Infrastructure

How can we make it easier to build things in the world of atoms?

Construction productivity has actually fallen over the last 50 years in the U.S. And with the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the CHIPS and Science Act, hundreds of billions in public investment will be spent in the coming decade on energy, transportation, manufacturing, and other critical areas of American infrastructure.

We need to unblock the bottlenecks to building, ensuring that public money translates into real physical infrastructure that benefits Americans.

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Infrastructure
Stop Paying More for Less Transit
Fifteen ideas to bring costs down and speed projects up
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June 17th 2026
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Infrastructure
Featured Publication
Stop Paying More for Less Transit
Fifteen ideas to bring costs down and speed projects up
Read the full report
June 17th 2026
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Infrastructure Research Team

Aidan Mackenzie
Aidan Mackenzie
Infrastructure Fellow
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Brian Potter
Brian Potter
Senior Infrastructure Fellow
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Alec Stapp
Alec Stapp
CEO
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Arnab Datta
Arnab Datta
Director of Policy Implementation
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Reed Schwartz
Reed Schwartz
Associate Infrastructure Fellow
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Will Poff-Webster
Will Poff-Webster
Director of Infrastructure Policy
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Read our recent publications

Infrastructure
Smarter Zoning for Fair Housing
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January 14th 2022
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