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At the Outset of 2015, a Consideration of America's Unsettlingly Poor (and Worsening) Infrastructure

Aired on Monday, January 5th.

On this edition of StudioTulsa, as the new year gets underway, we take a look at this country's crumbling infrastructure. In doing so, we review the detailed findings of the latest "Report Card for America's Infrastructure," which is created every four years by the nonprofit American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). This report card evaluates the condition and performance of the nation's infrastructure in a familiar "letter grade" format across a range subject areas; these grades are based on physical conditions as well as investments now required for improvement. The overall "GPA" that the ASCE awards our nation's infrastructure, you ask? At last tally, it was a "D+" (ouch!). Our guest is Bob Stevens, the current president of the ASCE, who reviews, explains, and expands on this report card's findings.

Rich Fisher is celebrating his 40th year of service to Public Radio Tulsa. Since 2000, he has been the general manager of Public Radio Tulsa, and previously served as the host of the public affairs program, StudioTulsa, which ran from 1992-2021. Prior to that, he served as music director, a program host and operations director for the station.
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