle-class tax cuts, and $50 billion in infrastructure spending — a proposal that first arose last year as part of his ultimately unsuccessful American […]

What Has President Obama Done to Improve American Transportation Policy?

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 2, 2012 | 8 Comments

With the election just days away, it’s a good time to reflect on what the Obama administration has done with transportation policy – and what a Romney administration might have in store. Streetsblog does not endorse candidates. This is an overview of their respective records and a look back at what we know of these […]

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