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What About Fred?

Robert A. Berman | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Ox Bonding, Small Business, Cinium Financial, Infrastructure, Small Business America, Jobs Act, Economy, Small Business Credit, Surety, Trains, Roads, Jobs, Small Business Jobs Act, Construction, Small Business News
Robert A. Berman

After all the Congressional testimony about small business, after all the talking heads retire to their New York co-ops, this remains: 99 percent of the small contractors in this country will never get -- or even bid on -- any part of the public work the most recent jobs bill creates.

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Don't Derail Transportation Jobs

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Jobs, Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, Poverty, Big Oil, Kirsten Gillibrand, Economy, Transportation, Energy, Politics, Congress, Roads, Green, Pollution, Third Industrial Revolution, Public Transportation, Transportation Bill, Politics News
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins

If Congress is serious about putting Americans back to work -- if they're serious about reviving communities, keeping our roads and bridges safe, and protecting our kids and our health -- they'll pass a transportation bill that America needs now.

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House Transportation Bill Would Worsen Traffic

Rob Perks | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Traffic, Congress, Highways, Oil Drilling, Oil, Roads, Transit, Congestion, Transportation, Transportation Bill, Transportation Legislation, Green News
Rob Perks

In their "Pledge to America," after taking control of the House, the GOP promised it would not package unpopular legislation with must-pass bills. They've done the exact opposite with the Transportation Bill.

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Smooth Holiday Travel As Christmas Nears

AP | Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: Holidays, Hannukah Travel, Amtrak, Hannukah, Christmas Travel, Christmas, Train Travel, Roads, Airports, Holiday Travel News, Holiday Travel, Rails, Travel News

NEW YORK -- More Americans are expected to take long trips this holiday season – and in many parts of the country it looks to be smooth sailing....

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McDonnell Touts Virginia Highway Improvements

AP | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Virginia, Infrastructure, Video, Highways, Sean Connaughton, Roads, Bob Mcdonnell, Highways and Infrastructure, Robert Mcdonnell, DC News

RICHMOND, Va. -- State officials say Virginia is making significant progress in a push to improve highways and bridges. Gov. Bob McDonnell said Wedne...

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How Tomorrow's Infrastructure Will Be Built

Marcelo Giugale | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Infrastructure, Gas, Decentralization, Electricity, Private Sector, Roads, Oil, Airports, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Standards, Development, Taxpayers, Results, World News
Marcelo Giugale

Ideology is being replaced by standards. Never-ending arguments about privatization, who should own the electricity company, have given way to public discussions about performance, who can avoid more black-outs.

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An Entrepreneurial Way to Rebuild America

Robert E. Litan | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Deficit, Infrastructure, Congestions, Policy Makers, Bridges, Roads, Airports, US Government, Economic Recovery, Fda, Kauffman Foundation, Business News
Robert E. Litan

America can get the infrastructure it truly needs without adding to the deficit if policy makers would enable the private sector to do the job.

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3 Key Strategic Ingredients for the President's Get America Working Plan

Paul Abrams | Posted 10.14.2011

Read More: Harry Hopkins, Sewers, Water Pipes, Labor, Bridges, Direct Hiring, Supercongress, March on Washington, Middle Class, Deficit Reduction, Dams, Wpa, Roads, Republicans, Economy, Growing Jobs, Retrofitting Buildings, Politics News
Paul Abrams

The argument is not that government should do everything, any more than the private sector can do everything, but that there are critical functions that government can uniquely perform.

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WATCH: 'Pothole Killer' Takes On Damaged City Streets

Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: Streets, Video, Pothole, Chicago, Potholes, Pothole Killer, Roads, Chicago Roads, Cdot, Department of Transportation, Chicago News

As the city's battle against Chicago's unending pothole problem rages on, Transportation Commissioner Gabe Klein has added a new weapon to his arsenal...

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PHOTOS: 21 Beautiful Roads Around The World

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Roads, Slidepollajax, Cool Roads, Scenic Drives, Travel News

Driving the open road is one of the rare pleasures in life. The ability to roll the windows down and enjoy the view is such a treat. There is much t...

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Infrastructure: The Best Bargain In The U.S. Economy

washingtonpost.com | Ezra Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Infrastructure Spending, Infrastructure, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Ezra Klein, Infrastructure Investment, Unemployment, Federal Aviation Administration, Roads, Construction, Schools, American Society of Civil Engineers, Business News

People say that the government should be run more like a business. So imagine you are CEO of the government. Your bridges are crumbling. Your schools ...

