It’s time to stop expanding and start maintaining
To reshape our transportation system and address staggering maintenance needs, we must prioritize repairing existing infrastructure before expanding our roadways any further.
The 2021 Infrastructure...
Transportation and extreme heat
The following post was written by Mehr Mukhtar and London Weier.
Recent record-breaking temperatures demonstrate that we can no longer rely on old design approaches...
Transportation and extreme heat
The following post was written by Mehr Mukhtar and London Weier.
Recent record-breaking temperatures demonstrate that we can no longer rely on old design approaches...
Building back better: Reflections on the state of infrastructure repair in the U.S.
Despite substantial federal funding available to address “crumbling roads and bridges,” our infrastructure’s state of repair is an ongoing issue, and climate change is...
Fix the damn roads: Why politicians should prioritize potholes
Gretchen Whitmer first won election to Michigan’s governorship four years ago on a simple promise: she would fix the damn roads. For Whitmer, and...
Everyone agrees that repair is important. No one is willing to require it
Despite a fundamental lack of understanding by some members of Congress about the program they’re responsible for overseeing, the law sets states free to...
The infrastructure bill’s limited state of repair funding and policies
Flickr photo of bridge resurfacing by WSDOT. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wsdot/49921039787There is very little new funding in the infrastructure bill specifically dedicated to repair and no new...
Fix-it-first would be a win for rural communities
From Wikimedia CommonsThe lack of repair requirements in the infrastructure bill will shortchange rural areas, costing them potential jobs and leaving them with crumbling...
Fix-it-first would be a win for rural communities
From Wikimedia CommonsThe lack of repair requirements in the infrastructure bill will shortchange rural areas, costing them potential jobs and leaving them with crumbling...
Nine ways the House’s transportation proposal starts to make a “paradigm shift”
With the House’s INVEST in America Act being considered in committee on Wednesday, it’s a good time to look at what else beyond our...
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