America's Crumbling Infrastructure
Great op-ed in WaPo today about why America’s infrastructure is falling to bits. Apropos of our transportation discussion on B&P yesterday, thought I’d post some of it here. Thomas Donohue, head of...
View ArticleSupply vs. Demand
Normally, I wouldn’t even waste the time responding to this piece from Michael Ennis at the right-wing Washington Policy Center, but he uses a line of spurious reasoning that, like the infamous...
View ArticleGrand Engineering Challenges of the 21st Century
I’m glad to see restore and improve urban infrastructure” made the list.
View ArticleInfrastructure
To follow up on serial catowner’s post below, one thing I’ve not mentioned enough is the federal Dodd-Hagel bill to create a National Infrastructure Bank. Obama’s on board, and Hillary Clinton’s a...
View ArticleCrossing the Road
One piece of a transit-friendly city that is often neglected is the experience of walking. Shifting from a world of driving to a world of public transportation usually includes more foot travel. This...
View ArticleAre Freight Companies and Local Governments on a Collision Course?
Around the country, local governments are relying on existing freight tracks to provide commuter rail service quickly and cheaply. In the Puget Sound we have the very popular Sounder running on BNSF...
View ArticleGreat reason to have an ST2.1 vote in 2008 provided by: The Discovery Institute?
How does a pro-roads organization come to favor rail? Well, they don’t. But they provide a great reason to push for infrastructure improvements immediately. The world is awash with global capital right...
View ArticleThe Long View
I consider the amount of well thought out long-term infrastructure a society builds to be a direct measure of its past residents’ humanity. One does not decide to spend tax money on a 20-year subway...
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