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New Orleans: 5 Years Post Katrina
From Next American City | Part of the Metro Matters Podcast series | 16:23
Next American City's Diana Lind interviews Amy Liu of the Brookings Institution about the transformation of New Orleans, five years after the devastating hurricane.
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In this Metro Matters episode, Next American City Editor-at-Large Diana Lind interviews the Brookings Institution’s Amy Liu about how New Orleans has transformed in the five years since hurricane Katrina. Liu shares many promising developments, including the city’s bold reform of its public schools and healthcare system, and the increasing presence and capacity of nonprofits and community organizations. But she also talks about the challenges remaining for the city, including the long-standing difficulties in transforming its economy, lagging educational attainment and the ongoing effects of the oil spill.
The State of Transportation: An Interview with Robert Puentes
From Next American City | 17:43
Just 50 years ago, the U.S had the world’s best transportation infrastructure, leading the way in innovation and construction. Now, as China and other countries are developing Maglev trains, world-class airports and extensive subway systems, the U.S. is struggling to even repair cracked pavement. Still, there are signs that the U.S. is finally moving forward again.
Just 50 years ago, the United States had the world’s best transportation infrastructure, leading the way in innovation and construction. Now, as China and other countries are developing Maglev trains, world-class airports and extensive subway systems, the U.S. is struggling to even repair cracked pavement. Still, there are signs that the U.S. is finally moving forward again. Next American City Editor-at-Large Diana Lind talks with Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Robert Puentes about President Obama’s recently announced plan to rebuild and modernize roads and railways, the potential to create new investment tools to facilitate national- and regional-level thinking in infrastructure investment, and the likelihood of a gas tax. Plus: promising transit investments in Denver and Salt Lake City; what the ordinary citizen can do to advocate for transit spending, and how the recession just may end up being the fuel for innovation.