Topic – Infrastructure

James Corless & Stuart Cohen

National transportation vision

Director of Transportation for America & Director of TransForm, Mar 12, 10.

The US needs a national transportation vision

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Infrastructure bank could provide benefits and pitfalls

No long-term spending boost

Steve Hawley, Mar 10, 10.

None of the current proposals would increase long-term infrastructure spending; instead, they would just shift more of the financing into debt spending.

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One-man filibuster shuts down federal Highway Trust Fund

GOP Senator Jim Bunning

Vilas Bhuchar, Mar 01, 10.

GOP Senator Jim Bunning's objection to a 30-day extension of a 2005 transportation law led to a quasi-shutdown of U.S. DOT operations this morning.

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Judge Emmett calls for improved infrastructure and transportation

State of the County Address

Vilas Bhuchar, Feb 15, 10.

Harris County Judge Ed Emmett delivered a State of the County address in which he asked the audience to evaluate the county in human terms.

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Harris County joins high-speed rail group

$50,000 in dues

Vilas Bhuchar, Feb 15, 10.

Commissioners Court decided to join the Texas High Speed Rail and Transportation Corporation in hopes of influencing if and where a system would be built.

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County Commissioners

Meeting notes - Feb 9, 2010

Vilas Bhuchar, Feb 12, 10.

Harris County Commissioners Court approved a resolution to pay $50K in dues to join the Texas High Speed Rail and Transportation Corporation.

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Melissa Lafsky

Gas tax must be raised

Editor in Chief, The Infrastructurist, Jan 22, 10.

The federal gas tax must be raised

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House approves jobs bill

Includes transportation money

Steve Hawley, Dec 22, 09.

The $154 billion legislation would include money for highway construction and repair projects, as well as money for Amtrak and other infrastructure investments.

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House, Senate agree on $2.5 billion for high-speed rail

Omits Infrastructure Bank

Steve Hawley, Dec 15, 09.

The bill also includes money for sustainable communities, although it omits money for a proposed National Infrastructure Bank for the time being.

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Obama supports additional $50 billion for transportation

Designed to create more jobs

Steve Hawley, Dec 09, 09.

The extra spending, which could come from leftover financial bailout money, would essentially double the amount of transportation stimulus money.

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