The federal government’s refusal to hold TxDOT accountable for the harm it’s doing in Houston is allowing history to repeat itself—something the current administration pledged it wouldn’t do.
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As America’s cities continue their halting climb up and out of the last few years, data analytics firm Urban3 foresees a few crises—as well as opportunities—waiting for them in 2023.
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What kind of financial challenges can our cities and towns expect to face in the new year?
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Until we have a credible plan for maintaining our existing transportation infrastructure, we must stop building more roads and bridges. Period.
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The infrastructure avalanche is coming… Is your town prepared?
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The $1 trillion infrastructure bill is being signed into law. But who gets to decide how the money will be spent, and will they make the right decisions for communities of color?
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We’re skeptical that the bill will address the real and current infrastructure needs in our cities today—but the good news is, you can. And you can get started right now.
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We get a lot of questions about a federal infrastructure bill, but at the end of the day…does it really matter?
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The $20 billion that was supposed to be dedicated to the Reconnecting Communities Act has been cut down to $1 billion. Naturally, people are disappointed.
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The Senate has agreed to discuss an infrastructure bill…but what does it matter when real reform isn't going to come from multitrillion-dollar infrastructure proposals?
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The Republican Roadmap isn't a real alternative to the American Jobs Plan, and even if it was, we must stop talking about our national infrastructure strategy in terms of “Democratic versus Republican” approaches.
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Collective engagement repeated thousands of times starts to ripple outward and upward. With the AJP, we see it can even reach the ears of a President.
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The top-down approach puts systems ahead of people and politics ahead of place—which is not what we need if we want to actually fix our infrastructure.
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The Plan pretends to dig us out of the infrastructure hole we've dug ourselves into. In reality, it's making the hole bigger.
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The story has been that we don’t spend enough on infrastructure. But what’s the whole truth?
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There is nothing in the plan that is going to substantively change the trajectory of the North American development pattern.
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The answer isn’t about the definition of "infrastructure” at all. This is an issue of how Congress functions. Or doesn't.
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Instead of bringing the parties together, Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan has stirred up controversy. Is this the end of the Infrastructure Cult?
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The new infrastructure bill will have big goals. But big new road projects won’t actually help us meet those goals.
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Two congressmen—one Democrat, one Republican, both longtime Strong Towns readers—talk about federal infrastructure spending and Congress’s role in making towns and cities stronger and more financially resilient.
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