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With Continued Calls for Greater Investment in Infrastructure, the Challenge Remains to Spend New Money in the Right Ways
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TRANSPORTATION-INFRASTRUCTURE CAN BE A UNIFYING ISSUE, IN A DIVIDED NATION: ALREADY, THERE ARE CALLS FOR UP TO A TRILLION DOLLARS, TO ADDRESS CRUMBLING ROADS AND BRIDGES. STILL, ONE MAJOR CHALLENGE REMAINS--SPENDING NEW MONEY IN THE RIGHT WAYS. THAT'S ACCORDING TO INFRASTRUCTURE-SOLUTIONS FIRM, "H-N-T-B". IT SAYS THAT PUBLIC-SAFETY COMES FIRST--AS WE MUST REPAIR SERIOUSLY DEFICIENT ASSETS. HOWEVER, IT BELIEVES, WE ALSO NEED TO RETHINK OUR APPROACHES, SO THAT THE NEW SPENDING ALLOWS US TO LEAPFROG, TO A NEW LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE--RATHER THAN JUST CATCHING UP TO WHERE WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOR DECADES. HOW CAN THIS BE ACHIEVED? THE COMPANY SAYS THAT WE SHOULD PRIORITIZE PROJECTS TRANSPARENTLY--SO THAT POLITICS ARE REMOVED. WE SHOULD ALSO ADOPT SINGLE-CONTRACT, "DESIGN-BUILD" APPROACHES THAT SAVE MONEY. AND, WE SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, FACILITATE ADDING "UBER" OR "LYFT" TO LOCAL PUBLIC-TRANSIT OPTIONS--FOR WHAT'S CALLED "FIRST-MILE" AND "LAST-MILE" CONNECTIVITY. TO LEARN MORE, VISIT "H-N-T-B"-DOT-COM.
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