The Daily Dig

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• If we want to remain a great nation and to address the frightening prospects of ongoing job losses, infrastructure investment is the place to start, says Bob Herbert. A bill before Congress creating a national infrastructure bank is a good first step. (NYT)
• The proposed infrastructure bank would have an independent board of directors deciding which tranportation, energy, and broadband projects across the country most deserve financing. (Streetsblog)
• More and more US cities are creating rail links that will connect the local airport to the downtown area. Miami, Phoenix, Oakland, Dallas are all doing it. Business travelers should rejoice. (USA Today)
• ”The time, tolls, gas, parking and incredibly hectic traffic, it was too much,” says one Floridian who fled Miami’s exurbs for a small apartment that allows him to walk to work. (Miami Herald via Planetizen)
• A columnist wonders, “Who is Safety Lou, and what can she do for you?” — she also tries her hand at bike commuting in Houston’s heat and traffic. (Houston Chronicle)
• Some New Yorkers are pushing back against Bloomberg’s grand experiment of turning sections of Broadway into a car-free zone. “I like the traffic in Times Square!” (City Room)
• “Oh hai Secretary LaHood!,” quips the Overhead Wire, as Ray gamely poses in a high speed TGV train. (TOW)

The Daily Dig has been a bit less than daily of late — we’re examining the formula here at Infrastructurist hq. More soon.

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