Transportation

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Highway, rail and aviation systems are vital to the national and global economy. They move our citizens and our products and they allow us to be more productive – but they can also contribute to sprawl, air pollution and global warming. Brookings experts look at how to most productively invest in our transportation infrastructure.

REUTERS/Billy Weeks - Volkswagen employees inspect an 2012 Passat in the assembly finish department in Chattanooga, Tennessee, December 1, 2011.

Blog Post | Advanced Industries Series

Keeping Tennessee Auto and Advanced Industries Competitive

October 4, 2013, Mark Muro

Five years after the Great Recession, a leaner and more intensely competitive auto sector is growing under new conditions. Tennessee's industry has emerged from a tumultuous decade with genuine momentum, and it now confronts continuous disruptive change and will need to recalibrate.

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Article | Journal of Economic Literature

On the Performance of the U.S. Transportation System: Caution Ahead

September 26, 2013, Clifford Winston
In the News

Typically, we're a nation of mobility. We have one of the highest migration rates in the world, and it's been very important to keep our economy fueled.
August 29, 2013, William H. Frey, MSN Money
Blog Post

The 10 Traits of Globally Fluent Metro Areas: International Connections in a Global Era

August 9, 2013, Adie Tomer | comments
Testimony

Rebuilding and Reinvesting in Infrastructure in an Age of Fiscal Constraint

July 24, 2013, Robert Puentes
Past Event

Can-Do States: A New Era for Infrastructure Investment

July 12, 2013
Paper

The Critical Infrastructure Gap: U.S. Port Facilities and Cyber Vulnerabilities

July 3, 2013, Joseph Kramek
Blog Post

Another Funeral for the Midsize Airline Hub

June 7, 2013, Adie Tomer | comments
Testimony

Strengthening the Federal/State Partnership on Passenger Rail

May 21, 2013, Robert Puentes
In the News

[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
Opinion

How to Avoid Another FAA Fiasco

May 8, 2013, Clifford Winston