Federal Move toward Sustainable Transportation and Other Infrastructure Matched by Public Demand and Industry Efforts

A new survey reveals that just since November, the number of Americans willing to pay more now for energy-efficient and less wasteful national infrastructure in order to save money and resources in the future has risen from 58 to 64 percent. Equally significant, 96 percent of respondents agree with the need to consider sustainability in all new construction, 76 percent see sustainability-minded, large-scale infrastructure projects as an important investment for future generations, and 51 percent would add an average of $256 to their annual taxes to ensure some form of sustainability for new construction in their regions.
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