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January 6th, 2010
The Next American System: [VIDEO] Detroit Town Hall
From Detroit Public Television (DPTV) -- Detroit's transportation future plays a starring role in
Blueprint America: Beyond the Motor City
. DPTV and the Kresge Foundation recently hosted a screening and panel discussion at the Detroit Public Library.
November 24th, 2009
The Next American System: [VIDEO] The 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
Video: 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
Public Works: Video: Blueprint North Carolina
North Carolina is among the fastest growing states in America. 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
Public Works: Video: Blueprint Pennsylvania
A dialogue is under way that could lead to a "Blueprint for Prosperity" for Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 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
Video: Politics, Engineering Intersect Over Bay Bridge
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
Video: 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 31st, 2009
America in Gridlock: [VIDEO] Keep on Trucking?
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 11th, 2009
America in Gridlock: [VIDEO] Zombie Highways
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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