Last Friday many of us were busy doing our part to grow our nation’s retail economy and you may have missed an editorial that appeared in that day’s Washington Post. Chicago’s Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s piece, “How to Rebuild America,” details a number of initiatives, including his vision for the restoration of infrastructure in Chicago and beyond.
“While infrastructure improvements have been neglected on a federal level for decades, Chicago is making one of the nation’s largest coordinated investments, putting 30,000 residents to work over the next three years improving our roads, rails and runways; repairing our aged water system; and increasing access to gigabit-speed broadband. We are paying for these critical improvements through a combination of reforms, efficiencies and direct user fees, as well as creating the nation’s first city-level public-private infrastructure bank.,” said Emanuel.
For details on the Mayor’s infrastructure investments, see this release from his office, highlighting 269 miles of alleys and streets resurfaced, 134 miles of water main improvements, and six rebuilt bridges.
It’s good to see another voice added to the chorus of elected officials who see infrastructure restoration as an essential need and vital job creation engine.
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