The cities want in, as David Miller noted here earlier. Their lining up for stimulus funds and the tab is getting pretty hefty, according to this Forbes report (h/t: Dean Alexander).
On Dec. 8, just two days after Obama’s pledge for massive infrastructure spending, the U.S. Conference of Mayors released an 803-page report–a wishlist of some 11,391 infrastructure projects they would love to press ahead with.Those cities that responded would like $17 billion for streets, $15 billion for water and sewage, $13 billion in community development grants, $7 billion for transit systems, $6 billion for energy projects, $4 billion for schools, $4 billion for public safety, $4 billion for airports, $2 billion for public housing and $1 billion for Amtrak infrastructure.
Here’s a partial list: Miami: $3.4 billion; Sacramento: $2.8 billion; Philadelphia: $2.6 billion; Los Angeles: $2.4 billion; Albuquerque: $2.3 billion. There’s plenty more.