In commemoration of Infrastructure Week, Bookings provides a three-step program to changing the direction on America's bad habits when it comes to infrastructure investment.
According to a post by Robert Puentes, "we still have a long way to go to correct a half-century of bad habits and underinvestment and make the delivery, design, and financing of infrastructure the norm rather than the exception."
To change those bad habits, Puentes recommends a three step program, summarized as follows with more detail included in the article:
- Talk about infrastructure in concrete, rather than abstract, terms.
- Find ways to fund individual sectors of infrastructure.
- Prioritize infrastructure investments that achieve real economic, social, and environmental goals.
Read the full story: Three steps for coping with your infrastructure problem
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