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The Dig: Presidential candidates on infrastructure

THE DIG :: October 20th, 2008
The Dig: Presidential candidates on infrastructure

As a solution to the economic crisis, the presidential candidates look to the American infrastructure.

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The Dig: A re<em>New</em>ed Deal?

THE DIG :: October 16th, 2008
The Dig: A reNewed Deal?

Even before the bailout, a non-partisan initiative, Building America’s Future, had already called for a similar government expansion, but in funding infrastructure projects.

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The Dig: Hard Times

THE DIG :: October 16th, 2008
The Dig: Hard Times

Already, the financial crisis has affected infrastructure projects throughout America.

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America in Gridlock: Web Video: The Infrastructure Governor

THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER :: October 14th, 2008
America in Gridlock: Web Video: The Infrastructure Governor

Gov. Ed Rendell (D., PA) is an advocate for reforming infrastructure policy and practice in both his state and throughout the rest of America. In Pennsylvania, Gov. Rendell has proposed varying measures to improve the state’s infrastructure, which rates particularly poor in road and bridge quality, from tolling to privatizing public roads.

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America in Gridlock: Web Video: The Big Builder

THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER :: October 14th, 2008
America in Gridlock: Web Video: The Big Builder

Ray Suarez of the NewsHour interviews Fred Salvucci, commonly referred to as "The father of the Big Dig," about his thoughts on the largest, most expensive U.S. infrastructure project to date.

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Driven to Despair: Timeline: Los Angeles Transit

NOW ON PBS :: October 10th, 2008
Driven to Despair: Timeline: Los Angeles Transit

A history of transit in the Los Angeles area as the city modernized at the turn of the 20th Century through today.

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