Infrastructure, Attitude and Weather

These include the continued deterioration of transportation infrastructure, a new posture on trade which views supply chains as threats to jobs and wages, and the impact of climate change. [...] In this view, the primary threats to supply chain security are the deterioration of North America's freight transportation infrastructure, the growing rejection of the rules of trade that make extended supply chains possible and climate change. [...] This is apparent in the deterioration of our roads and highways, the over-capacity of our public transit systems, underinvestment in affordable housing and social infrastructure, and the increased prevalence of environmental incidents, such as flooding in our urban areas. [...] Without new thinking on railways and other forms of freight Infrastructure, Attitude and Weather: Today's Threats to Supply Chain Security Page 2 by Stephen Blank June, 2016 Infrastructure, Attitude and Weather: Today's Threats to Supply Chain Security transportation, trucks will continue to be our dominant freight carrier – moving between 60% and 70% of freight loads, and will roll on more and mo [...] The majority of these, 6556 earmarks, directed the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to spend $5,675,100,200 -- fifteen percent of the agency's 2006 budget -- on projects hidden from public scrutiny in the text of laws, in conference reports and in the reports accompanying the 2005 transportation bill known as SAFETEA-LU.