The NewsHour’s Ray Suarez talks with Chris Edwards, the director of fiscal policy at the CATO Institute, and Michael Gallis, an urban development consultant, on the future of America’s infrastructure.
Reports
THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER :: October 14th, 2008
America in Gridlock: Video: A Two-way Street
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.
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.
THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER :: October 14th, 2008
America in Gridlock: Web Video: The Port Problem
Commentary from the NewsHour's Ray Suarez about port problems in New Orleans.
NOW on PBS :: October 10th, 2008
Driven to Despair: Overview
With gas prices spiking and home values crumbling, the American working class dream of a cheap commute to work from ever-appreciating houses on the fringes of suburbia has become more like an American nightmare.
NOW ON PBS :: October 10th, 2008
Driven to Despair: Video: Full Report
Blueprint America -- with NOW on PBS -- examines this crisis through the example of southern California.
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.
NOW on PBS :: October 10th, 2008
Driven to Despair: Web Video: The Long Commute
Audel Vilda is struggling to reconcile high gas prices, a crushing drop in the value of his home and his desire to spend more time with his family.
NOW ON PBS :: October 10th, 2008
Driven to Despair: Analysis: Exurbia, New Urbanism, TODs
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