Building America's Future is a bipartisan and national infrastructure coalition comprised of state and locally elected officials to help secure a renewed and reformed federal commitment to infrastructure. Co-chaired by Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I-NYC), former governors Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) and Ed Rendell (D-PA), Building America's Future is dedicated to smart infrastructure investment – energy systems, roads and bridges, mass transit, water and sewer systems, rail, ports, airports, levees and dams, schools and housing – to enhance the quality of life and safety of our communities, create jobs and economic growth, and promote energy independence.
Ed Rendell, former Pennsylvania governor and co-chair of Building America’s Future, commented on the report issued by former U.S. transportation secretary Ray LaHood on the Washington...
Building America’s Future is renewing its call for people to use its mobile app to report travel delays and remind representatives in Congress about the dire state of American...
Ray LaHood, former secretary of transportation and co-chair of Building America's Future, commented on Elaine Chao’s confirmation as Secretary of Transportation.
Marcia Hale, president of Building America’s Future, congratulated President-elect Donald Trump, and expressed the organization’s commitment to work with him on improving the ...
On Dec. 4, Building America’s Future applauded the bipartisan passage of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation, or FAST Act, the first long-term transportation funding bill...
The nation’s largest organizations representing American business, labor, and policy announced the fourth annual Infrastructure Week, to be held the week of May 16-23rd, 2016....
On Nov. 12, Building America’s Future President Marcia Hale released the following statement regarding Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy’s “Fed Up” initiative, aimed at compiling...
Politicians need to be reminded of the success transportation ballot measures have seen to know a vote to support infrastructure investment isn’t a vote out of office.
Today, Building America’s Future President (BAF) Marcia Hale issued the following statement regarding H.R. 22, which passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 363-64:“We...
On June 18, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and current co-chair of Building America’s Future Ray LaHood testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance during the...
The co-chairs of Building America’s Future on June 2 voiced their frustration and disappointment in Congress’ continued lack of leadership on modernizing our nation’s transportation...
A group of the nation’s largest business, labor, and thought-leadership organizations announced Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. will deliver remarks at the Infrastructure Week...
On April 23, the nation’s largest infrastructure and transportation groups announced that more than 60 national and regional infrastructure and transportation advocacy groups ...
Building America’s Future announced that Mesa, Arizona Mayor John Giles has joined the organization as a member.“We are very pleased to welcome Mayor Giles to Building America...
America’s leading organizations representing the full spectrum of business, labor, and public policy announced that Infrastructure Week will be held May 11-15. Building on the...
Building America’s Future President Marcia Hale released the following statement following the release of the fiscal 2016 budget: “We are pleased that the proposed 2016 budget...
In order to “level the playing field” for public and private investment in infrastructure projects, the administration is proposing a new municipal bond, known as a Qualified ...
In the segment, “Falling Apart,” hosted by Steve Kroft, LaHood said there is a lack of political courage in Washington to fix America’s transportation and infrastructure. And ...
Map pulls data from BAF’s “I’m Stuck” app to populate a navigable map showing where Americans are stuck due to poor conditions of roads, rails and runways.
On July 31, Building America’s Future co-chairs Ray LaHood and Ed Rendell released the following statement following the United States Senate’s passage of a short-term patch to...
National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons joined Sept. 17 with Building America’s Future (BAF) Co-Chair and former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell...
Building America’s Future applauded Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber for signing into law a new program that will help Oregon become the first state to replace its gas tax with ...
One week after its debut, Building America’s Future’s new mobile app, “I’m Stuck,” has been downloaded nearly 10,000 times and more than 1,000 messages have been sent to members...
As the nation marks the 80th anniversary of the Public Works Administration, Building America’s Future co-chair and former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell endorsed new legislation...
Today former Pennsylvania Governor and co-chairman of Building America’s Future Ed Rendell applauded President Obama’s selection of Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx to be the next...
Building America’s Future today called for dramatically ramping up long-term investment in our nation's infrastructure after the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released...
