A look at property in the state of Oregon: It is not just the dividing line between public and private land. However, the Fifth Amendment in the United States Constitution – “…nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation...” – seemingly would make it just that. Still, the state regulates private land, at times, as if it were its own. It is not that Oregon property rights are so unique to America, but rather it is the way the state interprets and enforces them that is.
Economy
BLUEPRINT AMERICA :: May 20th, 2009
Road to the Future: Timeline: Planning in Oregon
Blueprint America :: May 19th, 2009
Building the National Infrastructure Bank: Analysis: The Bank Not Built
Some $120 billion will be spent on infrastructure as a part of the $787 billion economic stimulus package passed by Congress. The establishment of a National Infrastructure Bank was not included in the final recovery plan. As a result, other than an overall stimulus in infrastructure spending by the federal government, the funding practices for public works projects – largely for highways and mass transit – remain the same. Still, it is not yet clear how a National Infrastructure Bank would function.
A breakdown of the progress of the National Infrastructure Bank so far
BLUEPRINT AMERICA :: May 19th, 2009
Road to the Future: Analysis: Congestion Pricing
An introduction to congestion pricing, its failure in New York City, and a Worldfocus report on the system in Singapore.
THE DIG :: May 19th, 2009
Building the National Infrastructure Bank: Video: Felix Rohatyn
Felix Rohatyn, author of Bold Endeavors: How our government built America, and why it must rebuild now, on the future of infrastructure investment in the United States.
THE DIG :: May 19th, 2009
Building the National Infrastructure Bank: Interview: The California I-Bank example
President Obama has called for a National Infrastructure Bank. And, the structure already exists on the state level.
Stan Hazelroth, Executive Director of the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, recently spoke with Blueprint America on the effectiveness of the program so far and how the structure might be applied federally.
BLUEPRINT AMERICA :: May 19th, 2009
Road to the Future: Video: Preview
Preview of the PBS documentary on the growth and development of America.
THE NEWSHOUR with JIM LEHRER :: May 7th, 2009
Choke Point: Analysis: Gone Electric: The Rise and Fall of America’s First Electric Freight Line
Blueprint America correspondent Rick Karr on the viability of electric rail in America.
NOW on PBS :: April 15th, 2009
Cleaning Coal: Video: Full Report
With carbon emissions caps on the Obama Administration's agenda, coal is at the center of the energy debate. NOW's Senior Correspondent Maria Hinojosa goes to Wyoming to report on the state's coal industry, and its assertion that it can produce "clean coal" -- coal that can be burned without releasing carbon into the atmosphere.
NOW on PBS :: April 9th, 2009
Cleaning Coal: Data: Net Generation from Coal by State by Sector
A report from the Energy Information Administration (U.S. Department of Energy).





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