Recent Streetsblog USA posts about National Infrastructure Bank

Feds’ Record on Transport Public-Private Partnerships Prompts Skepticism

By Elana Schor | Apr 14, 2010 | 2 Comments

When it comes to creative transportation financing in an age of rising red ink, public-private partnerships (PPPs) are one of the most popular ideas on the table in Washington. Rail planners in Denver and Dallas are exploring the strategy to speed progress on new lines, and the White House’s proposed $4 billion infrastructure fund could […]

As Geithner Touts Infrastructure, Skepticism Persists on $4B ‘I-Fund’ Plan

By Elana Schor | Mar 17, 2010 | 1 Comment

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, considered a skeptic of transportation stimulus spending by some lawmakers, yesterday joined two other White House economic advisers in endorsing new infrastructure investment as a means to jump-start the economy. Geithner (l.) said that there is "a very good economic case" for infrastructure spending. (Photo: WaPo) But the president’s proposed $4 […]

What’s Wrong With America’s Ambivalence About Crumbling Infrastructure?

By Elana Schor | Feb 16, 2010 | 3 Comments

In today’s New York Times, Bob Herbert celebrates the cause of infrastructure maintenance — a less exciting proposition for politicians than cutting the ribbon at new transportation projects, but in many ways more vital to economic growth. A crumbling bridge support in Colorado. (Photo: Pure Thinking) After talking to Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D), an […]

DeLauro Questions Obama Budget’s Infrastructure Fund Proposal

By Elana Schor | Feb 4, 2010 | No Comments

Despite brought support for the concept of a National Infrastructure Bank (NIB) to help pay for major improvements to America’s built environment, including transportation, significant uncertainty still surrounds the questions of how the bank would work as well as what it would fund. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) (Photo: America2050 via Flickr) As Streetsblog Capitol Hill […]

LaHood Talks Budget: “Very Bright” Future for Infrastructure Fund

By Elana Schor | Feb 1, 2010 | No Comments

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said today that he sees "very bright" prospects for congressional approval of the Obama administration’s $4 billion National Infrastructure Innovation and Finance Fund, the new iteration of the long-discussed National Infrastructure Bank proposal. Transportation Secretary LaHood, at left, with the president. (Photo: NYT) "There is a great deal of interest in […]

Dodd and DeLauro Vow to Get Infrastructure Bank Done This Year

By Elana Schor | Jan 20, 2010 | 1 Comment

Supporters from every corner of the transportation universe joined Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA), Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), and Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) today at a press event aimed at jumpstarting a National Infrastructure Bank (NIB), which the two Connecticut lawmakers vowed to steer to passage this year. Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA), above, founded BAF with […]

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