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Infrastructure 2012: Spotlight on Leadership

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

THE URBAN LAND INSTITUTE
Aggressive government belt-tightening and financial market deleveraging restrain worldwide infrastructure investments for 2012 and probably the next five years. The need to invest the dollars that are available on projects that have the greatest effect on economic productivity, real estate demand, and global competitive position has never been more urgent. However, financial austerity and political fractures can stand in the way of better infrastructure decision making.

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Tags: China, EU, European Union, U.S., United States, Urban land Institute
Posted in Accountability, Funding, Global, High Speed Rail, Highway, Infra Views, National, Policy, Private Investment, Rail, Sustainability, Transit

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Banking on Green

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

AMERICAN RIVERS – AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS – ECONORTHWEST -WATER ENVIRONMENT FOUNDATION
This report focuses on the economic impacts caused by polluted urban runoff, also known as “stormwater,” a significantly growing source of water pollution in the United States. It’s not intended to be an academic or technical document, but instead to be an “easy to read” compendium of current experiences, analysis and knowledge.

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Tags: American Rivers, American Society of Landscape Architects, ASLA, Banking on Green, Drainage Systems, ECONorthwest, stormwater, Water Environment Federation, WEF
Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Drinking Water, Environment, Funding, Green, Infra Views, Local, National, Pollution, Private Investment, Sustainability, Urban Planning, Wastewater, Water Treatment

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Jonathan Nettler, AICP, Managing Editor, Planetizen

Monday, April 9th, 2012

Jonathan Nettler, AICP is Managing Editor of Planetizen. He has lived and practiced in Boston, Washington D.C., San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles on a range of project types for major public, institutional, and private developer clients including: large scale planning and urban design, waterfront and brownfield redevelopment, transit-oriented development, urban infill, campus planning, [...]

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Tags: AICP, Jonathan Nettler, planetizen
Posted in Accountability, Aging Infrastructure, Bipartisan, Bridges, Economic Stimulus, Funding, Guests on The Infra Blog, Highway, Local, National, Private Investment, Public Opinion, Public Transportation, Roads, Sustainability, The Infra Blog, Transit, Urban Planning

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Christian Steinbrecher, President, Ukiah Engineering Inc., ASCE Oregon 2011-2012 Civil Engineer of the Year

Friday, March 30th, 2012

Christian F. Steinbrecher, president of Ukiah Engineering Inc., was awarded the “2011 – 2012 Engineer of the Year Award” by the Oregon Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers for his work on Oregon’s Infrastructure Report Card issued by the Oregon Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers. His experience has spanned almost [...]

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Tags: American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE, Christian Steinbrecher, Oregon, Public-Private Partnerships, Ukiah Engineering Inc.
Posted in Accountability, Aging Infrastructure, Bridges, Environment, Funding, Guests on The Infra Blog, Highway, Local, Policy, Private Investment, Public Transportation, Roads, Smart Growth, Sustainability, The Infra Blog, Transit

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US Solar Market Insight: 2011 In Review Executive Summary

Thursday, March 15th, 2012

GREENTECH MEDIA RESEARCH
For the U.S. solar energy industry, 2011 was a historic year. On the positive side, the market for solar installations continued to boom, as the U.S. installed 1,855 megawatts (MW) of photovoltaic (PV) solar systems, representing 109% growth over 2010. The fourth quarter of 2011 saw 776 MW of PV installed, by far the most of any quarter in U.S. market history (473 MW was the previous record, set in the third quarter of 2011).

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Tags: Greentech Media, GTM Research, SEIA, Solar Energy Industries Association, U.S. Solar Market Insight
Posted in Clean Air, Energy, Green, Infra Views, National, Private Investment, Smart Grid

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Can Public–Private Partnerships Fill the Transportation Funding Gap?

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Given tight federal budget restraints and shrinking transportation trust fund revenues, states and the federal government need to find alternative financial resources to finance needed transportation infrastructure projects, especially maintaining and expanding the capacity of the Interstate Highway System. Increased use of public–private partnership contracts (P3s) promises to help finance some of the needed infrastructure projects, but the federal government needs to allow states more freedom to use P3s, and states need to adopt the policies and practices needed to use P3s effectively.

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Tags: Capital Beltway, Fuel Tax, Heritage Foundation, Public-Private Partnerships, transportation
Posted in Highway, Infra Views, National, Policy, Private Investment, Transit

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Risks and Rewards of Public-Private Partnerships for Highways

Friday, January 6th, 2012

REASON FOUNDATION
Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) for infrastructure are contracts between public and private entities for the provision of facilities in areas such as power, water, transportation, education and health. Well-written PPP agreements specify the allocation of risk, which should create incentives for the private provider to deliver more efficiently and in a timelier manner than would be the case if the project were undertaken by a state-controlled entity.

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Tags: Public-Private Partnerships, Reason Foundation
Posted in Accountability, Funding, Highway, Infra Views, National, Policy, Private Investment, Roads

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The Case for Business Investment in Public Transportation

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION

Public transportation is an enterprise with expenditure of $55 billion in the United States. There has been a steady growth trend over the past three decades, with long-term economic and social trends (population, energy, public choice) all pointing to an even more prominent future standing. Since 1980, the number of fixed-guideway systems has grown exponentially with a bevy of projects positioned to systems has grown exponentially with a bevy of projects positioned to become the next generation of investment. Investment from all levels of government is on a long-term upward trend, and public support for more and better public transportation, as measured through ridership and public approval of transit ballot measures (a 73 % approval rate over the past 12 years) continues to increase.

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Tags: American Public Transportation Association, Public Transportation, Transit
Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Infra Views, Private Investment, Public Opinion, Public Transportation, Rail

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NYC: The Delancey Underground Project

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Taking inspiration from the success of the city’s High Line park, The Delancey Underground project seeks to transform an abandoned trolley terminal into New York City’s first underground community green space. Beneath one of the least green areas of the city, the Lower East Side, lies a massive, unused space nearly the size of Gramercy [...]

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Tags: Dan Barasch, High Line, James Ramsey, Low Line, Lower East Side, New York City, NY, NYC, park, parks, The Delancey Underground Project
Posted in Environment, Green, Land Use, Local, Private Investment, Public Parks & Recreation, The Infra Blog, Uncategorized, Urban Planning

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Benchmarking Electric Utility Energy in the U.S.

Friday, November 18th, 2011

CERES
In these uncertain economic times, making smart investments in energy is of paramount importance. Our country faces a critical need for jobs, energy security, and cleaner ways to power our economy. Investing in energy efficiency has the potential to help address each of these challenges…Utilities are at the center of the energy efficiency opportunity. They manage millions of customer relationships, hold data on energy use patterns across their service territories, and have the ability to assist utility commissions by displacing generation with sound energy efficiency policies.

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Tags: Ceres, Edward White, National Grid
Posted in Energy, Green, Infra Views, National, Private Investment, Sustainability, Technology

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