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THE DIG :: September 11th, 2009
Transportation Bill running on fumes

With Congress back after a summer recess, President Barack Obama, in an address before both the House and Senate on Wednesday, again made clear that the government’s business at this moment is health care reform. As a result, major climate legislation has been delayed twice in the Senate by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D., Calif), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee. At the same time, similar legislation in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee -- a $450 billion bill to overhaul transportation funding and policy nationally -- has not been put off, at least by Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar (D., Minn.).

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NOW on PBS :: August 31st, 2009
Keep on Trucking?: Video: Keep on Trucking?

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 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 No. 13 line :: August 14th, 2009
I-35W Two Years Later: Lessons Unlearned

Two years ago, during the Wednesday evening rush hour in Minneapolis on August 1, the I-35W bridge over the Mississippi River collapsed, killing 13 people and injuring 145. Have we learned any lessons from this tragedy that help make us safer today? Regrettably, the answer is no.

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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 24th, 2009
Plugging holes in public transit budgets: An update

Blueprint America correspondent Rick Karr revisits a report from earlier this year on the operating budget troubles of mass-transit agencies throughout the country.

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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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