Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about National Infrastructure Bank

Specter of Gas Tax Lingers as Rendell, Villaraigosa Push Infrastructure Bank

By Elana Schor | May 13, 2010 | No Comments

Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA) and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D), two of the nation’s best-known advocates for greater investment in the built environment, today joined several House Democrats in calling for federal action on a National Infrastructure Bank (NIB) — even as questions about the bank’s scope, and Congress’s resistance to raising sustained new […]

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As Geithner Touts Infrastructure, Skepticism Persists on $4B ‘I-Fund’ Plan

By Elana Schor | Mar 17, 2010 | No Comments

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, considered a skeptic of transportation stimulus spending by some lawmakers, yesterday joined two other White House economic advisers in endorsing new infrastructure investment as a means to jump-start the economy. Geithner (l.) said that there is "a very good economic case" for infrastructure spending. (Photo: WaPo) But the president’s proposed $4 […]

Rendell: National Infrastructure Bank Could Move as Part of New Jobs Bill

By Elana Schor | Dec 7, 2009 | 1 Comment

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D), who is in Washington today continuing his push for a "front-loaded" federal transportation bill, told Streetsblog Capitol Hill that he sees momentum building for a National Infrastructure Bank (NIB) to be created as part of the jobs bill now moving forward in Congress. Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA) (Photo: Post-Gazette) Rendell, […]

Infrastructure Bank Plan Gaining Attention And Momentum

By Elana Schor | May 26, 2009 | 7 Comments

In today’s New York Times, columnist Bob Herbert spotlights the congressional proposal for a National Infrastructure Development Bank that would issue bonds, make loans and create securities to help finance needed rebuilding projects around the country. As Herbert put it: Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) (Photo: America2050 via Flickr) [T]here was a development in Congress last […]