April 10, 2018

The future of infrastructure policy under the Trump administration: Remarks from Department of Transportation Under Secretary Derek Kan - The AEI Events Podcast

1 hour 30 minutes

On this AEI Events Podcast, AEI hosts Derek Kan, Under Secretary for Policy at the Department of Transportation. Kan outlines the details of the Trump administration’s infrastructure plan. Following his remarks, AEI’s R. Richard Geddes leads a discussion among infrastructure policy experts to review the main elements of the proposal and the future of US infrastructure policy.

The Trump administration released its long-awaited infrastructure plan on February 12. The plan includes $200 billion in federal spending to incentivize $1.5 trillion in new infrastructure investment nationally. It would streamline environmental permitting, create incentives for state and local governments to raise more revenue, and support greater use of public-private partnerships and other mechanisms to facilitate private participation in infrastructure delivery.

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This podcast features introductory remarks from R. Richard Geddes (1:01), following remarks from Under Secretary Derek Kan (7:57), audience Q&A (20:14), a panel discussion (35:08), and a final audience Q&A (1:14:29).

Panelists include Kevin DeGood from the Center for American Progress, Joung Lee from American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Robert Poole from the Reason Foundation, and Matt Rose from the BNSF Railway Company.

This event took place on March 22, 2018.

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