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Steve Sandherr responded on December 7, 09 07:55 AM
AdvertisementUnfortunately, last week's relatively positive jobs report had little in the way of good news for construction workers. While mild November weather extended the construction season,...
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Leslie Blakey responded on December 7, 09 07:56 AM
AdvertisementWhile the jury is still out on TIGER and HSR, since the awards are yet to be made, the TIGER program is a special case in a number of ways. To start, it is the first truly multimodal...
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John M. Krieger responded on December 7, 09 07:57 AM
AdvertisementThere is a "Groundhog Day" feeling to the early discussions around a potential "jobs bill," with many of the same players falling in line to play the same roles they played exactly a year...
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Bill Graves responded on December 7, 09 03:26 PM
AdvertisementThis past week at the National Jobs Summit, ATA Past Chairman Charles "Shorty" Whittington told the President that investing in highways is the quickest, most efficient way to create jobs...
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Greg Principato responded on December 7, 09 03:47 PM
AdvertisementThe American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) included $1.1 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding. Use of the existing AIP program, where eligible projects focus on...
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James C. May responded on December 7, 09 04:15 PM
AdvertisementWe applaud President Obama’s leadership in creating jobs by rebuilding the nation’s critical infrastructure. Government funding to accelerate modernization of our outdated, inefficient air...
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David A. Raymond responded on December 7, 09 04:22 PM
AdvertisementI see three shortcomings in the first stimulus bill that impeded its true potential and should not be repeated in any new jobs bill: (1) inadequate funding levels for infrastructure, (2)...
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John Horsley responded on December 7, 09 05:32 PM
Advertisement One lesson learned from the 2009 Stimulus Bill, is that if the Congress wants to create thousands of jobs fast, the best way to do it is by investing in “ready-to-go” transportation...
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Steve Heminger responded on December 7, 09 09:21 PM
AdvertisementMy friend John Horsley is certainly right that there is a lot of pent-up demand for federal transportation funding, especially with the prospects of a long-term authorization bill for the...
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Richard Mudge responded on December 8, 09 12:03 AM
AdvertisementLesson number one is that transportation spending has led the way in the rapid generation of jobs. This sector was clearly underfunded and additional funds should be added. As Steve...
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Michael A. Replogle responded on December 8, 09 01:29 AM
AdvertisementTo build for a sustained economic recovery, new transportation investment should focus on boosting jobs while improving system performance, energy security, and environmental protection....
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Scott Belcher responded on December 8, 09 10:30 AM
AdvertisementWhile we will continue to determine the successes and failures of ARRA over the coming months and years, I think one point is quite evident – the funding for transportation projects is...
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Lisa Caruso responded on December 8, 09 11:58 AM
AdvertisementHere's what President Obama had to say on the subject earlier today in his speech on job creation and economic growth at the Brookings Institution. I'd love to know what the experts think...
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Kurt J. Nagle responded on December 8, 09 12:09 PM
AdvertisementA new "jobs' or stimulus package should focus on programs and incentives that possess the ability to provide both short and long term jobs and economic benefits. I concur with the other...
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Steve Van Beek responded on December 8, 09 06:04 PM
Advertisement My fellow contributors are right to make the point that the transportation components of ARRA have worked. They have, in fact, remarkably well. It is gratifying that with all of the...
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Anthony E. Shorris responded on December 8, 09 06:08 PM
AdvertisementMuch as there were lessons from SAFETEA-LU that should have guided the development of ARRA, there are certainly lessons the early stages of the latter’s implementation that can help us in...
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Ken Orski responded on December 9, 09 12:58 PM
AdvertisementBefore we start celebrating the beneficial effect of the proposed jobs bill, let us pause and consider what its wider impact might be. In short, the second stimulus, if authorized by...
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Steve Van Beek responded on December 10, 09 09:25 AM
AdvertisementKen: Today's biggest issue with the surface transportation authorization is finding long-term additional revenue sources other than the general fund to back infrastructure needs. With the...
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James Corless responded on December 10, 09 09:52 AM
Advertisement We are encouraged by President Obama’s proposal to provide $50 billion for merit-based infrastructure projects. In both his remarks at the Brookings Institute and during last week’s jobs...
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Parris N. Glendening responded on December 10, 09 11:07 AM
AdvertisementIn thinking about the proposed jobs bill, it is easy to focus on the technical or policy-related aspects of transportation at the expense of jobs. We must not forget these proposals affect...
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