Public infrastructure in the U.S. is wearing out faster than it is being replaced. The average age of U.S. infrastructure and the number of defects and failures increases every year. This is not sustainable if we expect to maintain our infrastructure and quality of life.
However, it is important to avoid making the same mistakes which caused defective public infrastructure in the first place. If we want to fix broken infrastructure, then we should identify what is actually causing the problems. This report will demonstrate that there may be a more productive path going forward.