THE WEEK

Join us here from September 14-21 for United for Infrastructure 2020: A Week to Champion America’s Infrastructure.

Here’s your morning agenda of all things United for Infrastructure! Scan our events you can join today. Watch video highlights from leaders around America. Listen to today’s podcast episodes for a deeper dive on critical issues. Tweet out today’s social media graphic. Read recent research and news informing the issue. And get a preview of tomorrow’s great events!

Agenda 9.17.20

Welcome

United for Infrastructure 2020 continues Thursday! Join the Washington Post and Siemens for a conversation with prominent mayors on infrastructure innovation in their cities; join the US Water Alliance to see how water utilities are using their own headquarters as test-beds for innovation and community benefits; head (virtually) to Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, and California for deeper dives on topics from sales taxes to new projects to workforce diversity.

And, check out the latest survey results from the recent US Conference of Mayors and Siemens survey of mayors on infrastructure and rebuilding from COVID!

Scroll down for a list of today's events and reads and more!
Today's Events
Join us for today's virtual events, including:
- Washington Post Live Presents: Infrastructure and Innovation, hosted by Washington Post Live, Siemens
- H2.0: Infrastructure Innovations at Utility Headquarters, hosted by US Water Alliance
- Ballots for Buses: Local Option Transportation Sales Taxes in California, hosted by Eno Center for Transportation
- The Hidden Element: Water's Vital Role in Economic Recovery, hosted by Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
- Looking Ahead at US Infrastructure: A View from the Ground and the Skies, hosted by Squire Patton Boggs
- Pittsburgh: Our Water Future—A Panel Discussion about Critical Infrastructure Projects, hosted by Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority
- Las Vegas—Contract Connections with RTC and the Urban Chamber of Commerce, hosted by Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
- Accelerated Steel Bridge Construction Showcase, hosted by American Galvanizers Association, American Iron and Steel Institute
- Mississippi ASCE Report Card Presentation, hosted by American Society of Engineers

Events

Washington Post Live Presents: Infrastructure and Innovation

On Thursday, Sept. 17 at 11:00 a.m. ET, Washington Post Live will bring together government officials, industry leaders and entrepreneurs, including Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), Plano Mayor Harry LaRosiliere and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock for a live event focused on how cities and states are utilizing data analytics and AI in their efforts to transform America’s infrastructure and foster a new resilience.

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INFRASTRUCTURE INNOVATIONS AT UTILITY HEADQUARTERS

We are at a unique moment in water infrastructure. The challenges of the global pandemic, structural inequities, and a changing climate are sources of stress on water utilities. But these challenges also present opportunities for great innovation. This is a rare opportunity for us to #RebuildBetter and highlight the innovations water utilities are implementing in their own backyards.

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LOOKING AHEAD: A VIEW FROM THE GROUND AND THE SKIES

As part of the United for Infrastructure Week program, we will host an hour-long panel discussion, moderated by former Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater and partner Alethia Nancoo, featuring guest panelists of note, providing perspectives from both the private and public side of US infrastructure as it relates to highways/toll roads and aviation.

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Watch

Throughout the week, check out our #RebuildBetter Around America video series—sharing stories of what leaders from coast to coast are doing—or need —to rebuild better. We invite you to share your own story—grab your phone or camera, and spend a few minutes discussing the challenges you and your community face, and how you're using infrastructure to solve them. Post them to Twitter this week and tag it #RebuildBetter!

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez on what it means to #RebuildBetter.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez on What it Means to #RebuildBetter from United for Infrastructure on Vimeo.

AECOM EVP Beverley Stinson shares how water utilities can leverage wastewater-based epidemiology as a leading-edge indicator of the spread of COVID in a community.

AECOM's Beverly Stinson on What it Means to #RebuildBetter from United for Infrastructure on Vimeo.

Listen

Today's podcast episodes from leaders across the sector!

Featured Podcast Congressman Earl Blumenauer on How America can #RebuildBetter

Congressman Earl Blumenauer shares his perspective on the pandemic shifting how we use infrastructure and the need to care for broadband services, our water systems, and new transportation patterns.

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Featured Podcast: AECOM's Michael Renshaw on How America can Rebuild Better

Renshaw talks about how infrastructure plays a critical role in COVID-19 recovery, the essential workers responding to community needs, and how an infrastructure stimulus would give a long-term economic return.

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Welcome

Today's Events

Featured Podcast Congressman Earl Blumenauer on How America can #RebuildBetter

Sponsored Podcast: Can indoor spaces adapt to COVID-19?

Featured Podcast: AECOM's Michael Renshaw on How America can Rebuild Better