This multi-platform initiative examines infrastructure issues throughout America and the world. Over the next year, programming under the BLUEPRINT AMERICA umbrella will include:

• Individual reports produced in partnership with THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER, NOW ON PBS, Worldfocus, Exposé on BILL MOYERS JOURNAL, local PBS stations across the country and public radio

• Original primetime documentaries produced for national broadcast on PBS

• Educational and community outreach to integrate study and debate on this subject into schools and community groups

•  An interactive Web site that serves as a platform for debate, an aggregator of print and video content and "virtual meetinghouse" for citizens to share stories, videos and information concerning infrastructure in their cities and towns