Investing in water: Comparing utility finances and economic concerns across U.S. cities (Joseph Kane, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/research/investing-in-water-comparing-utility-finances-and-economic-concerns-across-u-s-cities/

Beyond the Trump transition, investing in resilient infrastructure is a priority we can all agree on (Joseph Kane, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2016/11/21/beyond-the-trump-transition-investing-in-resilient-infrastructure-is-a-priority-we-can-all-agree-on/

Infrastructure ballot measures win big in 2016 election, but significant gaps remain (Joseph Kane, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2016/11/09/infrastructure-ballot-measures-win-big-in-2016-election-but-significant-gaps-remain/

Short- and long-term strategies to renew American infrastructure (Adie Tomer, Joseph Kane, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/research/short-and-long-term-strategies-to-renew-american-infrastructure/

Striking a better balance between water investment and affordability (Joseph Kane, Lynn Broaddus, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2016/09/12/striking-a-better-balance-between-water-investment-and-affordability/

India should look toward its global peers to drive smart city improvements (Joseph Kane, Adie Tomer, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/2016/08/08/india-should-look-toward-its-global-peers-to-drive-smart-city-improvements/

How to fill infrastructure’s looming jobs gap (Joseph Kane, Adie Tomer, Brookings)

The need to invest in roads, rails, ports, power plants, and water facilities has emerged as a theme of Infrastructure Week 2016, particularly when it comes to the call for regional leadership and collaboration alongside federal efforts. Across all types of infrastructure, public and private leaders are looking to fill a growing investment gap across the country and accelerate repairs of aging assets that are crucial to long-term economic growth

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/the-avenue/posts/2016/05/20-infrastructure-jobs-gap-kane-tomer

Infrastructure skills: Knowledge, tools, and training to increase opportunity (Joseph Kane, Adie Tomer, Brookings)

As the U.S. labor market continues to gain momentum, concerns over wage stagnation and income inequality persist, especially at a regional level. In response, many public, private, and civic leaders across a variety of metropolitan areas are forging new collaborations and launching innovative strategies to support greater economic opportunity. Infrastructure investment represents a key priority in this respect, whether aimed at boosting transportation access,increasing broadband adoption, strengthening freight connectivity, or improving water quality.

http://www.brookings.edu/research/reports2/2016/05/13-infrastructure-skills-kane-tomer

A surefire strategy to improve water infrastructure in Flint and beyond (Joseph Kane, Lynn Broaddus, Brookings)

As Flint’s water crisis continues to reverberate nationally, policymakers have turned their attention to the fundamental infrastructure challenges at hand. From Los Angeles to New York, many regions are not only contending with aging, overburdened water facilities—including areas with lead pipes similar to Flint—but are also confronting an enormous backlog of costs, severe financial constraints, and difficulty in coordinating action across thousands of individual community water systems.

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/the-avenue/posts/2016/03/18-water-infrastructure-flint-kane-broaddus

How Lyft and Uber can improve transit agency budgets (Joseph Kane, Adie Tomer, Robert Puentes, Brookings)

The emergence of ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft seems to pose a direct challenge to the nation’s overburdened and underfunded transit agencies, potentially siphoning off patrons most able to pay full fare. Yet, amid competition, there exists a real opportunity for collaboration in providing mobility to the agencies’ neediest customers.

http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2016/03/08-lyft-uber-transit-agency-budgets-kane-tomer-puentes

Pathways to opportunity: Linking up housing and transportation (Robert Puentes, Joseph Kane, Brookings)

Although the U.S. economy experienced 71 consecutive months of job growth, many people and households are not better off. This is particularly true if you are poor and physically isolated from jobs and good schools. The barriers facing many Americans are multiple, and creating effective pathways to opportunity requires action on a wide range of issues, from early childhood education, to nutrition, to personal finance. But there are few things more central to a person’s well-being than a home of their own and the transportation networks that provide both physical and economic mobility.

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/the-avenue/posts/2016/03/01-opportunity-housing-transportation-puentes-kane

Don’t dismiss Obama’s clean transportation plan (Robert Puentes, Joseph Kane, Brookings)

President Obama recently unveiled an ambitious new plan to pump $32 billion more annually into sustainable 21st century transportation infrastructure. With a dual focus on jumpstarting economic investment and reducing carbon pollution, the plan aims to drive innovations in public transit, intercity rail, and electric vehicle technology, and other clean fuel alternatives. In short, the kind of sustainable investments that are gaining momentum at thelocal, regional, and international level.

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/the-avenue/posts/2016/02/08-clean-transport-plan-puentes-kane

FAST Act ushers new era for U.S. freight policy (Joseph Kane, Adie Tomer, Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/the-avenue/posts/2015/12/28-fast-act-freight-policy-kane-tomer

(Istituto fondamentale - USA) Train derailments on the decline despite recent spate of accidents (Joseph Kane, Adie Tomer, Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/the-avenue/posts/2015/08/10-train-derailments-decline-tomer-kane