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“CPIP has made tremendous gains in research and teaching since its founding. Looking forward, CPIP has never been in a stronger position to achieve its goal of educating the next generation of infrastructure leaders.”
– Rick Geddes, CPIP Academic Director and Founder
Media Spotlights
2025
- Unlocking America’s Infrastructure: Removing NEPA’s Obstacles, By R. Richard Geddes and Joshua Rauh
December 20, 2024
Past Media mentions
2024
- Unlocking America’s Infrastructure: Removing NEPA’s Obstacles, By R. Richard Geddes and Joshua Rauh
December 20, 2024 - Climate Engineering: The Science Behind Road Resiliency, By Carol Brzozowski, For Construction Pros.com
December 11, 2024 - The Middle East’s P3 Boom: Navigating Opportunities in Infrastructure Investment, By Mohammed Radhi T Alhussain (former Cornell MPA student), IREI’s i3 magazine December 2024 Issue
- Would Congestion Charge Reduce Traffic in NYC? Infrastructure Expert Weighs In, Rick Geddes’ Interview with Steve Lance on NTD
November 27, 2024 - GAO Confirms Login.gov Waste Op-ed by R. Richard Geddes, Real Clear Policy
November 26, 2024 - Is a bridge near you at risk of collapse? As an expert study finds a staggering 42,000 American bridges are ‘structurally deficient’, use our map to check your local area By Daniel Bates for Dailymail.com
October 15, 2024 - Less Secure and Less Efficient: When the Government Competes in Identity Verification, We All Lose By R. Richard Geddes, AEI
September 11, 2024 - Senate Talks Infrastructure and the Economy, By Steven Parks, The Eno Center for Transportation
August 2, 2024 - Long-Term Economic Benefits and Impacts from Federal Infrastructure and Public Transportation Investment, Testimony by R. Richard Geddes, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
August 1, 2024 - Senate Banking Committee eyes infrastructure spending, By Scott Sowers, The Bond Buyer
July 31, 2024 - Ohio infrastructure jobs boom described at hearing chaired by Sen. Sherrod Brown, By Sabrina Eaton, cleveland.com
July 31, 2024 - Gateway tunnel project will increase climate resilience in NYC area (Tip sheets), Cornell Media Relations Office
July 9, 2024 - Geddes: It’s time to ‘future proof’ America’s aging infrastructure with private sector help (Tip sheets), Cornell Media Relations Office
June 28, 2024 - Target allocations to infrastructure accelerate among global institutions, By Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia
June 26, 2024 - The History of Infrastructure Changes, Rick Geddes’ Interview on Scripps News
June 24, 2024 - Gap Narrowing Between Infrastructure Investments and Allocation Targets, By Matt Toledo, Chief Investment Officer, Asset Allocation
June 24, 2024 - Target allocations to infrastructure look to keep climbing among global institutions, By Palash Ghosh, Pensions & Investments
June 21, 2024 - Institutional Target Allocations to Infrastructure Grow in 2024, with 3-Year Returns Exceeding Long-Term Targets Globally Finds Infrastructure Allocations Monitor from by Hodes Weill and Cornell University’s Program in Infrastructure Policy, By Business Wire
June 20, 2024 - Is Infrastructure Overvalued? The Biggest Allocators Don’t Think So. By Michael Thrasher, Institutional Investor
June 18, 2024 - Southern Tier officials tap Cornell expertise to envision smart cities, By Chris Dawson, Cornell Chronicle
May 29, 2024 - EPA says cyberattacks against U.S. water system on the rise, Fox 5 NY
May 20, 2024 - Giannelis honored for support of Cornell infrastructure program, By Patrick Gillespie, Cornell Chronicle
May 8, 2024 - The Key Bridge disaster is a wake-up call for US infrastructure | GUEST COMMENTARY, The Baltimore Sun
April 16, 2024 - Infrastructure, Weekly Transportation, By Oriana Pawlyk and Tanya Snyder, Politico
April 15, 2024 - The future of U.S. infrastructure safety, Interview on Scripps News
March 29, 2024 - Baltimore bridge that collapsed not built to withstand large ship, By NewsNation
March 28, 2024 - Baltimore begins massive and dangerous cleanup after bridge collapse, By Justin Jouvenal, Jacob Bogage and Erin Cox, The Washington Post
March 28, 2024 - Key Bridge Could Have Lacked Collision Protective Measures, By Roads and Bridges
March 28, 2024 - Baltimore’s Key Bridge may have lacked collision protective measures for modern cargo ships: Experts, By Leah Sarnoff, ABC News
March 27, 2024 - After Baltimore bridge collapse, where do DE bridges stand? Here is our interactive map, By Amethyst Martinez, Delaware News Journal
March 27, 2024 - ‘Absolutely a wake-up call’: Key Bridge tragedy has markings of 1980 Baltimore crash, but worse, By Curt Devine, Casey Tolan and Isabelle Chapman, CNN
March 27, 2024 - MSNBC Interview by Katy Tur
March 27, 2024 - Baltimore bridge collapse reignites calls for fixes to America’s aging bridges, By Kayla Jimenez and Thao Nguyen, USA Today
March 27, 2024 - Baltimore bridge disaster exposes flaws in America’s critical infrastructure, expert says, Fox 5 Washington, D.C.
