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Ohio's Infrastructure Report Card
Manage episode 498781773 series 3392094
The newly released 2025 Ohio Infrastructure Report Card delivers a sobering assessment of the systems we rely on daily but rarely think about. Ohio has made modest improvements since the last American Society of Civil Engineers' report in 2021, yet vulnerabilities persist.
Sewer District employees (and ASCE members) Derek Vogel and Lita Laven walk us through the grades and explain how federal infrastructure funding has breathed new life into long-neglected systems, particularly benefiting water, transit, and bridge projects across the state. However, the looming expiration of this funding in 2027 threatens to erase these hard-won gains. And with Ohio's stormwater infrastructure approaching the end of its designed lifespan, we're facing a perfect storm of aging systems and increasingly intense rainfall events.
Check out the complete 2025 Infrastructure Report Card to see how your state's vital systems measure up.
Chapters
1. Intro to Cleveland's Canopy Internet (00:00:00)
2. ASCE Infrastructure Report Card Overview (00:00:58)
3. Ohio's Infrastructure Grade Revealed (00:03:34)
4. Bipartisan Infrastructure Funding Impact (00:05:14)
5. Analyzing Stormwater's D+ Grade (00:08:23)
6. Wastewater Infrastructure Challenges (00:17:52)
7. Advocating for Infrastructure Investment (00:23:45)
59 episodes
Manage episode 498781773 series 3392094
The newly released 2025 Ohio Infrastructure Report Card delivers a sobering assessment of the systems we rely on daily but rarely think about. Ohio has made modest improvements since the last American Society of Civil Engineers' report in 2021, yet vulnerabilities persist.
Sewer District employees (and ASCE members) Derek Vogel and Lita Laven walk us through the grades and explain how federal infrastructure funding has breathed new life into long-neglected systems, particularly benefiting water, transit, and bridge projects across the state. However, the looming expiration of this funding in 2027 threatens to erase these hard-won gains. And with Ohio's stormwater infrastructure approaching the end of its designed lifespan, we're facing a perfect storm of aging systems and increasingly intense rainfall events.
Check out the complete 2025 Infrastructure Report Card to see how your state's vital systems measure up.
Chapters
1. Intro to Cleveland's Canopy Internet (00:00:00)
2. ASCE Infrastructure Report Card Overview (00:00:58)
3. Ohio's Infrastructure Grade Revealed (00:03:34)
4. Bipartisan Infrastructure Funding Impact (00:05:14)
5. Analyzing Stormwater's D+ Grade (00:08:23)
6. Wastewater Infrastructure Challenges (00:17:52)
7. Advocating for Infrastructure Investment (00:23:45)
59 episodes
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