The Illinois legislature is considering a bill that allows electric companies to raise rates for consumers in exchange for infrastructure improvements. Ameren and ComEd
Category: Infrastructure
Decorating one levee, blowing up another
The Monarch-Chesterfield levee, in suburban St. Louis, is about to get beautified by a creative, fun community project that could be a good starting
Kochs: Southern Illinois roots, national clout
The Koch family fortune has its roots in the Metro East area of Illinois, with branches radiating in many directions. The patriarch of the
Stiglitz: “Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%.”
In the current issue of Vanity Fair, Nobel Prize winning economist, Joseph Stiglitz, paints a picture of the United States that we may not recognize.
High-speed rail: fast-track or slow-down?
Florida’s Governor Rick Scott has slammed on the brakes, turning down $2 billion in federal funds for an 84-mile high-speed train between Tampa and
Privatization myths debunked
The move to privatize public services—parking meters, public libraries, postal services, correctional facilities, roads, bridges, national parks, the military and Social Security, to name
Controversial bicycle “superhighways” open in London
The road to central London is a notoriously dangerous route for the city’s many cycling commuters. But now, the first two of 12 proposed
There’s nothing sexy about buses, but they work
You may recall Arlo Guthrie’s wonderful song, “City of New Orleans” about the train from Chicago to NOLA. In the movie “Risky Business,” the
Stimulus deserves an A+ despite problems
The president’s Council of Economic Advisers recent report, The Economic Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Fourth Quarterly Report, July
Protecting rail passengers, with lessons from airport security
Many Americans have looked to fixed-rail modes of transportation such as intercity trains, subways, and light rail systems as key to addressing America’s transportation