Ideas

Brooke Lierman
Comptroller | Baltimore, MD

Delegate Brooke Lierman: New Infrastructure Plans Rolling Out

Idea Category: Infrastructure, Public Safety, Smart Government, Transportation

Following the signing of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, NewDEALers are poised to lead in directing investments to long-overdue projects that will impact the economic vitality of their communities. Many NewDEAL Leaders are already taking action on these priorities. Delegate Brooke Lierman’s Maryland Transit Safety & Investment Act overcame a gubernatorial veto and is set to eliminate the state’s $2 billion public transportation maintenance backlog by spending nearly half a billion dollars each year for repairs and enhancements. In Nevada, Clark County Commissioner Michael Naft celebrated the groundbreaking of a long-awaited bridge project which first received federal funding in the 1990s. “This bridge is an important transportation element and it is also critical for emergency responders,” Naft said. Elsewhere, the Boston Council approved newly-elected Mayor Michelle Wu’s $8 million plan for three of the city’s bus lines to go fare-free, an important step towards making the city’s transportation equitable and accessible. The program will utilize federal funding, and early numbers suggest that ridership will be significantly boosted by the measure.

More Idea’s From Brooke Lierman

Climate Risk Analysis of Maryland’s Pension Investments

Idea Category: Climate Change | Funding Source: ARP

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Ordered the Elimination of Fossil Fuels in City Buildings Under Construction

Idea Category: Climate Change, Jobs and Entrepreneurship | Funding Source: ARP

ARP: Boston Announced a $7 Million Investment for City Childcare

Idea Category: Child Care, Education | Funding Source: ARP

ARP: Boosting Maryland’s Office of Statewide Broadband

Idea Category: Broadband | Funding Source: ARP

Higher Education Partnership to help Black and Latinx students 

Idea Category: Education, Equity & Opportunity | Funding Source: ARP

Working to Grow Minority-Owned Businesses in Boston

Idea Category: Equity & Opportunity, Jobs and Entrepreneurship | Funding Source: ARP

ARP: Boston MA, Preparing Workers for the Jobs of Tomorrow

Idea Category: Climate Change, Equity & Opportunity, Jobs and Entrepreneurship | Funding Source: ARP

Digital Connectivity for All

Idea Category: Broadband, Equity & Opportunity | Funding Source: ARP

Maryland Access to Capital Program

Idea Category: Equity & Opportunity, Jobs and Entrepreneurship | Funding Source: ARP

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging

Idea Category: Climate Change | Funding Source: ARP

Paystub Transparency

Idea Category: Jobs and Entrepreneurship, Smart Government | Funding Source: ARP