Blueprint America -- with Religion & Ethics Newsweekly on PBS -- in a report on the rebuilding of Salt Lake City -- a private project changing the public landscape.
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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly :: November 6th, 2009
City Creek Center
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PARTNER STATIONS :: October 29th, 2009
Partner Stations: Blueprint North Carolina
North Carolina is among the fastest growing states in America. How the state designs its cities for 21st Century living and the efficient transport of goods and services will determine continued growth in the future.
UNC-TV -- as a part of Blueprint America -- looks at North Carolina's most pressing concerns around transportation infrastructure and creative solutions for the future.
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Partner Stations :: October 29th, 2009
Partner Stations: Blueprint Pennsylvania
A dialogue is under way that could lead to a "Blueprint for Prosperity" for Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The concept, which has been put to use in other cities across the country, involves engaging so-called "anchor institutions" in economic revitalization efforts.
WITF public television in Pennsylvania -- as a part of Blueprint America -- plays host to the first conversation on revitalizing the center region of the state.
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THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER :: October 28th, 2009
Politics, Engineering Intersect Over Bay Bridge
UPDATE: The Bay Bridge in the San Francisco-Oakland area was closed last night after a crossbar and two steel tie rods fell from a section repaired last month, damaging three vehicles and causing minor injuries to one driver. Structural engineers and inspectors are working to determine how long repairs will take.
NOW on PBS host -- and Blueprint America collaborator -- David Brancaccio will be a guest on MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show to discuss the incident and the overall state of America's infrastructure (Live: Wednesday, October 28 at 9:25 pm EST).
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In a report from The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, political wrangling can often get in the way of critical infrastructure improvements Case in point: The rebuilding of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (Originally aired: Sept. 29, 2009).
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THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER :: October 16th, 2009
A tax on miles, not gas
In a report from The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, some states are experimenting with controversial new taxes to pay for highway construction. Special correspondent Lee Hochberg reports from Oregon, where officials are looking into charging drivers a tax based on the number of miles they drive in lieu of a highly-debated gas tax.
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THE DIG :: September 30th, 2009
Federal transportation law gets one-month extension
At midnight Wednesday, the federal transportation law funding national highway and transit programs expired. Amid a lack of consensus in Congress on what to do—as the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has been at odds with both the Senate and the Obama Administration—the current law was extended for one-month. However, it is a short-term fix.
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THE DIG :: September 21st, 2009
Three (instead of 18) month proposed extension of Transportation Bill soon coming
Every six years the law authorizing national transportation policy and funding needs renewal. The current law expires Sept. 30 -- in nine days.
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THE DIG :: September 11th, 2009
Transportation Bill running on fumes
With Congress back after a summer recess, President Barack Obama, in an address before both the House and Senate on Wednesday, again made clear that the government’s business at this moment is health care reform. As a result, major climate legislation has been delayed twice in the Senate by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D., Calif), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee. At the same time, similar legislation in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee -- a $450 billion bill to overhaul transportation funding and policy nationally -- has not been put off, at least by Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar (D., Minn.).
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NOW on PBS :: August 31st, 2009
Keep on Trucking?: Video: Keep on Trucking?
Would you pay more in taxes to fix roads and rail? Blueprint America correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.
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