Recent Streetsblog USA posts about American Society of Civil Engineers

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 […]

$1,060: The Cost of Decrepit Infrastructure for Your Family Last Year

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 27, 2011 | 5 Comments

Five months’ groceries for a family of four. A year’s worth of textbooks for a college student. One thousand sixty dollars: That’s how much inadequate infrastructure spending cost the average American family last year, according to a new report from the American Society of Civil Engineers, “Failure to Act: The Economic Impact of Current Investment […]