Route Fifty
By Daniel C. Vock
JUNE 22, 2022
The National League of Cities’ analysis of local leaders’ speeches finds renewed interest in maintenance and construction projects, and worries about how they will handle billions in new federal dollars. Infrastructure topped the list of concerns from mayors and other city leaders for the second straight year, according to an analysis of “state of the city” addresses released Wednesday. The renewed interest in infrastructure comes as local governments prepare to apply for and manage billions of dollars of new federal money being distributed as a result of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which President Biden signed late last year. The opportunity gives city leaders a chance to take care of long-neglected facilities and to imagine new projects. More than a third of mayors discussed their infrastructure plans at length during their annual speeches, according to a National League of Cities analysis of 60 speeches delivered between October 2021 and April 2022.
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