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Pantsuit Politics

Infrastructure in Real Life: Transportation

Pantsuit Politics

Lemonada Media

News, Politics, Society & Culture, News Commentary

4.54.9K Ratings

🗓️ 27 July 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Our Infrastructure In Real Life series continues down the road with its third installment today. We're talking transportation! ⁠ Even though America is a very car-centric country, we're not limiting our conversation to transportation with wheels. Plus, we talk about why infrastructure projects are just so dang expensive and what that means for the innovating in this space.⁠ Click here for our Premium content on Apple Podcasts Subscriptions. Please visit our website for full show notes and episode resources. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Experts say behind the scenes key parts of the nation's infrastructure system are at a

0:07.7

breaking point.

0:08.7

The bridge was declared functionally obsolete 23 years ago in 1998.

0:13.9

The cost of years of neglect.

0:15.6

It's a federal plan.

0:16.8

Georgia's state capital is now embarking on a multi-billion dollar push to fix its challenges.

0:21.8

Who is responsible for the Edenville Dam failure?

0:24.3

Now is the time.

0:25.8

And I believe we have a real chance to deliver for the American people.

0:29.3

We need to build our economy back better by creating millions of good-paying jobs, revitalizing

0:35.5

communities that have been left behind, and tackling the climate crisis.

0:54.5

From today's bill to tomorrow's jobs, we're looking for the government at work in our

0:58.6

tap water, light switches, bridges, and broadband.

1:02.1

You're listening to Pantsu Politics Summer Series.

1:04.5

Welcome to infrastructure in real life.

1:29.4

Hello and welcome back to infrastructure in real life.

1:32.9

We are moving on today to transportation.

1:35.6

We've covered water.

1:36.6

Yes, I feel like it's going to happen a few times.

1:40.9

So we've done water, energy, and now we're talking about how human beings make our way

1:45.8

around the country.

1:47.6

We ask our listeners for some information on their commutes and learn that as we expected,

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