PEW By: Jenni Bergal May 10, 2021
The vast majority of city officials say infrastructure funding is a top priority, according to survey data released Monday by the National League of Cities, which represents 19,000 cities, villages and towns. Ninety-one percent of nearly 600 local leaders surveyed in March and April ranked the need for more money as the biggest factor affecting their decision-making about infrastructure. “The best time to invest in infrastructure was years ago. The second-best time is right now,” Vince Williams, the league’s first vice president and mayor of Union City, Georgia, said in a news release. ”The needs of America’s communities, families and workers are simply not being met by the current level of funding and support from the federal government on this critical issue.” President Joe Biden has proposed a massive $2 trillion infrastructure package, and Democrats and Republicans in Congress have come up with their own infrastructure plans.
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