Infrastructure

A report recently released by USC's Keston Institute for Infrastructure describes how the proceeds from state-issued General Obligation bonds for transportation and infrastructure could be leveraged to provide seven to eight times their face amount.

March 2, 2006 - The Keston Institute for Infrastructure

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger acts to protect California's crumbling levee system for the Sacramento Delta. Emergency status allows work to progress without waiting for environmental review.

February 28, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Approximately 25 new nuclear plants are planned or in development in Canada, China, the EU, India, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, and South Africa. Companies in the US and UK may order an additional 15 new reactors.

February 26, 2006 - Physics Today

King County, Washington, executive Ron Sims participated in a roundtable discussion at the Brookings Institution last week to address challenges faced by counties with changing needs.

February 26, 2006 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Chicago and Indiana have made billions by partnering with private financers on infrastructure assets. Attorneys David Narefsky and John Schmidt explain how California can reap similar benefits.

February 25, 2006 - The Metro Investment Report

Surprising even fellow Republicans, President Bush defends plans by a foreign company owned by the United Arab Emirates to manage operations at six large U.S. ports.

February 22, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Planning for 2 million additional Bay Area residents in 25 years, three regional agencies will tie transportation funding to land use development to promote medium and high density housing within 1/2 mile of transit centers.

February 22, 2006 - San Francisco Examiner

This editorial from the New York Times highlights the findings of the newly released Brookings study and calls for more investment and collaborative planning in these communities.

February 22, 2006 - The New York Times

An op-ed in Georgia's Gainesville Times calls Governor Sonny Perdue's roads-only approach to easing traffic congestion a "temporary solution".

February 18, 2006 - Gainesville Times

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's infrastructure program bumps into California's 21st century reality.

February 17, 2006 - California Planning & Development Report

As warehouse and distribution ramp up with global trade, The Slatin Report offers a look at an intriguing new approach to industrial development.

February 17, 2006 - The Slatin Report

Swift snow removal is a "political necessity" in New York City. Latest technology comes to the rescue.

February 16, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

A new report shows that Boston's Big Dig has reduced commute times, improved access to Logan International Airport, and will continue to create thousands of jobs for the seven billion dollars worth of private investment expected to occur in its wake.

February 16, 2006 - The Boston Globe

It has been five months since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast. Urban Land publishes a 24-page special report with an overview, recommendations, and essays from urban planners, local business leaders, developers, architects, and academia regarding the future of the Crescent City.

February 7, 2006 - Urban Land Magazine

600 feet below Manhattan is one of the biggest urban infrastructure projects in history, yet most city residents do not even know about this 50-year water project.

February 7, 2006 - The New York Times

This brief describes a new information tool developed by the Urban Markets Initiative to quantify, for the first time, the impact of transportation costs on the affordability of housing choices.

January 30, 2006 - The Brookings Institution

The Prime Minister's claim that the 21st century will be India's century seems doubtful given the 'squalid' rural village conditions and 'urban hellholes.'

January 26, 2006 - The Indian Express

State governors are risking their political capital on mega-fix-it projects at the statewide level, from the "Trans-Texas Corridor" to a $222 billion California infrastructure improvement plan.

January 19, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

A federal appeals court rules that cities cannot block construction of the towers for aesthetic reasons alone.

January 19, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

The Common Dreams website's quick visual reference guide to levee construction around the world -- and how woefully inadequate American levees were in New Orleans.

January 14, 2006 - CommonDreams