Recent Streetsblog USA posts about National Infrastructure Bank

Why Reformers Should Care How We Pay for Transportation

By Tanya Snyder | Dec 6, 2010 | 2 Comments

TIFIAs and TIGERs and NIBs — oh my! The alphabet soup of infrastructure funding mechanisms can be alienating even to committed transportation advocates. But with the power of the gas tax diminishing and elected officials refusing to raise it, other financing options are taking on increasing importance. If you’re interested in reforming our transportation system […]

A National Infrastructure Bank: Can the U.S. Learn From Europe?

By Roger Rudick | Oct 8, 2010 | 9 Comments

On Labor Day, President Barack Obama gave a speech in which he pushed for the creation of a National Infrastructure Bank. Legislation that would establish the bank was introduced over the summer in Senate Bill 1926, authored by Chris Dodd of Connecticut and Chuck Hagel of Nebraska. But the idea of an independent financing entity […]

Barbara Boxer Questions Need for Infrastructure Bank

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 28, 2010 | 1 Comment

California Democrat Barbara Boxer, chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, expressed skepticism about one of the centerpieces of President Obama’s infrastructure plan today. As she tries to stave off an election challenge from the right, Boxer seems reluctant to embrace the creation of a national infrastructure bank to finance transportation projects. […]

Will the Next Merit-Based Transpo Program Rock Harder Than TIGER?

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 20, 2010 | No Comments

Experts are still trying to make sense of President Obama’s $50 billion plan for infrastructure spending, announced on Labor Day and later characterized as an upfront investment on a larger, multi-year transportation bill. More than a hundred people gathered at the Brookings Institution last Thursday looking to learn more about where the administration and Congress […]

Specter of Gas Tax Lingers as Rendell, Villaraigosa Push Infrastructure Bank

By Elana Schor | May 13, 2010 | 2 Comments

Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA) and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D), two of the nation’s best-known advocates for greater investment in the built environment, today joined several House Democrats in calling for federal action on a National Infrastructure Bank (NIB) — even as questions about how the bank’s scope, and Congress’ resistance to raising sustained […]

DeLauro Pushes Alternative to ‘Disappointing’ White House I-Fund

By Elana Schor | May 5, 2010 | No Comments

Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today continued her push for a National Infrastructure Bank (NIB), lamenting the Obama administration’s choice to pursue a $4 billion fund housed within the U.S. DOT rather than an independent entity focused on water, electricity, and other broader needs. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) (Photo: America 2050 via Flickr) "If it’s true […]

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