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Cut to Invest: Revive Build America Bonds (BABs) to Support State and Local Investments

August 28, 2013, Robert Puentes, Patrick Sabol and Joseph Kane
A Statement on the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force Report

August 19, 2013, Robert Puentes and Bruce Katz
Invest But Reform: Establish a National Infrastructure Bank Capitalized by a Repatriation Tax Holiday

August 15, 2013, Robert Puentes, Joseph Kane and Patrick Sabol
Rebuilding and Reinvesting in Infrastructure in an Age of Fiscal Constraint

July 24, 2013, Robert Puentes
Can-Do States: A New Era for Infrastructure Investment

July 12, 2013
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Strengthening the Federal/State Partnership on Passenger Rail

May 21, 2013, Robert Puentes
[Amtrak] is not the same organization it was a few years ago, still hoping and relying on federal handouts, limping from appropriation to appropriation. Even though Washington is mired in debt and dysfunction, Amtrak is reinventing itself.
May 13, 2013, Robert Puentes, The Associated Press
[Ray Lahood] brought a different perspective to Washington. He is a straight shooter, and I think he took transportation from the back of the political discussion to more of the forefront.
April 30, 2013, Robert Puentes, National Public Radio
State and Local Leaders Double Down on Infrastructure

April 16, 2013, Robert Puentes
As a nation, we've got to figure out better, more long-term ways, more sustainable ways, to fund needed transportation projects without having to rely on this annual uncertainty which seems to be the norm instead of the exception now.
March 14, 2013, Robert Puentes, WAMU
Expand State Partnerships for Passenger Rail

March 13, 2013, Robert Puentes and Joseph Kane
15 years ago in this country, we thought that [telecommuting] was the death of distance and that it was just going to ruin cities and we didn't see that at all. We see that people really do benefit from face-to-face conversations. Face-to-face conversations are going to be critical for many, many metropolitan jobs. There are many jobs that will require you to be face-to-face. Telecommuting does have a role [but] it's not going to solve all of our problems.
March 10, 2013, Robert Puentes, WTOP Washington
New Partnerships for American Rail

March 1, 2013, Robert Puentes
The places we see Amtrak being competitive, running effective and efficient service, are in those places where the state already has some skin in the game. These are places where Amtrak is treated not as a big federal bureaucracy that's coming in but is actually part and parcel of the transportation plan.
March 1, 2013, Robert Puentes, USA Today
In order for metropolitan areas to compete, they have to be able to provide several different options for people in how they get around, for how business leaders are going to connect with other business leaders in different metropolitan areas and then how these regions are going to grow in the future. We are seeing continued congestion on the roadways, perhaps deterioration of the roadways in some cases, frustration with the airlines and looking at Amtrak as a potential alternative to some of the other modes.
March 1, 2013, Robert Puentes, Minnesota Public Radio
A New Alignment: Strengthening America's Commitment to Passenger Rail

March 1, 2013, Robert Puentes, Adie Tomer and Joseph Kane
[Amtrak is] too often considered a big, bloated bureaucracy that depends heavily on federal subsidies and is no longer relevant to the technologically oriented metropolitan economies of today.
March 1, 2013, Robert Puentes, CNN
Have Americans Hit Peak Travel? A Discussion of the Changes in US Driving Habits

February 28, 2013, Robert Puentes
The Innovative Metropolis: Fostering Economic Competitiveness through Sustainable Urban Design

February 21, 2013
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The important shift seems to be the [Obama] administration is not waiting for the legislature, [but is] maximizing the things they can do themselves. [More private capital into infrastructure investment] is not going to solve all our infrastructure problems—we still have a long way to go. [However,] this will go a long way.
February 19, 2013, Robert Puentes, New York Times
We’re moving from transportation's late 20th century federalism model where the federal government provides resources that rain down unencumbered to the state and metropolitan level.
January 29, 2013, Robert Puentes, The Atlantic
[Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell's] proposal to get rid of the state gasoline tax is unprecedented, that’s for sure. It seems like it would take much longer [to get done] than the time he has left. There’s a lot to chew on.
January 8, 2013, Robert Puentes, Washington Post
Super Storm Sandy Recovery: The Case For Disaster Bonds

December 10, 2012, Robert Puentes and Patrick Sabol
Cut to Invest: Exempt Private Activity Bonds from the Alternative Minimum Tax

November 13, 2012, Robert Puentes and Joseph Kane
Strengthen Federalism: Establish a National PPP Unit to Support Bottom-Up Infrastructure Investment

November 13, 2012, Robert Puentes