148 Chambers of Commerce back America Fast Forward
I know this stuff is Extremely Wonky, so let’s start with this Bottom Line: America Fast Forward is a good way to reduce the cost of building big transit projects [continue reading]
U.S. Conference of Mayors backs America Fast Forward
The U.S. Conference of Mayors last week voted to back a resolution by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti that “urges Congress to create a new category of qualified tax credit bonds to fund $45 billion over 10 years for transportation to stimulate infrastructure investment.” Not exactly earth-shaking news. But it’s good [continue reading]
Support for America Fast Forward bonds program is coast-to-coast with a lot in between
Here’s a new graphic from Metro showing the growing support for the bond part of the America Fast Forward program that Congress will hopefully adopt this year. And here’s the update from Metro’s government relations squad: Last week, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel [continue reading]
Obama Administration endorses America Fast Forward bonds program
Some outstanding news today: President Obama has endorsed the America Fast Forward bonds proposal as part of his plan to improve the nation's infrastructure. The White House fact sheet is below and here's the update from Metro's government relations staff: This morning, the White House released a fact sheet [continue reading]