AASHTO Journal, 12 August 2011
America’s infrastructure will continue falling behind that of other key nations unless Congress passes a robust transportation bill that includes a national infrastructure bank and long-term revenue generating options including congestion pricing, carbon auctions, vehicle miles traveled charges, and an updated gas tax, according to a report released Monday by the Building America’s Future Educational Fund.
The bipartisan national infrastructure coalition lays out the economic challenges posed by America’s ailing infrastructure in its report. It provides a comparative look at the “smart” investments being made by international economic competitors and suggests a series of recommendations for crafting new innovative transportation policies in the United States that will spur economic growth.