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Blueprint America - Road to the Future: The Public Toll

Road to the Future: The Public Toll Road to the Future: The Public Toll
Short on cash and desperate to find ways to finance transportation, states and municipalities are now considering public-private partnerships to fill the void. In these deals, a private company will pay large up-front fees and will shoulder the costs of managing and sometimes even building a toll...
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1365243766/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Short on cash and desperate to find ways to finance transportation, states and municipalities are now considering public-private partnerships to fill the void. In these deals, a private company will pay large up-front fees and will shoulder the costs of managing and sometimes even building a toll... /episodes/get/1094 /episode/1094 Blueprint America: Road to the Future: The Public Toll /episode-player/1094
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Flying Blind
Flying Blind
Air date: 10/15/2008 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1117875367/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false /episodes/get/1086 /episode/1086 Blueprint America: Flying Blind /episode-player/1086
The Price of Decay
The Price of Decay
Ray Suarez hits the road for a close-up look at America's crumbling roads and bridges.
Air date: 10/14/2008 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1117958441/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Ray Suarez hits the road for a close-up look at America's crumbling roads and bridges. /episodes/get/1102 /episode/1102 Blueprint America: The Price of Decay /episode-player/1102
Keep on Trucking?
Keep on Trucking?
The majority of American goods are transported by trucks, even though freight trains are greener and more fuel-efficient. Where should America be placing its bets for moving our economy and what would you personally sacrifice for it?
Air date: 08/31/2009 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1358840574/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false The majority of American goods are transported by trucks, even though freight trains are greener and more fuel-efficient. Where should America be placing its bets for moving our economy and what would you personally sacrifice for it? /episodes/get/1087 /episode/1087 Blueprint America: Keep on Trucking? /episode-player/1087
The Ride: Elana Schor (Part One)
The Ride: Elana Schor (Part One)
Blueprint America correspondent Miles O'Brien with Streetsblog Capitol Hill reporter Elana Schor on why transportation legislation matters, especially as Congress will eventually put forward a new bill.
Air date: 03/01/2010 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2247675570/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Blueprint America correspondent Miles O'Brien with Streetsblog Capitol Hill reporter Elana Schor on why transportation legislation matters, especially as Congress will eventually put forward a new bill. /episodes/get/1103 /episode/1103 Blueprint America: The Ride: Elana Schor (Part One) /episode-player/1103
Nowhere to Grow
Nowhere to Grow
The NewsHour's Senior Correspondent Ray Suarez reports with Blueprint America on how the exurb of Buckeye, Arizona continues to grow with no boundaries.
Air date: 10/16/2008 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1117877250/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false The NewsHour's Senior Correspondent Ray Suarez reports with Blueprint America on how the exurb of Buckeye, Arizona continues to grow with no boundaries. /episodes/get/1088 /episode/1088 Blueprint America: Nowhere to Grow /episode-player/1088