Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Infrastructure

It’s a Lobby-palooza! Join MPC’s 43 Minutes for $43 Billion Infrastructure Push

By John Greenfield | | 1 Comment
Are you ready for (almost three-quarters of) an hour of power? That’s what the Metropolitan Planning Council has planned for Wednesday, May 18, at 11 a.m., when they’ll hold the 43 Minutes for $43 Billion transportation infrastructure lobbying jam session. They’re asking Chicagoland residents to call their legislators and contact leaders in Springfield to ask them […]

The Highs and Lows of Hillary’s Bland Infrastructure Plan

By Angie Schmitt | | No Comments
We’re getting some insight into what White House transportation policy would look like in a Hillary Clinton administration, following the Democratic frontrunner’s release of a 5-year, $275 billion infrastructure plan yesterday. It’s not exactly a visionary plan, but despite its blandness it’s still likely to be DOA if Republicans retain control of Congress as expected. Clinton’s “briefing” calls for $275 […]

Study: Most Roads Don’t Pay for Themselves

By Angie Schmitt | | No Comments
Most American roads — even the most highly trafficked — are financial losers. That’s a major finding from a new study by the Center for American Progress [PDF]. A financial analysis by the think tank found that about four out of 10 U.S. highways don’t carry enough traffic to generate sufficient revenue to pay for their maintenance […]