Policy & Funding

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Spring is pothole season so you are seeing them everywhere. So why are there more potholes on residential and commercial streets…

Policy & FundingFebruary 23, 2023

The 2021 US infrastructure bill leapt closer to becoming law in August with a strong vote of support from the Senate. So what…

Policy & FundingAugust 16, 2021

It appears road maintenance, which should mean fixing small cracks before they become deadly potholes, will be prioritized.

Policy & FundingFebruary 5, 2021

Where people work may be permanently affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. What does that mean for commuters, the roads they travel –…

Policy & FundingSeptember 15, 2020

Interstate highways get a much higher load of traffic, particularly in the eCommerce era vs. when they were built, causing…

Policy & FundingFebruary 28, 2019

The technology is about far more than cryptocurrency. The founders of PotholeCoin see a future where motorists can join up to pay…

Policy & FundingAugust 28, 2018

Rosabeth Moss Kanter, a Harvard Business School professor specializing in strategy and innovation, explores how technology,…

Policy & FundingSeptember 25, 2017

Infrastructure repairs, potholes included, are targeted with $52.4 billion that will be raised with gas and sales tax increases…

Policy & FundingAugust 1, 2017

Highly qualified appointee sees job creation as part of the overall value of modernization and repair of systems that knit America…

Policy & FundingJune 27, 2017

Hazardous streets and highways got plenty of attention in the 2016 election. Will the president-elect favor fixes or exclusively…

Policy & FundingDecember 21, 2016

What's in a word? Does calling our pavement "infrastructure" instead of "public works" in anyway help fix our potholes? Or is it…

Policy & FundingSeptember 26, 2016

Are toll roads the future of good pavement? The lessons from Colorado's E-470 might provide us a clue on how to provide…

Policy & FundingAugust 19, 2016