Sentences with phrase «of aging infrastructure»

Most of the region's population lives in cities, which are particularly vulnerable to climate change related flooding and life - threatening heat waves because of aging infrastructure and other factors.

They transcend the complications of aging infrastructure despite unfounded claims of widespread waste and excessive cost.

... State and local governments must remain focused on addressing the challenges of aging infrastructure through continued funding for these priorities, thoughtful capital planning and more sustainable development.»

«The disrepair of this aging infrastructure is well documented.

My time spent in public service provided an opportunity to work on a variety of projects, from the expansion of business opportunities and job creation to development of workforce housing and revitalization of aging infrastructure.

Embarking on a comprehensive overhaul of our aging infrastructure is a high priority, and must be tackled immediately.

It's time to move forward and replace this critical piece of aging infrastructure with the effective and well - canvassed bridge alternative already underway.

Some think the Arkansas spill could have resulted from just this combination of aged infrastructure and added stress from dilbit, although an exact cause has yet to be determined.

It must be remembered that without population growth, prices can not rise beyond inflation in any sustainable way, as no current municipal taxation level can fund a rebuild of an aged infrastructure.

Not exact matches

And there were the 2017 newcomers, like Uptake Technologies, which brings predictive data analytics to infrastructure and heavy equipment; Trulioo, an internet - age identity verification service; and Skillz, the first Disruptor from the hyper - growing world of esports.

There's a lot to unpack here, but here's the headline for the presentation: «The Eisenhower National Highway System for the Information Age» — a secure, nationwide 5G network that would reflect American values and counter China's «dominant position in the manufacture and operation of network infrastructure,» along with China's position as the «dominant malicious actor in the Information Domain.»

At the advent of the Internet age in the early 1990s, politicians talked of an «information superhighway,» a new public infrastructure that would have to be built to bring digital connectivity into each and every home.

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.

It also faces the challenge of any greenfield infrastructure project in this day and age, convincing stakeholders (in this case, all the way down the Great Plains states) to let it pass.

«If the president and Congress are serious about rebuilding the nation's aging infrastructure, it is vital to avoid artificially pushing up the cost of materials that go into these projects,» Stephen Sandherr, chief executive of the Association of General Contractors, said in a press release.

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This includes $ 2.3 billion for the replacement of the aging Massey Tunnel with a new 10 - lane bridge, $ 731 million in transit infrastructure, $ 198 million for Highway 1 Lower Lynn Corridor improvements at the north end of the Second Narrows Bridge, and $ 70 million for the new, seventh counter-flow lane on the Alex Fraser Bridge.

An aging global population in the developed world, coupled with the emergence of a more robust healthcare services infrastructure in the developing world, will keep demand growth in the healthcare sector on a steady upward trend for decades.

The report points out that the threat of disintermediation looming over banks can be neutralized through the implementation of judicious partnerships and white - labeling of technological products that update aging infrastructure.

The outgoing Auditor General expressed concerns about a number of significant and emerging pressures facing the Government, including an ageing infrastructure, and ageing population and insufficient progress in addressing Aboriginal pressures on reserves.

Florida was one of seven states to raise gas tax prices in 2017 — overall, Florida's gas tax is also one of the highest in the country at 34.77 cents per gallon, priced to restore and maintain the state's aging infrastructure.

Talk to anyone my age or older and they wring their hands at the seemingly infinite number of infrastructure challenges in the Middle East.

Dr. Deepak Malhorta, vice president of human resources at one of India's leading infrastructure development and finance companies, is author of the new book Match the Age to Keep Them Engaged: Decoding the Secrets of Creating a Happy Workplace.

If President Trump's promise of infrastructure spending to fix and replace bridges, roads, airports and other aging public facilities across the country comes to fruition, it would also be expected to add to GDP growth.

The first budget of Premier Rachel Notley «s NDP government includes a 15 percent increase in capital spending over the next five years, with a goal to create jobs and tackle the province's aging and neglected hospitals, schools, roads and other public infrastructure.

Hmmm, falling wages, higher unemployment, rising poverty, an unstable economy, a crumbling infrastructure, income inequality we haven't seen since the gilded age, and America losing ground as the world's economic superpower and builder of the world's best products.

These included the introduction of the Canada Child Benefit and the restoration of the age of eligibility for federal pensions to 65 from 67, coupled with increased infrastructure spending in the March 2016 Budget.

The National Association of Home Builders announced today they commended President Trump's $ 1.5 trillion infrastructure plan to rebuild and revitalize the nation's aging transportation network.

New Age said River Valley PGM has excellent infrastructure and is located within 100 km of the Sudbury Metallurgical Complex, Ontario.

Faced with dwindling numbers and an ageing infrastructure, especially in the traditionally strong Catholic bastions of the nation's largest cities, painful decisions must be made about how best to continue the mission of proclaiming the Gospel in a dramatically different cultural setting.

And information technologies can provide enabling infrastructures - electronic highways which parallel the trade routes, railroads, and canals of previous ages.

Mr Eslake said the age of the infrastructure of Australia's food processors was also a stumbling block.

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

In an area which was dominated by coal mining and which fell into economic decline following the closure of the mines, investment in infrastructure was a necessity to bring a new age of economic activity such as the regeneration of Seaham Town Centre and the new East - West A19 link road.

Lawmakers on Monday passed extender resolutions to keep the government running through the end of May, but also to fund pretty much all of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development program — not to mention a $ 2.5 billion water infrastructure package that pretty much all sides want — but not contentious issues like education / charter school funding, raise the age and 421 - a.

The budget includes infrastructure investments, college affordability and raising the age of criminal responsibility to 18 years old.

One of the biggest challenges facing New York City right now is its aging mass transportation system, with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's infrastructure deteriorating as subways and trains run on an outdated system.

Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney said, «Folks in the Hudson Valley can tell you just how important revitalization efforts are - we've got aging infrastructure that can be put to good use and we've got a growing demand for alternative transportation and recreation opportunities in a lot of New York's small cities.

The government has shown its commitment to replacing our ageing energy infrastructure, and the Electricity Market Reform (EMR) proposals are intended to provide the economic and commercial underpinning to investments in a range of low - carbon technologies, including nuclear.

«As a Town Highway Superintendent who maintains this aging infrastructure, I believe this funding is a must in order for us to supply proper services to the taxpayers of Ballston.

«The monster lurking under the aging water and sewer infrastructure of our towns and cities will not go away if we just closed our eyes and wished it away.

«I am very supportive of additional state funding to local municipalities within the capital district for improving and upgrading our aging infrastructure.

The city's aging infrastructure and campaign finance reform are some of his concerns, he says.

We are so grateful to have such strong leaders as Assemblymen Tedisco and McLaughlin who recognize the precarious state of our aging underground and forgotten infrastructure, and who understand how we can incorporate cost effective, new technologies — such as UV cured - in - place pipe lining — to provide New Yorkers with safe solutions to what is possibly the greatest challenge to our life - sustaining underground infrastructure that we have seen in generations,» said Mara Killburn, Managing Member, Precision Trenchless.

«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.

The mayors had been hoping that a hefty chunk of that surplus would go toward the Rebuild New York effort to repair and replace aging infrastructure.

«Nonprofit organizations play an invaluable role in providing critical services for countless New Yorkers and we must do all we can to make sure that aging infrastructure does not stand in the way of their admirable work,» Governor Cuomo said.

And while his administration has cut deals to save other pieces of upstate's aging energy infrastructure, no such deal has emerged for FitzPatrick.