“Back in the days when the market was a kind of secular god and all the world thrilled to behold the amazing powers of private capital, the idea of privatizing highways and airports and other bits of our transportation infrastructure made a certain kind of sense.” WorldKindMadeIdeasCertainBitsSecularHighwaysAirportsInfrastructureTransportationTransportation Infrastructure Author:Thomas Frank
“Congress should just do its job and pass a transportation-infrastructure bill - a regular bill that doesnt borrow money and mortgage my future.” ShouldJobsBillsCongressInfrastructureJust Do ItMy FutureMortgageTransportationTransportation Infrastructure Author:Steve Stivers
“We have very stable mechanisms of conflict resolution in terms of labor relations, we have a very good transportation infrastructure, we provide our children with an excellent education and the gap between rich and poor in Germany is relatively narrow. On the other hand, we have trouble accepting change.” ChildrenHandsTermPoorAcceptingRichTroubleConflictLaborRelationOur ChildrenVery GoodExcellentGermanyResolutionGapsMechanismStableInfrastructureTransportationRich And PoorConflict ResolutionAccepting ChangeExcellent EducationTransportation Infrastructure Author:Angela Merkel
“We have climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions, mostly from human power and transportation infrastructure. At the same time, we have 2 billion people who live in energy poverty.” PeopleHumansEnergyPovertyClimateClimate ChangeBillionsGasInfrastructureTransportationEmissionsGreenhousesGreenhouse GasesHuman PowerTransportation Infrastructure Author:Ramez Naam
“Smart businesses do not look at labor costs alone anymore. They do look at market access, transportation, telecommunications infrastructure and the education and skill level of the workforce, the development of capital and the regulatory market.” LooksLevelsDevelopmentCostSkillsSmartLaborAccessInfrastructureTransportationWorkforceTelecommunicationsSmart BusinessTransportation Infrastructure Author:Janet Napolitano
“States get to improve transportation infrastructure; that creates economic development, puts people back to work and, most important, enhances safety and improves local communities.” PeopleImportantStatesCommunityEconomicDevelopmentSafetyLocalsInfrastructureTransportationEconomic DevelopmentBack To WorkLocal CommunityTransportation Infrastructure Author:Corrine Brown
“As southeast Texas's only Member of the House Transportation Committee, I'm especially proud of being able to help bring hundreds of millions of dollars to the region to create jobs and improve the area infrastructure.” HelpingAbleJobsHouseMillionsProudMembersAreasDollarsRegionsTexasCommitteesInfrastructureTransportationTransportation Infrastructure Author:Nick Lampson