The House's approval of an economic recovery package is an important start toward righting the economy and investing in our nation’s future - but it is just a start. The engineers’ report saying that it will take $2.2 trillion to fix our crumbling infrastructure should be a wake-up call to Congress and the White House that far more needs to be done to rebuild our country. We applaud the approval of the amendment to add funding for mass transit to the bill, but this is still far short of the need. We will continue to call on members of both parties to ensure that we do not miss this window of opportunity to invest significantly and wisely in green buildings, a stronger and safer infrastructure, and a 21st century transportation system. The American people agree that this is going to require a comprehensive long-term vision, not a band-aid approach. In fact a just completed AIA survey conducted by the Clarus Research Group showed that 87% of voters believe the money in the stimulus bill should be equally divided between short-term and long-term construction projects that will have a lasting benefit.