Rebuild America: roads and bridges infographic
A tall White House infographic, 'It's Time to Rebuild America', with a problem section ('112,000 projects', '700,000 jobs' at risk 'if congressional Republicans don't act'), a falling line chart of highway spending as a share of GDP, and a nine-country bar chart with the United States last. A 'Solution' section describes the president's plan and ends 'spread the word using #RebuildAmerica.' The country set shown is a selection, and the tell is the ordering from highest to lowest with the US at the end.
- Date
- May 14, 2014
- Period
- Contemporary
- Made by
- The White House (Obama administration), 'Share-Worthy' infographics
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Digital posts
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Obama Administration
- Leader
- Barack Obama
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Theme
- Economy and finance
- Techniques
- Fear appealCard stacking
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- National Archives (Obama White House archived website), retrieved October 2, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work; whitehouse.gov copyright policy)
The White House, 14 May 2014, via the National Archives archived Obama White House website
Text on the object
IT'S TIME TO REBUILD AMERICA THE PROBLEM THE FUNDING TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN OUR CRUMBLING ROADS AND BRIDGES IS RUNNING OUT — AND ONLY CONGRESS CAN REAUTHORIZE IT. WHAT'S AT STAKE IF CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS DON'T ACT? 112,000 PROJECTS More than 112,000 projects that are currently fixing our roads and bridges 700,000 JOBS Nearly 700,000 jobs that would be at risk from inaction Highways and Transit Spending as a Share of GDP [line chart, 1962 to 2011] AND CONGESTION AND MAINTENANCE BACKLOGS HAVE GONE UP AS A RESULT OF TRANSPORTATION SPENDING GOING DOWN Source: Congressional Budget Office; Office of Management and Budget; Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis. HERE'S HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU 65% of America's major roads are rated in less than good condition 25% of our bridges require significant repair or can't handle today's traffic 45% of Americans lack access to transit AND THE UNITED STATES IS FALLING BEHIND OUR COMPETITORS In less than a decade, we've fallen from 7th to 18th on the quality of our roads. Investment in Inland Transportation Infrastructure (Percent of GDP, 2011) [bar chart: Poland, Australia, Switzerland, Canada, Japan, Portugal, Greece, France, United States] Source: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development; Office of Management and Budget THE SOLUTION THE PRESIDENT'S PLAN WOULD REBUILD OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IN A SMARTER, MORE RESPONSIBLE WAY WHILE SUPPORTING MILLIONS OF JOBS. THAT MEANS: PROVIDING CERTAINTY that cities, states, and private investors need to break ground on major projects. INCREASING INVESTMENTS by 38 percent over four years to better meet the needs of a growing population. REFORMING PROGRAMS to make sure we're prioritizing projects based on how much good they'd do — not on politics. CONGRESS CAN VOTE TO REAUTHORIZE THIS FUNDING RIGHT NOW, BUT TIME IS RUNNING OUT. If you agree it's time to act, spread the word using #RebuildAmerica. #RebuildAmerica WH.GOV/REBUILD-AMERICA