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Obama Calls For $50 Billion Infrastructure Plan For Roads, Rail, Air Travel

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Infrastructure Bank, Gas, Amtrak, Railways, Airports, Jobs, Obama, Runways, Tax Breaks, Stimulus, Air Travel, Infrastructure, Unemployment, Highways, Stimulus Package, Spending, Oil, Roads, Politics News

MILWAUKEE — A combative President Barack Obama rolled out a long-term jobs program Monday that would exceed $50 billion to rebuild roads, railways a...

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2 Millionth Pothole Draws Mayor Bloomberg

nytimes.com | KAREN ZRAICK | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Roads, Mayor Bloomberg, New York, New York City, Michael Bloomberg, Potholes, New York News

The annual post-winter war on potholes -- a herculean effort, by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's telling -- had descended on Slater Boulevard to mark a m...

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Bad News on the BQE

Nick Carr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Roads, Driving Directions, Maps, Highways, Bqe, Trucks, New York News
Nick Carr

Sometimes for a film, you just want to copy down the Google route and be done with it. But this accident I passed on the BQE is a pretty good reason why you should run them at least once.

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Bad Day For LA: Roads, Water Quality Among Worst In Nation

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dwp, Water Quality, Roads, Department of Water and Power, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Dwp, Los Angeles News

Two unsettling reports about LA's aging, crumbling infrastructure today. According to a report released by transportation research group TRIP, LA's ro...

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Fleecing the USA Again: Non-Performance-Based P3 Banker Fees

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Goldman Sachs, p3s, Chicago Parking, Investment Banks, World War Two, Bridges, Public-Private Partnerships, Tarp Banks, Power, Public Works, City of Chicago, Water, Roads, Privatization, Levies, Bonuses, People of Chicago, Skyway, Business News
Michael Likosky

If the recovery is done right, we can forge public-private partnerships akin to the Second World War. However, our least patriotic institution, the large scale investment bank, seems to have something different in mind.

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Meat the Truth

Mikko Alanne | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Prius, Meat the Truth, Marianne Thieme, Carbon Savings, Roads, An Inconvenient Truth, Toyota, Greenhouses Gasses, Vegetarianism, Meat, Los Angeles, Airlines, Ecorazzi, New York, Green News
Mikko Alanne

If people know about the massive global damage caused by meat production, why is making a change so difficult? Is it because people don't care? Is it because it's too difficult to give up meat? I'd argue it's neither.

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Finally, a Craigslist for Government Assets

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Assets, Credit Ratings, Infrastructure, Government Accountability, p3s, Dog Shelters, Bridges, Public-Private Partnerships, Roads, Privatization, Blue Chip Law Firms, Allen--Overy, Financial Crisis, Craigslist, Municipal Debt, Business News
Michael Likosky

If you're looking for a good deal on public assets, Allen & Overy LLP, a leading international law firm, has a product for you.

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Toll Roads Are Paved With Bad Intentions

Thomas Frank | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Roads, Privatization, Infrastructure, Nationalization, Free Market, Capitalism, Department of Transportation, Politics News
Thomas Frank

Back in the days when the market was a kind of secular god, we were told private businesses did everything better than the state. But something happened on the road to privatopia.

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Flailing Dailies: Bye Bye Urban Newspapers?

Harry Moroz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tribune Company, Mayors, Bridges, Sewer Systems, Schools, Cities, Dallas, Infrastructure, Journalism, Governors, State of the News Media, New York Times, Roads, Newspapers, Honolulu, Providence, Stamford, Media News
Harry Moroz

Indeed, city dailies in a tenuous economic state would likely not close their doors completely, but instead would provide only online content or eliminate weekend service.

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McCain-Palin: No Plan to Address Worn, Outdated Transportation Infrastructure

Stephen A. LeMay | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Investing, Infrastructure, Bush Administration, Bridges, Public Transportation, Roads, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Obama Biden, Election 2008, Barack Obama, John McCain, Campaign 2008, Transportation, Home News
Stephen A. LeMay

Infrastructure isn't sexy but it's critical to economic well-being. If McCain becomes the next president, he won't do much. Ever. His website and his public statements make no mention at all of the nation's infrastructure and its problems.

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Federal Highway Fund Running Out of Money

New York Times | DAVID STOUT and MATTHEW L. WALD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Roads, Highway, Federal Highway Fund, Politics News

An important account in the federal Highway Trust Fund will run out of money this month, a situation that could hamper completion of road and bridge c...

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