March 27, 2024 - The Baltimore bridge disaster is what happens when 95,000 tons of modern cargo ship meets America’s aging infrastructure, experts say, By Marianne Guenot and Mia Jankowicz, Business Insider
March 26, 2024 - Baltimore bridge was ‘up to code’ – but rules predate age of supersized ships, Analysis by Oliver Milman, The Guardian
March 26, 2024 - Wray’s stunning warning points to a new age of US vulnerability, Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN
February 1, 2024 - Wray’s testimony ‘an understatement’ on potential impacts of Chinese cyber-attack (Tip Sheet) by Cornell Media Relations
January 31, 2024
2023
- The Biden Administration’s Mandate on Lead Pipes by R. Richard Geddes, AEI
December 4, 2023 - New York City has ‘unique’ political feasibility for congestion pricing (Tip Sheet) by Cornell Media Relations with Rick Geddes
December 1, 2023 - MTA paid for pickleball court, snowblowers, welcome signs to build Third Track, records show By Newsday
October 30, 2023 - LPs prioritize rebalancing portfolios amid market uncertainty By Charles Waine, Infrastructure Investor
September 11, 2023 - Infrastructure has never looked so good – so why are the capital markets dragging their feet? By P3 Bulletin
August 23, 2023 - P3s “uniquely suited” to usher in new tech By Sandra McQuain
June 26, 2023 - Want to Help the Economy? Reform Infrastructure Permitting Inside Sources with Boyd Matheson
May 24, 2023 - Infrastructure Permitting Reform Would Help the Economy By American Enterprise Institute
May 24, 2023 - Cornell program tackles Ukraine infrastructure needs By Jim Hanchett, Cornell Chronicle
April 3, 2023 - Gateway Project: ‘most important infrastructure megaproject today’ By Cornell University
February 1, 2023 - Lake Powell Water Level Update as Arizona City Begins to Conserve Water By Anna Skinner, Newsweek
January 17, 2023 - AI improves detail, estimate of urban air pollution By Blaine Friedlander, Cornell Chronicle
January 12, 2023 - Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy celebrates 10 years of championing a better built environment By Jim Hanchett, Cornell Chronicle
January 10, 2023
2022
White House adviser Landrieu, industry leaders tout infrastructure progress By Jim Hanchett, Cornell Chronicle
October 28, 2022
Rebuilding US Infrastructure: A Conversation with Mitch Landrieu
and Rick Geddes
October 25, 2022, 1:30pm, AEI Auditorium, Washington DC
This is the C-SPAN coverage of the event.
AASHTO Journal story on the CPIP/American Enterprise Institute Forum with Mitch Landrieu.
O’Rourke honored for infrastructure work around the globe By Syl Kacapyr, Cornell Chronicle
July 27, 2022
IoT for Social Impact, The Peggy Smedley Show: Peggy and Max Zhang, Professor, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, discuss specific examples of the IoT (Internet of Things) for societal impact.
July 13, 2022
Musk’s hyperloop still captivates despite decade of setbacks by AFP, The Guardian, quoting Rick Geddes
July 10, 2022
“Unprecedented workshop” highlights new infrastructure delivery methods By Jim Hanchett, Cornell Chronicle
June 24, 2022
Rick Geddes on the State of U.S. Infrastructure—and the Evils of Deferred Maintenance By Beth Saulnier, Cornellians
June 21, 2022
Evaluating the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 American Enterprise Institute (AIE) Panel of experts event
June 16, 2022
Hyperloop: What is Elon Musk’s vision for vacuum tube train – and will it actually happen? By Anthony Cuthbertson, Yahoo Finance
May 26, 2022
Coors lecture highlights content moderation issues By Laura Gallup, Cornell Chronicle
April 18, 2022
Inflation Threatens to Erode Impact of $1 Trillion Infrastructure Law
By Andrew Duehren, Wall Street Journal, quoting Rick Geddes
February 24, 2022
NewsWise: Postal reform bill is ‘huge, missed opportunity’
February 9, 2022
The Cornell Policy Review invited Professor Rick Geddes to discuss the 1.2 trillion dollar Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
January 6, 2022
2021
Fix This: Infrastructure & Environment
by R. Richard Geddes | Jordan B. Peterson | Gregg Hurwitz
December 6, 2021
ESG Investing for Institutional Investors, North America 2021 report
Section 1.2 Interview “Infrastructure and ESG: The crossroads of America’s future”
Interviewer:
- Noel Hillman, Chief Executive Officer, Clear Path Analysis
Interviewee:
- Professor Richard Geddes, Founding Director Infrastructure Policy, Cornell University
December 6, 2021
“Reform Amtrak to Get the Biggest Value” by Rick Geddes. The Hill.
