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November 24th, 2009
Web Video: Aaron Naparstek, streetblogger
 
Web Video: Aaron Naparstek, streetblogger
Aaron Naparstek, Editor-in-Chief of the Online transportation news source Streetsblog, in an interview with Blueprint America about the way transportation is looked at in New York City and the rest of the country.
November 6th, 2009
City Creek Center
 
City Creek Center
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.
October 29th, 2009
Partner Stations: Blueprint North Carolina
 
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.
October 29th, 2009
Partner Stations: Blueprint Pennsylvania
 
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.
October 28th, 2009
Politics, Engineering Intersect Over Bay Bridge
 
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).
October 16th, 2009
A tax on miles, not gas
 
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.
August 26th, 2009
Keep on Trucking?: Overview
 
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.
August 10th, 2009
Zombie Highways: Overview
 
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.
August 10th, 2009
Zombie Highways: Web Video: Does Birmingham deserve the Northern Beltline?
 
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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