Sentences with phrase «aging infrastructure needs»

There's no denying, these recent historic floods we've been having in the past couple of years have only shown how our aging infrastructure needs to be fixed.

While it seems US politicians rarely see eye - to - eye on anything, the fact that America's aging infrastructure needs attention is one issue that has attracted clear bipartisan agreement.

Not exact matches

Among others, there's rebuilding or repairing aging infrastructure, supporting businesses with needed financing, and allowing the government to borrow to meet its debt obligations.

However, the distortion of the debate by Trump and other politicians creates a danger that resources will be misdirected from more pressing infrastructure needs, such as aged water pipes leaching lead and schools - or from projects that will have a considerable regional economic impact.

Many developed countries need to repair, upgrade or completely replace aging infrastructure.

Aging infrastructure and equipment, much of it designed to heat or handle pre-packaged rather than fresh foods, pose significant barriers to school districts» efforts to adapt to the preferences and dietary needs of today's...

Aging infrastructure and equipment, much of it designed to heat or handle pre-packaged rather than fresh foods, pose significant barriers to school districts» efforts to adapt to the preferences and dietary needs of today's... Read More

«Our infrastructure is aging, and in desperate need of repairs and improvements,» said de Blasio at the Budget Hearing on Local Governments on February 25.

This is a crucial need in New York, which faces aging infrastructure and toxic water in areas such as Hoosick Falls, Newburgh and areas of Long Island.

While they may disagree on many policy issues Miner and DeFrancisco agreed on the need to invest in aging infrastructure such as pipes and roads and faulted Cuomo's efforts to boost the upstate economy, which include tax breaks for start - up companies and competitive regional economic development awards.

«The BNP Paribas settlement presents New York with a real opportunity to shore up its aging Thruway and MTA infrastructure and to fix a bad policy decision that has robbed New York's roads of badly needed repairs,» Astorino said.

Our skills survey shows that many of the UK's engineering employers are suffering from engineering skills gaps, shortages and an ageing workforce, and this will only get worse in the future when huge numbers of engineers and technicians are forecast to be needed for new infrastructure and energy projects.

We need every last dollar we can get from the federal government to revitalize our aging infrastructure.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner told state legislators during a budget meeting today that her city needs state money to fix its water system and other aging infrastructure.

The move would raise nearly $ 1.5 billion in additional revenue annually to help the financially strapped Metropolitan Transportation Authority meet the growing mass transit needs of this city while keeping fares reasonable, and maintaining and upgrading a vast and aging transportation infrastructure, including roads and bridges.

Miner has spent her time in office focusing on the need to improve aging infrastructure and said more people are now paying attention.

When asked about Stringer's claim that heating problems in its buildings are five times the city average in private sector buildings, a NYCHA spokeswoman told CBS2 the authority blames the problems on aging infrastructure and the need for $ 2 billion worth of repairs.

A state lawmaker is calling on the Department of Environmental Conservation to enforce the «Sewage Pollution Right To Know Act,» legislation that highlights the need for replacing the area's aging infrastructure.

«The important thing for Amtrak now is that we exert the leadership and focus needed to improve the station's infrastructure over the summer and do what is necessary to achieve our common goal — ensuring that passengers will no longer be traveling on aging infrastructure or worrying about when they will get to or from their destinations.»

«What's happening in West Seneca is unacceptable, but many of their costs stem from maintaining an aging and out of date infrastructure, and for that we need voices in Washington advocating a return on investment of our federal tax dollars.

Needed: Grid Renovation Before we can add more renewable energy to the Texas grid, represented above, we must renovate its aging infrastructure.

Given aging U.S. infrastructure, limited public resources and the challenges created by a changing climate, the need to understand the most cost - efficient approach to the design, construction and maintenance of structures is more important than ever.

«The rapid advance of technology and the very different way teachers approach teaching today, along with the almost simultaneous [aging] of the nation's education infrastructure, is creating a tremendous need to rebuild schools — yet school officials have very little knowledge about what education will look like 10 or 20 years from now.»

However, a series of recent incidents have highlighted the need to address the nation's aging pipeline infrastructure.

What will need to be replaced in the next 30 years are aging fossil fuel infrastructures like outdated coal - fired power plants.

This is both because of green costs like the carbon tax and feed - in tariffs, but also because of aging electric infrastructure that needs to be changed.

Yet, due to an aging infrastructure and increasing demand, our electrical grid is not as reliable or resilient as we need.

However, the government has long recognised the need for significant investment to replace the UK's aging energy infrastructure.

The Automobile Age has run its course; our job is to renew our infrastructure in line with new needs.

If increasing state pension age is just about cost saving, then the government should acknowledge this — as things stand, this ignores the wider conversation that needs to be had around different ways to manage the implications of people living longer, and guaranteeing that the jobs market and social infrastructure is in place to ensure that people in old age get adequate support.

Rural workforce: the prioritisation of digital infrastructure in regional and remote communities; expansion of health - related education and training options to support smaller regional and remote communities; long - term contracts for providers of health, mental health, disability and aged and community care services in small regional and remote communities to enable a stable base for recruitment and retention of staff; the development of a Regional and Remote Health Workforce Strategy; delivery of health care and medical education in regional and remote communities; development of the Health Care Home model for regional and remote communities and funded at levels that enable the delivery of the range of services needed in those communities; more mechanisms for information sharing between health care practices, Primary Health Networks and regional and remote health care providers.

The ECN sought to achieve the following goals: (1) establish a comprehensive, sustainable SOC with a reliable infrastructure for young children ages 0 - 5 and their families; (2) reduce stigma and increase community awareness about early childhood mental health needs and the importance of responding to their needs early and effectively; (3) improve outcomes for young children 0 - 5 who have significant behavioral or relational symptoms related to trauma, parent / child interaction difficulties or impaired social emotional development; (4) provide statewide training and local coaching for providers, families, and community members regarding evidence - based practices for effectively treating early childhood mental health and social emotional needs; and (5) develop a seamless early childhood SOC using a public health model for replication in other areas of the state.