December 2, 2021
“Staying in the driver’s seat: Investors buckle up for the transport transition”
By Kali Persall, Institutional Real Estate, Inc., quoting Rick Geddes
December 1, 2021
“New York’s federal jackpot expected to fuel public works construction,” by Joe Mahoney, Niagara Gazette, quoting Rick Geddes
November 21, 2021
“Infrastructure bill is a ‘victory for New York’,” 6Park NewsDesk
November 18, 2021
“History of the US Postal Service” with Rick Geddes, Richard Helppie’s Common Bridge TV- Season 3 Episode 6, November 8, 2021
“Analysis on Supply Chain Issue and US Infrastructure with Rick Geddes”, Muslim Network TV
November 12, 2021
“US looks to fill fuel tax gap as drivers go electric,” by David Millward, The National, quoting Rick Geddes
November 10, 2021
“Infrastructure Bill Proposes Voluntary Pilot Program for Per-Mile Vehicle Fee, Not ‘Driving Tax’,” by Joseph A. Gambardello, MSN.com
October 13, 2021
“Oil spill in CA points to problems with aging infrastructure“, Cornell Chronicle
October 5, 2021, featuring Rick Geddes
“States Use Hurricane Ida Damage to Push Infrastructure Bill,” by Elaine S. Povich, The Pew Charitable Trusts, quoting Rick Geddes
September 20, 2021
“Bipartisan infrastructure bill funds new technology in vehicles to combat drunk driving” by Chloe Nordquist, WTXL-TV
August 19, 2021
“Indicator of the Week: 4.5 Trillion”, National Public Radio Interview by Stacy Vanek Smith
August 13, 2021, featuring Rick Geddes, Cornell, and Jim Poterba, MIT
“Senate Passes Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill” by Andrew Duehren, Wall Street Journal
August 2, 2021, featuring Rick Geddes
“Democrats Want To Tear Down Highways … To Solve Historic Racism?”, Daily Caller, featuring Rick Geddes
June 28, 2021
“Postal Service Bailout”, World Radio Podcast, featuring Rick Geddes
June 17, 2021
“Behind stalled bill: Infrastructure is about visions for America,” The Christian Science Monitor, quoting Rick Geddes
June 9, 2021
Blog Post: Don’t believe the assumption that federal infrastructure spending will create instant jobs by R. Richard Geddes | American Enterprise Institute
June 3, 2021
Blog Post: 5 questions for Richard Geddes on how to improve US infrastructure policy
by James Pethokoukis and R. Richard Geddes | American Enterprise Institute
June 3, 2021
Blog Post: A deep dive into infrastructure policy: My long-read Q&A with Richard Geddes By James Pethokoukis and Richard Geddes | American Enterprise Institute
June 1, 2021
Podcast: Professor Rick Geddes and James Pethokoukis, Editor AEIdeas, “How to update US infrastructure policy” American Enterprise Institute
Audio Link | Text Link
May 26, 2021
“Three Disasters Show Gaps in $1.7 Million Infrastructure Plan” by David R. Baker and Keith Laing, featuring Rick Geddes on deferral of infrastructure maintenance, Bloomberg.
May 24, 2021
Capital Considerations Podcast, with Tony Roth, Wilmington Trust, Featuring Rick Geddes on Infrastructure.
