Around the world Quote by Naomi Klein

Events like Hurricane Katrina and the Minnesota bridge collapse suggest a national infrastructure that has suffered from lack of tending.

— Nina Easton

Many, many large cities have old, crumbling infrastructure that have got to be dealt with in the nearest future, or they're going to be…

— Andrew Natsios

When I say infrastructure it's not just roads and bridges and subways - it's also housing. It's also schools and fire departments and water…

— Michael Capuano

I think our cities' deteriorating infrastructure is a silent crisis.

— Betsy Hodges

As populations continue to increase, and the climate continues to deteriorate, and as people flock in ever increasing numbers to large, underdeveloped cities, the…

— Antonio Guterres

Disasters happen. We still have no way to eliminate earthquakes, wildfires, hurricanes, floods or droughts. We cope as best we can by fortifying ourselves…

— Seth Shostak

Our infrastructure in America, once the envy of the world, is losing its battle against time, growth, weather, and wear.

— Tom Malinowski

Disasters redistribute money from taxpayers to construction workers, from insurance companies to homeowners, and even from those who once lived in the destroyed city…

— James Surowiecki

Physically robust infrastructure is not enough if it fails to foster a healthy community; ultimately, all infrastructure is social.

— Pete Buttigieg

The fact that the infrastructure is falling apart is not necessarily because it's built poorly. The New York City subways were built in 1903.…

— Alan Weisman

No longer will we allow the infrastructure of our magnificent country to crumble and decay. While protecting the environment, we will build gleaming new…

— Donald Trump

Cities offer us powerful leverage on our most stubborn, wasteful practices. Long commutes in our cars, big power bills from our energy-hogging buildings, shopping…

— Alex Steffen