The Infrastructure Debate
Episodes
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Andy Winkler sits down with Meridiam North America's CEO, James Rubin, to discuss the challenges and opportunities of private - public partnerships throughout the U.S. They discuss everything from permitting issues, funding and financing issues, and technical capacity. They also discuss in-depth about the current renovation and expansion status of LaGuardia Airport.
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Traffic buildup is a big issue in cities, especially in cities such as New York. One way officials are trying to control growing congestion is through "congestion pricing." Brianne Eby, a policy analyst from the Eno Center, gives us an overview of what congestion pricing is and how it may be a better alternative to standard tolling.
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It’s infrastructure week. It’s been reported that Trump and Democrats agree to work together on a $2 trillion deal for infrastructure. Jake Varn, Michele Nellenbach and Andy Winkler walk through the possible outcomes of this deal and what is to come next.
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Many are wondering how engaged President Trump actually is on one of his campaign issues: revitalizing the nation's crumbling infrastructure. Eyes are turning back to Congress for a broad infrastructure package. Yet there is an even bigger issue of the looming insolvency of the Highway Trust Fund. BPC's Jake Varn is joined by former Reps. Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Joe Crowley(D-NY) to discuss these issues.
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We begin 2019 with a divided Congress but infrastructure has once again emerged as a beacon for bipartisan cooperation. Inside any debate over infrastructure there is one avoidable question, how do we pay for it? Even if this question can be resolved, President Trump’s border wall and climate change could derail any debate on this issue before it even starts. Experts discuss with BPC’s Jake Varn each of these issues and a possible path forward.
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Of the nearly 100,000 public K-12 schools in the United States, more than one in four are in poor or unsatisfactory condition. Finding additional funding for school facilities is inherently challenging. Should the federal government include schools as a part of a broader infrastructure initiative? BPC’s Jake Varn discusses this issue with Mary FIlardo of the 21st Century School Fund and BPC senior policy analyst Andy Winkler.
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Right now half a dozen wildfires are burning throughout California with devastating impacts. BPC’s Jake Varn talks with James Gore, the Co-Chair of the National Association of Counties Resilient Counties Initiative about these fires and how local officials are responding. James gives his first-hand perspective on what’s happening in California and recounts the impacts of the Tubbs Fire that took place in 2017.
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Listen in to hear former San Antonio Mayor and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Henry Cisneros discussed a variety of infrastructure and economic development issues. The Secretary discusses Opportunity Zones and their potential to transform cities as well as the prognosis for infrastructure in the next Congress.
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BPC sits down with Chris Vieson, Staff Director for the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, to discuss Chairman Shuster’s recently released infrastructure plan, and the outlook for bipartisan progress in Congress. The new proposal wants to fix the Highway Trust Fund before it goes insolvent, but can Shuster’s gas tax ideas break the deadlock?
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Recently, nearly a fourth of Washington, D.C. was under a Water Boil Advisory. Each year, about 7,000 Boil Water Advisories are issues across the country. This is a stark reminder of the state of our nation's infrastructure and how vital systems are often severely neglected. Jake Varn sits down with Nathan Ohle, the Executive Director at RCAP and John Lisle, Chief of External Affairs at DC Water to discuss this issue.