Infrastructure Investment Archives - National Association of Regional Councils https://narc.org/tag/infrastructure-investment/ The Voice of Regions Fri, 12 May 2017 19:58:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/narc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-Logo-15.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Infrastructure Investment Archives - National Association of Regional Councils https://narc.org/tag/infrastructure-investment/ 32 32 58711745 Why Do We Need Infrastructure Week? https://narc.org/2017/05/12/why-do-we-need-infrastructure-week/ https://narc.org/2017/05/12/why-do-we-need-infrastructure-week/#respond Fri, 12 May 2017 19:58:18 +0000 https://regionslead.org/?p=429 Why Do We Need Infrastructure Week?

As we approach Infrastructure Week (May 15 through 19) – a week of education and advocacy designed to draw attention to the importance of infrastructure to our nation’s economy, jobs, and communities – we should stop for a moment and ask why? Why must we have an Infrastructure Week? Shouldn’t the wealthiest nation on the planet have the best infrastructure in the world? We should, but sadly, we don’t.

Of course, anyone:

  • trying to get safe, clean water in Flint, Michigan,
  • driving on the roads of many cities that are bursting with potholes,
  • using mass transit in a city like Washington, DC where investment in the subway system is insufficient, and
  • enjoying public parks in Kansas where the difference between what is spent and what is needed is believed to be quite large

…knows that something is not right.

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