Pete Buttigieg on Rail, Infrastructure & Inequality
Republican senators ‘have a wonderful opportunity to put their money where their mouth is,’ Buttigieg says.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says the Keystone Pipeline leak requires third-party analysis and explains the rail negotiation breakdown.
How to Track Government Spending
Watchdogs GAO and Taxpayers for Common Sense Share Tips for Journalists
“Budgets aren’t about numbers. They’re about priorities.”
The Future of Commuting, Post-Pandemic
The return of millions of workers to the office will test highways, subways and bus systems.
It may take incentives like free fares to lure people back to using mass transit. Kansas City and Los Angeles are experimenting with free fares on public transit to get people back.
Covering America’s Crumbling Roads and Bridges
Infrastructure 101 for Journalists
Reporters can use Census, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Department of Transportation data to highlight the potholes in America’s infrastructure.
How COVID Will Change the Suburbs
As People Flee Congestion and the Virus, Suburbs Stand to Gain
From New York to Mumbai, COVID fears have sent people scrambling out of cities and elevated suburban housing prices. Whether that trend will hold is uncertain, but the pandemic has accelerated calls to “retrofit suburbia” to make it greener, more prosperous and healthier.
A $1 Trillion Pothole?
Finding Money to Fix America’s Broken Infrastructure
A Damning Report Card for Infrastructure
State by State Evaluation of Roads, Bridges, Airports
A lobbyist walked journalists through an organization’s “scorecard” for necessary infrastructure upgrades.
America’s Roads Often Dangerous by Design
As Cities Expanded, Highway Funds Often Gave the Wrong Incentives
A former federal transportation official says road financing needs to be rethought so cities can be designed better.
Controlling the Airways
Revamping the Nation’s Air Traffic Control System
Airline expert says U.S. should follow the lead of other nations and restructure its air traffic control system.
Paying for Roads
As Highways Age, Government Funds to Fix Them Elusive
Transportation expert says Congress needs to revamp how it finances the highway system – and get away from its current “reactionary” approach.
Covering Infrastructure: Roads, Rails and the Grid
Reporting on Infrastructure Provides Insight into Everyday Life
Three journalists share tips and strategies for covering the range of America’s infrastructure – from trains to driverless cars of the future.
Lights Out: Risks to the Power Grid
Ted Koppel on Likelihood Terrorists Will Take Down U.S. Electric Supply
A broadcasting legend and author of a recent book on the electric grid says the nation faces a bigger threat than it realizes.
