Featured Polls
Fifty-five percent of Americans in a Bloomberg National Poll say they would back an increase. The concept has bipartisan support, with majorities of Republicans (51 percent) and Democrats (67 percent) backing the idea.
Is it okay to increase the federal gas tax to pay for roads and bridges in your state?
Top Problems Facing Michigan
Two-thirds of Americans say it is “very important” for the president to enact major spending for infrastructure.
CA Voters See Need for More Transportation Funding
Poll by David Binder Research
Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG) commissioned respected pollster David Binder Research to survey registered voters in California and nationally regarding their views on the need to improve transportation infrastructure, the preferred method of funding those improvements, and how the money could be utilized most effectively. In each poll, more than 800 registered voters were surveyed with an accuracy of plus or minus 3.5%.
To view the summary results of the California poll, click here. To read summary of the national poll, click here.
The Gallup Poll reports that, among other things, 3 in 4 Americans like the idea of spending more “to improve infrastructure, including roads, buildings and waterways.” Only 11 percent disagree.
Featured Reports
'Our Nations Crumbling Infrastructure and the Need for Immediate Action'
House Ways & Means Testimony of Richard L. Trumka President, AFL-CIO
State Funding Initiatives
Transportation Investment Advocacy Center Update
Analysis of states’ infrastructure bills in the first two months of 2019.
Beyond Traffic 2045
Status of the Nation's Highways Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance
40 Proposed U.S. Transportation and Water Infrastructure Projects
An In-Depth Budget Review of the Utah DOT
Engineering and Economic Growth: a global view
Report by the Royal Academy of Engineering
Priority List:
Emergency & National Security Projects
Making Federal Highway Spending More Productive
Policies to Decarbonize Transportation
Report by the Center for American Progress
Colorado Transportation By The Numbers
A Punch List for Public Repairs
Compiled by The New York Times
The Times asked readers to make a wish list for the infrastructure projects most needed where they live. Here’s what they said.
America's Aging Dams Are in Need of Repair
by The New York Times
Nearly 2,000 state-regulated high-hazard dams in the United States were listed as being in need of repair in 2015, according to the Association of Dam Safety Officials. Click here for The New York Times article. Click here for ASCE’s 2017 Infrastructure Report Card on Dams.
The Oroville Dam 2017 Spillway Incident and Lessons from the Feather River Basin
by the California Hydropower Reform Coalition
An alliance of California environmental groups wants the state Department of Water Resources to build a complete, functional emergency spillway at Oroville Dam, one of dozens of recommendations they say will improve dam safety and flood control practices statewide. Click here for the KQED News article. Click here for the report by the conservation coalition.
A Guide to Understanding and Evaluating Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships
A Framework for Infrastructure Funding
TN Forward: Top to Bottom Review
