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November 21st, 2008

America in Gridlock: [VIDEO] Beneath the North Texas Dirt
A journalist who uncovered potentially fatal design flaws in the connections between natural gas pipes - and revealed that state regulators, along with local power companies, had known of the flaws for nearly thirty years.

November 21st, 2008

America in Gridlock: [VIDEO] Beneath the North Texas Dirt: More Dirt in North Texas
Similar to Brett Shipp’s investigation on the ignorance of state regulators to design flaws in Texas' pipeline infrastructure, another local Texas television reporter, Will Ripley (NewsChannel 5), further explored faulty natural gas pipelines in the Rio Grande Valley.

November 4th, 2008

The Stance: Radio: The candidates on transportation [Election 2008]
Whoever moves into the Oval Office come January will have to work with Congress on a new federal transportation bill. In the first segment of a four part Blueprint America radio series, a report on Barack Obama and John McCain's sharply different positions on what kind of transportation the country needs.

November 4th, 2008

The Stance: Radio: The candidates on the Grid [Election 2008]
Americans take the electrical supply for granted. But the Grid - the system that transmits electricity to homes and offices - is aging and prone to serious glitches. In the second segment of a four part Blueprint America radio series, a report on how Barack Obama and John McCain say they will keep the lights on.

November 4th, 2008

The Stance: Radio: The candidates on Internet infrastructure [Election 2008]
International studies have argued that Americans pay more than Europeans and Asians for significantly worse internet service. In the third segment of a four part Blueprint America radio series, a report on where John McCain and Barack Obama stand on bringing the country's Internet service up to speed.

November 4th, 2008

Radio: The candidates on infrastructure stimulus spending [Election 2008]
The collapse of the I-35W Bridge in Minneapolis in 2007 sparked a debate on how best to rebuild America's decaying infrastructure. Where do the presidential candidates stand? In the last segment of a four part Blueprint America radio series, a report on how the country may be able to reinforce its economy and infrastructure at the same time.

November 1st, 2008

America in Gridlock: [RADIO] In St. Louis, a cut in bus service on horizon for those that need it most
Blueprint America correspondent Rick Karr travels to St. Louis to visit the people who're likely to suffer the most if transit officials cut service to save the city money.

October 26th, 2008

America in Gridlock: [VIDEO] More tolls, but better roads in Brazil
Blueprint America -- with Worldfocus -- travels to Rio De Janeiro to see how the government and private companies are partnering to fix Brazil’s highways. Public-private partnerships are also under consideration in America, where states are looking for ways to fund repairs to their roads.

October 26th, 2008

America in Gridlock: [VIDEO] In Singapore, curbing traffic with automatic tolls
Traffic gridlock is hindering economic productivity and increasing pollution in countries around the globe. Blueprint America -- with Worldfocus -- travels to Singapore to see how that country is trying to get commuters out of theirs cars and into rapid transit buses and subways with a traffic congestion pricing plan.

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