Recent Streetsblog SOUTHEAST posts about Infrastructure

What Would Make Southwest Florida More Walkable?

By Nick Whitaker | Jul 6, 2017 | No Comments

There are a number of obstacles to overcome, some manmade and some natural. The natural issues are obvious, at least this time of year… it’s hot and it rains a lot some days. However, there are many places where weather can be an issue for walkers, and yet people walk just the same. Why? Because the manmade issues are less of an impediment, giving people more reason to brave the elements.

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If Trump Wants to “Fix It First,” a Big Spending Spree Isn’t the Way to Go

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 30, 2017 | No Comments

It's hard to pin Donald Trump down on policy issues. But let's take one of his recent infrastructure pronouncements literally and see where the implications lead.

Regional Cooperation Links Us to Our Neighbors and the Rest of the State

By Nick Whitaker | Dec 22, 2016 | No Comments

The respective Metropolitan Planning Organizations of each county inSouthwest Florida have been working together to create a regional network of non-motorized transportation and recreation facilities and roadway treatments.

4 Ways Trump’s Transportation Plan Is Ripe for Corruption

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 28, 2016 | No Comments

Donald Trump’s opaque personal finances and business entanglements around the globe raise the possibility of unprecedented corruption for a United States president.

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AZ Rep Ruben Gallego to Dems: Don’t Enable Trump’s Infrastructure Surge

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 18, 2016 | No Comments

Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi may be ready to bend over backward to work with Donald Trump on “infrastructure,” but you can count Arizona Representative Ruben Gallego out.

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Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi Are Falling for Infrastructure Propaganda

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 17, 2016 | No Comments

We’re going to see a lot of stories about Donald Trump and infrastructure in the next few months, and this reporting will be heavily influenced by a message that has been honed and perfected by the American Society of Civil Engineers. It will be important to see through these arguments and view the Trump infrastructure plan with clear eyes. Already, leading Congressional Democrats […]

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