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.
Reports
THE DIG :: May 19th, 2009
Building the National Infrastructure Bank: Interview: The California I-Bank example
BLUEPRINT AMERICA :: May 19th, 2009
Road to the Future: Video: Preview
Preview of the PBS documentary on the growth and development of America.
BLUEPRINT AMERICA :: May 14th, 2009
Partner Stations: Partner Stations
The partnering stations of Blueprint America.
blueprint america :: May 14th, 2009
Web Video: Infrastructure?
Ray Suarez (The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer) and David Brancaccio of (NOW on PBS) talk about reporting on America's infrastructure problems with Blueprint 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.
THE NEWSHOUR with JIM LEHRER :: April 22nd, 2009
Choke Point: Overview
Blueprint America -- with The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer -- in a two part report looks at the bottlenecks of America's freight rail network, and the communities the trains intersect.
THE NEWSHOUR with JIM LEHRER :: April 22nd, 2009
Choke Point: Video: Choke Point [part one]
Blueprint America -- with The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer -- in a report from Chicago on the state of America's freight rail network.
THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER :: April 22nd, 2009
Choke Point: Video: Choke Point [part two]
Blueprint America -- with The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer -- in a report from the Midwest on the direction and congestion of America's freight rail network.
THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER :: April 22nd, 2009
Choke Point: Web Video: The Third Rail
Blueprint America correspondent Rick Karr interviews Edward Hamberger, President and CEO of the Association of American Railroads (AAR), about the state of freight rail in America today, as well as its future. The AAR represents the interests of the major freight railroads in the United States, Canada and Mexico, and Amtrak.



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