May 18, 2021
“Inspector who didn’t notice dangerously cracked bridge has been fired” by Christian Spencer, The Hill, quoting Rick Geddes
May 18, 2021
“Memphis bridge closure raises concerns about nationwide infrastructure” by Michael George Featuring Rick Geddes, CBS Weekend News
May 16, 2021
“Social Impact Analysis of Various Road Capacity Expansion Options: A Case of Managed Highway Lanes” by Wooseok Do, Omid M. Rouhani, R. Richard Geddes, Ph.D. and Arash Beheshtian, Ph.D., Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, American Society of Civil Engineers,
May 11, 2021
“Biden’s radical infrastructure plan could rebuild America’s foundation”, by Charlotte Robinson, featuring interview with Rick Geddes, Redaction Politics
May 11, 2021
“Biden’s mega-spending proposal leaves towns divided” by Stephanie Bennett, featuring Rick Geddes
May 3, 2021
Panel Discussion: “Convergence or divergence? Assessing Biden’s 100 days”, American Enterprise Institute, featuring Rick Geddes
April 29, 2021
“A Close Up View of Biden’s Infrastructure Plan” Podcast interview with Professor Rick Geddes
Episode 98, “A Common Bridge” with Richard Helppie
April 22, 2021
“Without a focus on maintenance, infrastructure dollars will be wasted” The Hill, featuring Professor Rick Geddes
April 22, 2021
“Is a $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan right for America?”, Deseret News, featuring Rick Geddes
April 14, 2021
“Biden pitches $2.3T infrastructure plan as cure for Texas grid failure, but it’s not in the fine print“, The Dallas Morning News, featuring Rick Geddes
April 13, 2021
“Fashion in Transit”, Webinar hosted by the Cornell Fiber Science and Apparel Design program, featuring Rick Geddes
April 8, 2021
“Biden’s infrastructure plan faces controversy over price tag and design” by Heather Long
Wall Street Journal, featuring Rick Geddes
March 31, 2021
“Biden unveils $2T American Jobs Plan to boost infrastructure“, featuring Rick Geddes interviewed by Ben Piven, Aljazeera
March 31, 2021
How Many Trillions is the Next Democratic Spending Package?, featuring Professor Rick Geddes, The National Interest
March 30, 2021
“Asset Recycling Could Be the Best Fix to Crumbling National Infrastructure”, featuring Professor Rick Geddes, The Hill.
March 26, 2021
“How State and Local Governments Can Make The Most Of Their Infrastructure”, featuring Professor Rick Geddes published on the American Enterprise Institute website.
March 25, 2021
“Overview of U.S. Infrastructure Policy Issues Impacting the New York Metro Area”, Rick Geddes, presentation to a remote audience organized by the Japanese Consulate in New York City
Slides:
Ms. Gelinas’ slides: https://www.ny.us.emb-japan.go.jp/pdfs/1-Nicole-Gelinas-210324-Infrastructure-Webinar.pdf
Prof. Geddes’ slides: https://www.ny.us.emb-japan.go.jp/pdfs/2-Dr-Richard-Geddes-210324-Infrastructure-Webinar.pdf
March 24, 2021
Infrastructure Report Card from American Society of Civil Engineers, featuring Professor Rick Geddes
March 12, 2021
Richard Helppie’s “Common Bridge” radio interview featuring R. Rick Geddes
February 15, 2021
Yahoo News – “Infrastructure may be ‘the best way’ for President Biden to bring unity to Congress”, featuring R. Rick Geddes
February 3, 2021
January, 2021 – American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where Professor R. Richard Geddes has served as a visiting scholar for over 20 years, has recently launched a new page on their website, solely dedicated to infrastructure policy: https://www.aei.org/infrastructure-policy/
U.S. DOT’s Transportation Technology Tournament (TTT) student competition:
The National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) and the U.S. DOT ITS JPO PCB program are hosting a competition for students to work directly with public agencies to solve real-world transportation problems utilizing ITS and TSMO solutions. The submission deadline is February 26, 2021.
Here are some resources about the program and competition:
- The TTT website provides an overview of the tournament and the timeline
- Link to sign-up form
- Short videos about the competition
AEI – “Urgent steps for President Biden on postal reform” featuring R. Rick Geddes
January 4, 2021
2020
Cornell Research – “The Economics of Infrastructure Delivery” featuring R. Rick Geddes
October 1, 2020
Yahoo! Finance – “DeJoy vows to deliver election ballots ‘securely and on-time’” featuring R. Rick Geddes
August 24, 2020
BYU Radio – “USPS, March on Washington, Fire Tornadoes” featuring R. Rick Geddes
August 24, 2020
NPR – “Who Is Louis DeJoy? U.S. Postmaster General In Spotlight Ahead Of 2020 Election” featuring R. Rick Geddes
August 21, 2020
“Well, certainly, most postmasters have come up through the ranks within the Postal Service. I don’t view it as a liability. You know, I think it might bring fresh managerial perspectives into the operation of the Postal Service that could be good in the long run.” – R. Rick Geddes
ABC News – “Senate Homeland Security Committee grills postmaster general on USPS changes” featuring R. Rick Geddes
August 21, 2020
The Special Report – “US Post Office in Crisis” featuring R. Rick Geddes
August 21, 2020
Marketplace – “Post office’s financial woes partly Congress’ doing” featuring R. Rick Geddes
August 17, 2020
Kare NBC – “The United States Postal Service and the November elections” featuring R. Rick Geddes
August 13, 2020
Transportation Today – “Next COVID-19 stimulus bill viewed as opportunity to improve infrastructure investment” featuring R. Rick Geddes
May 27, 2020
Health and Infrastructure, Rick Geddes
May 13, 2020
“CPIP has become the ‘go to’ resource for thought leadership in infrastructure policy. Our international network of scholars, our extensive public outreach program, and our talented pool of students enable us to tackle infrastructure challenges on a global basis.”
– Richard Coyle, CPIP Executive Director