Director of Infrastructure Policy at Institute for Progress. Formerly with Senator Brian Schatz, Boston City Council, Massachusetts Senate. A city is not an accident.https://bsky.app/profile/willpoffwebster.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/willpoffwebster.bsky.social/post/3mwr4y7milk2tAmbitious permitting bill out today! @heinrich.senate.gov says: "We need to be able to build big things in this country again... to figure out how to get to yes, or how to get to no, a whole lot faster. If we don't, we will see 20-30% increases in the cost of electricity in the near term."30 Sep 2026 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:tyg7lfwhsqccb4d3hejtxm7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwr4y7milk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/willpoffwebster.bsky.social/post/3mrzx4jgk6k2xThis is why we need faster, cheaper transit construction in America. Madrid built a huge expansion of their system in only 4 years. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Aug 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:tyg7lfwhsqccb4d3hejtxm7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrzx4jgk6k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/willpoffwebster.bsky.social/post/3mrnlaicx3s2nFor me, the transit abundance agenda is twofold: ensuring public transit has the funding it needs to build and operate, and reforming project delivery so we build more cost-effectively and stop paying more than other countries for less service [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:tyg7lfwhsqccb4d3hejtxm7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnlaicx3s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/willpoffwebster.bsky.social/post/3moijj7qrlk2zNew York spent 18x what Madrid spends, per mile, on the Second Ave Subway. America pays more for less, but we haven't known how to fix it. We published the Transit Abundance Playbook to change that, with 15 specific ideas: https://ifp.org/transit-abundance-playbook/17 Jun 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:tyg7lfwhsqccb4d3hejtxm7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3moijj7qrlk2z