PC Shipments Back Into Growth, But Can Connectivity Make It Sustainable

[Janet Denzel]

INVEST IN R&D, REVITALIZE MANUFACTURING AND SMALL BUSINESSES, AND TRAIN AMERICANS FOR THE JOBS OF THE FUTURE

Half the jobs in our high growth, high wage sectors are concentrated in just 41 counties, locking millions of Americans out of a shot at a middle-class job. President Biden believes that, even in the face of automation and globalization, America can and must retain well-paid union jobs and create more of them all across the country. U.S. manufacturing was the Arsenal of Democracy in World War II and must be part of the Arsenal of American Prosperity today, helping fuel an economic recovery for working families. From the invention of the semiconductor to the creation of the Internet, new engines of economic growth have emerged due to public investments that support research, commercialization, and strong supply chains. President Biden is calling on Congress to make smart investments in research and development, manufacturing and regional economic development, and in workforce development to give our workers and companies the tools and training they need to compete on the global stage. Specifically, President Biden is calling on Congress to:

PC shipments back into growth, but can connectivity make it sustainable

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Retool and revitalize American manufacturers and small businesses:
The U.S. manufacturing sector accounts for 70 percent of business R&D expenditure, 30 percent of productivity growth, and 60 percent of exports. Manufacturing is a critical node that helps convert research and innovation into sustained economic growth. Workers on the factory floor work hand-in-hand with engineers and scientists to sharpen and maintain our competitive edge. While manufacturing jobs have been a ladder to middle-class life, we have let our industrial heartland be hollowed out, with quality jobs moving abroad or to regions with lower wages and fewer protections for workers. President Biden is calling on Congress to invest $300 billion in order to:

Invest in Workforce Development:

As more Americans rejoin the workforce or seek out new opportunities in a changing economy, there is a greater need for skills development opportunities for workers of all kind. In order to ensure workers have ready access to the skills they will need to succeed, and to improve racial and gender equity, President Biden is calling on Congress to invest $100 billion in proven workforce development programs targeted at underserved groups and getting our students on paths to careers before they graduate from high school. His plan will:

These are key steps toward a fairer tax code that encourages investment in the United States, stops shifting of jobs and profits abroad, and makes sure that corporations pay their fair share. The President looks forward to working with Congress, and will be putting forward additional ideas in the coming weeks for reforming our tax code so that it rewards work and not wealth, and makes sure the highest income individuals pay their fair share.

We'll be in touch with the latest information on how President Biden and his administration are working for the American people, as well as ways you can get involved and help our country build back better.

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3. The company will deliver on the commitments set out in each RIS and work with the government and key stakeholders to investigate future investment needs on the SRN. This is facilitated through the preparation of route strategies by the company, which must take account of relevant strategies and priorities concerning local road and other transport networks as set out in the licence.

4. The principal purpose of the SRN[footnote 2] is to enable safe, reliable, predictable, efficient, often long distance, journeys of both people (whether as drivers or passengers) and goods in England between our:

5. In this regard, the SRN provides critical links between our cities and other urban areas, serves as a gateway to global markets and travel destinations, connects our communities with families and job opportunities, and binds and strengthens our union. It drives productivity and prosperity by unlocking growth, encouraging trade and attracting investment, and plays a vital role in levelling up the country.

7. These actions must be carried out alongside effective engagement in the planning system, to enable the delivery of sustainable development, support the needs of the freight and logistics sector, and mitigate the impact of growth on the natural environment. As such, the company will share evidence, data, knowledge and experience, and work collaboratively and constructively with public bodies and other key stakeholders.

8. This document is the policy of the Secretary of State in relation to the SRN which should be read in conjunction with the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), planning policy for traveller sites, national planning policy for waste, planning practice guidance, national design guide, National Model Design Code, Manual for Streets (MfS), local transport note (LTN) 1/20 and all other material considerations when strategic policy-making authorities[footnote 3] are setting policies and making decisions on planning and development proposals under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. The policies may also be considered important and relevant to decisions on nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs) in the absence of a stated position in the relevant national policy statement. This document replaces the policies in the Department for Transport circular 02/2013 of the same title.

9. This circular also sets out the way in which the company will engage with the development industry, public bodies and communities to assist the delivery of sustainable development. As such, these policies should be read by development promoters and their consultants, strategic policy-making authorities, local highway authorities, sub-national transport bodies, local enterprise partnerships, community groups and others involved in development proposals which may result in any traffic or other impact on the SRN.

12. New development should be facilitating a reduction in the need to travel by private car and focused on locations that are or can be made sustainable. In this regard, recent research on the location of development[footnote 6] found that walking times between new homes and a range of key amenities regularly exceeded 30 minutes, reinforcing car dependency. Developments in the right places and served by the right sustainable infrastructure[footnote 7] delivered alongside or ahead of occupancy must be a key consideration when planning for growth in all local authority areas.

14. This approach seeks to make the most efficient use of capacity within the overall transport network, improve health and wellbeing, and support government policies, strategies and guidance that aim to reduce the negative environmental impacts of development, which includes:

16. In the context of achieving sustainable development, the creation of high-quality, beautiful and sustainable buildings and places is fundamental to what the planning and development process should achieve. The NPPF is clear that design quality should be considered throughout the evolution and assessment of development proposals. Plan-making and decision-taking should ensure that developments optimise the potential of sites to support local facilities and sustainable transport networks.

17. Successful development depends upon a movement network that makes connections to destinations, places and communities, both within the site and beyond its boundaries. The company will support development promoters and local authorities in applying the principles of Manual for Streets, the National Design Guide on Movement, inclusive mobility and local transport note 1/20 to ensure priority is given to pedestrian and cycle movements, and that well-considered parking, servicing and utilities infrastructure for all users is incorporated into development proposals.

18. New connections (for example, new junctions or direct accesses) on the SRN lead to more weaving and turning manoeuvres, which in turn create additional risk to safety and reduce the reliability and efficiency of journeys, resulting in a negative impact on overall national economic activity and performance.

19. On this basis the principle of creating new connections on the SRN should be identified at the plan-making stage in circumstances where an assessment of the potential impacts on the SRN can be considered alongside whether such new infrastructure is essential for the delivery of strategic growth. Moreover, the company will need to be satisfied that all reasonable options to deliver modal shift, promote walking, wheeling and cycling, public transport and shared travel to assist in reducing car dependency, and locate development in areas of high accessibility by sustainable transport modes (or areas that can be made more accessible) have been exhausted before considering options for new connections to the SRN. There may also be limited opportunity for new connections to be considered as part of public funding programmes to support new development, although necessary infrastructure in up-to-date plans and strategies should be favoured in such instances.

21. The company will adopt a graduated and less restrictive approach to the formation of new connections on the remainder of the SRN, determining each case on its own merits. However, the preference will always be that new development should make use of existing junctions. In line with the standards contained in the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB), new connections to slip or connector roads will not be permitted for safety and operational reasons.

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