Would you pay more in taxes to fix roads and rail? Blueprint America correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.
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NOW on PBS :: August 31st, 2009
Keep on Trucking?: Video: Keep on Trucking?
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NOW on PBS :: August 26th, 2009
Keep on Trucking?: Overview
Blueprint America -- with NOW on PBS -- in a report with correspondent Miles O'Brien looks at the massive amount of freight moved throughout the country -- by trucks and by trains. But the aging infrastructure they run on needs more investment. Still, in these economic times money is hard to come by -- if the economy is to improve, though, the freight system that moves the country's goods needs to keep moving.
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THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER :: August 11th, 2009
Zombie Highways: Video: Full Report
What do you call a highway program that just keeps going long after its original goals were achieved? A zombie highway. Blueprint America -- with The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer -- goes to Birmingham, Alabama, to look into the Northern Beltline, a road that will cost more than $3 billion, most of which will be paid for by taxpayers nationwide.
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THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER :: August 10th, 2009
Zombie Highways: Overview
Blueprint America -- with The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer -- in a report from Alabama on how America's highways are built and funded -- often times at the expense of mass-transit development.
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THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER :: August 10th, 2009
Zombie Highways: Web Video: Does Birmingham deserve the Northern Beltline?
Rick Karr, Blueprint America correspondent, analyzes an exchange with Phillip Wiedmeyer, a leading advocate for Birmingham's Northern Beltline, about the argument for more highway building in Alabama.
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THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER :: August 10th, 2009
Zombie Highways: Web Video: What about the environment?
Blueprint America correspondent Rick Karr in a web report from Alabama on the environmental impact of building highways, and the growth they can create.
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THE DIG :: July 22nd, 2009
Rep. Jim Oberstar on the transportation bill
In April, before the House transportation bill was introduced, Rep. Jim Oberstar (D., Minn.), Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, talked with Blueprint America about the legislation.
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BLUEPRINT AMERICA :: July 17th, 2009
Road to the Future: Interview: Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood
In May, the Secretary of Transportation talked with Blueprint America for the Road to the Future documentary on PBS. Sec. LaHood's comments illustrate that the Administration wants transportation reform, but just not now -- especially if it means raising the gas tax in these economic times.
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BLUEPRINT AMERICA :: July 16th, 2009
Partner Stations: Blueprint Colorado
An update to the Blueprint Colorado project: A series of short videos produced by Rocky Mountain PBS on Denver's Living Streets initiative.
Then, Colorado State of Mind on Rocky Mountain PBS talks with Colorado's state planners to see how the state is managing its infrastructure.
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