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January 16th, 2009

 
America in Gridlock: [RADIO] There’s Gas in Them Thar Hills
Blueprint America -- with Weekend America -- in a report on modern day gas prospecting in the hills of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
December 31st, 2008

 
Profiles from the Recession: [VIDEO] Paul Krugman’s Big Fix
Blueprint America -- with host David Brancaccio (NOW on PBS) -- interviews economist Paul Krugman on the effect a stimulus in infrastructure spending will have on the American economy.
December 15th, 2008

 
America in Gridlock: [VIDEO] The Wrong Track: Building the Second Avenue Subway
Blueprint America correspondent Rick Karr speaks with Joe Trainer, Chief Engineer of MTA Capital Construction in New York City, about the day to day process of building the Second Avenue line from above ground in Manhattan.
December 15th, 2008

 
America in Gridlock: [VIDEO] The Wrong Track: 14 Stories Underground
Blueprint America correspondent Rick Karr speaks with Edward Kennedy, Chief Tunnel Engineer of the East Side Access Tunnel in New York City, about the construction of the Long Island Railroad access tunnel that will run from Queens to Grand Central Station in Manhattan -- 140 feet underground.
December 12th, 2008

 
America in Gridlock: [VIDEO] The Wrong Track: The Saga of the 2nd Avenue Subway (1975)
This 51st State report, which originally aired in 1975 on Channel Thirteen in New York, looks at New York City's repeated attempts to complete a second subway line on the East Side of Manhattan. The project is still not finished after over a half-century of delays.
November 21st, 2008

 
America in Gridlock: [VIDEO] Beneath the North Texas Dirt: More Dirt in North Texas
Similar to Brett Shipp’s investigation on the ignorance of state regulators to design flaws in Texas' pipeline infrastructure, another local Texas television reporter, Will Ripley (NewsChannel 5), further explored faulty natural gas pipelines in the Rio Grande Valley.
November 4th, 2008

 
The Stance: Radio: The candidates on transportation [Election 2008]
Whoever moves into the Oval Office come January will have to work with Congress on a new federal transportation bill. In the first segment of a four part Blueprint America radio series, a report on Barack Obama and John McCain's sharply different positions on what kind of transportation the country needs.
November 4th, 2008

 
The Stance: Radio: The candidates on the Grid [Election 2008]
Americans take the electrical supply for granted. But the Grid - the system that transmits electricity to homes and offices - is aging and prone to serious glitches. In the second segment of a four part Blueprint America radio series, a report on how Barack Obama and John McCain say they will keep the lights on.
November 4th, 2008

 
The Stance: Radio: The candidates on Internet infrastructure [Election 2008]
International studies have argued that Americans pay more than Europeans and Asians for significantly worse internet service. In the third segment of a four part Blueprint America radio series, a report on where John McCain and Barack Obama stand on bringing the country's Internet service up to speed.
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