University classrooms are morphing into places most alumni would find strange. The days of traditional half-moon-shaped lecture halls with stadium-style seating for students is no longer in vogue. Students in today’s digital world demand much more. Sophisticated tech-savvy students want and expect unblemished, easy access to digital devices in classrooms and they want lots of […]
Energy projects usually end up at the bottom of a government official’s priority list. Not until the power surges – or goes off – does the need for sustainability come to mind. But, as public-private partnerships become more common, renewable energy projects are likely to lean more toward collaborative efforts to achieve sustainability goals.
Consider the length of a drive from New York City to Miami. That’s how far the deck surface of the nation’s structurally deficient bridges would extend if placed end-to-end, according to the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). That’s 1,340 miles of bridges that are in need of repair! According to ARTBA’s annual 2015 […]
When developers work with public sector, everyone wins Transit-oriented development is a trend with significant momentum in the United States. Because so many people depend on transit systems daily, mixed-use communities have been developed around boarding stations. These areas have become perfect targets for public-private partnerships that create new revenue for cities, port authorities, public […]
New York state has proven to be fertile ground for Public Private Partnerships in recent years. Public officials are beginning to take advantage of private capital and the experience and expertise of the private sector to secure many high-dollar projects and services, from broad band initiatives to a variety of infrastructure projects. New York is fast becoming a leader in these successful collaborative efforts.
The state of Texas has financed a little more than $300 million in port improvements since 2010. That’s not much when compared to the $46 billion that port officials from both the public and private sectors nationwide say is needed because of the Panama Canal expansion. That jaw-dropping total may even increase because port officials […]
After failed attempts in both 2014 and 2015, the Kentucky public-private partnerships (P3) bill is inching toward passage. The Kentucky House on Thursday approved House Bill 309, which would allow collaborative efforts between state and local governments and the private sector for major public projects and services as well as some qualifying transportation projects. The Kentucky P3 […]