Increase Federal Leadership In Infrastructure

摘要

The roundtable on increasing federal leadership in infrastructure addressed the following solution as it was published in ASCE's 2009 Report Card for America's Infrastructure: Increase Federal Leadership in Infrastructure: America's infrastructure needs bold leadership and a compelling national level vision. During the 20th century, the federal government led the way in building our nation's greatest infrastructure systems from the New Deal programs to the interstate highway system and the Clean Water Act. Since that time, federal leadership has decreased, and the condition of the nation's infrastructure has suffered. Currently most infrastructure investment decisions are made without the benefit of a national vision. That strong national vision must originate with strong federal leadership and be shared by all levels of government and the private sector. Without a strong national vision, in-frastructure will continue to deteriorate.