Infrastructure Spending, Reconsidered
City Journal Audio
Manhattan Institute
4.8 ā¢ 615 Ratings
šļø 16 October 2019
ā±ļø 30 minutes
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Summary
Beth Osborne, director of Transportation for America, joinsĀ City JournalĀ contributing editorĀ Nicole GelinasĀ to discuss the state of U.S. infrastructure and how federal spending could be used more effectively to improve safety and reduce fiscal waste.
The federal government spends between $40 billion and $60 billion on transportation infrastructure annually. In recent years, congressional leaders and the White House have pushed a $2Ā trillionĀ plan to upgrade roads, bridges, and more. But such proposals, OsborneĀ argues, "would throw more money into the same flawed system."
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to the Ten Blocks podcast. I'm Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. |
| 0:04.4 | Coming up on today's show, contributing editor Nicole Jelinez will interview Beth Osborne. |
| 0:11.0 | Beth is the director of Transportation for America. That's an advocacy group focused on improving the country's |
| 0:18.2 | transportation infrastructure and connecting people to jobs in their |
| 0:21.8 | communities through multiple modes of travel. The federal government spends between $40 to $60 billion |
| 0:28.7 | every year on infrastructure, so there's a lot of money at stake. And I'm happy Beth was willing |
| 0:34.6 | to join us to talk about how her group thinks about that spending |
| 0:38.6 | and how it might be more efficiently put to work. |
| 0:42.3 | Thanks, as always, for listening. |
| 0:43.8 | A conversation between Nicole Jelineas and Beth Osborne begins after this. Welcome to the City Journal 10 Blocks podcast. |
| 1:05.2 | I am Nicole Jolitis, a contributing editor at City Journal, sitting in for Brian Anderson today. |
| 1:10.5 | We have with us |
| 1:11.7 | Beth Osborne, the director of Transportation for America. Beth was previously at the U.S. Department |
| 1:18.6 | of Transportation, where she was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy under |
| 1:23.9 | former President Obama. Beth has a long history of transportation expertise going back to her days in as a congressional staffer. |
| 1:33.7 | Welcome, Beth, and thanks for coming on the podcast. |
| 1:37.7 | So thanks for having me. |
| 1:39.3 | So, Beth, before we get into how transportation for America has put out a manifesto of sorts |
| 1:48.4 | this week in refocusing your mission, why don't you tell our listeners a little bit about |
| 1:56.1 | transformation for America and smart growth? |
| 1:59.6 | How did your organization come about and what are your goals? |
| 2:04.3 | Sure. |
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