Washington D.C, District of Columbia – April 23, 2020 – The Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure (Aii) is officially launching a new Virtual Classroom featured […]
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Policy Blog
Our policy blog contains shorter news, overview, or analysis of issues giving the general public, policymakers, and industry leaders an update or review of a new issue or refresher of a longstanding one. They cover a number of public policy challenges, focusing on pro-innovation solutions that can be implemented in a nonpartisan way through law, regulation, or simply best practices. These include an issue background, explanation of the challenge, and proposed solutions or recommendations. Aii white papers are longer than policy briefs, but not more complicated. To ensure you are up to speed and ready for these reports, try reading our policy blogs and briefs. Want a deeper dive on a single topic? Visit our Issues pages for background, challenges, solutions, and all our analysis on the subject.
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Passenger-Free High Speed Rail
In November 2018, Italy inaugurated the world’s first high-speed rail service dedicated to … carrying no passengers. Rather than cart people from one place to […]
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The Promise of 3D Printing During COVID-19
As COVID-19 continues to ravage the nation, Americans have found themselves on a new frontier of fear and uncertainty. As experts began to understand the […]
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With Stimulus, Congress Got An Infrastructure Issue Right
For years, the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund has been accumulating billions of dollars. Despite an overflowing fund dedicated solely to ports and harbors, our waterside [...]
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Airless Tires: Fashion or Function?
Airless bike tires may sound like an oxymoron, but they are a functional product becoming an increasingly plausible reality. In 2018, the first 3D-printed airless […]
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Celebrating 15 Years of 811
In March of 2005, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) designated 811 as the nationwide phone number for excavation damage prevention. Now, 15 years later, we [...]
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Recent Incidents Highlight Importance of Damage Prevention Best Practices
Explosions can destroy homes, cost thousands, and threaten human lives. Worse than a tragic explosion is one that happens in spite of it being entirely […]
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COVID-19 May Strain Our Infrastructure
As our nation faces a public health crisis in the form of the Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19, many are working or studying from home. With […]
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Digging Blind Wreaks Havoc
Underneath the feet of every American are millions of miles of buried cables, electrical lines, pipelines, water systems, and more. This vast network of underground […]
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A Federal COVID-19 Response That Would Pay Dividends
As Congress grapples with how to deal with the immediate health and public safety impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic, including making tests kits available and […]
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Avoiding COVID-19 at Home? Here are 10 money and energy-saving tips
The Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) or COVID-19 is in the process of reshaping the order of things at home and abroad. As we all react to […]
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Aii Asks: Would you prefer a gas tax increase or miles traveled tax?
Aii Asks sometimes tests our audience's knowledge about a subject, like "What tax does the federal government add to every gallon of gasoline you pump?" [...]
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Your Home as a Power Plant
Residential solar systems are becoming an increasingly popular trend in the United States. By the end of 2018, the U.S. had installed enough solar panels […]
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New Report: The Revenue Failure of the Highway Trust Fund
The Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure (Aii) released a new report today highlighting the declining revenue into the Highway Trust Fund and the looming insolvency […]
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Looming Highway Trust Fund Insolvency
The Highway Trust Fund is the federal fund for road and bridge maintenance and repair. It once built the Interstate Highway System and helped keep [...]
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