Traffic congestion – it’s a major cause of headaches and heartburn for U.S. transportation officials and the motoring public. With transportation infrastructure funding steadily declining, “innovation” has become the buzz word as government officials seek ways to mitigate growing traffic problems nationwide. The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) is taking innovation to a new level. […]
Nonprofit groups are making bold strides and moving into new areas. Many public-private partnerships (P3s/ PPPs) now involve one or more nonprofit organizations. Throughout the country, there are numerous extremely successful examples of great collaborations. In the past, PPPs traditionally involved collaborative efforts between a public entity and a private-sector coalition. And, a typical PPP […]
Recent storms have had an immense impact on private-sector planning and construction opportunities in many states. So far this year, the United States has incurred more than $7 billion in damages from floods, and that is less than half of the total damages resulting from weather incidents. Winter storms, heavy spring rains, tornadoes and damaging […]
America’s infrastructure is crumbling – our roads, bridges, schools and water plants. While government officials are eager to address these growing needs, funding sources are scarce. There is an alternative solution to paying for infrastructure projects with funding other than local, state and federal allocations. But, according to a report released this week by the […]
Outdated water infrastructure is threatening the public health and the nation’s economy. The state of that infrastructure is being studied and analyzed throughout the country through a series of H20 Catalyst interactive town hall broadcasts. The meetings are designed to explore the state of American water infrastructure in what is being called an era of […]
Pittsburgh and Columbus, Ohio, will be the first stops on U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx’s seven-city tour next week as he visits with officials of the finalist cities in the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Smart City Challenge. The Smart City Challenge is a competition that seeks innovative proposals for using new technologies to solve […]
Americans have only to drive on the nation’s roads and highways or across its thousands of bridges to realize the immediacy of the need for transportation infrastructure upgrades. But, there is another segment of public infrastructure assets that is not quite so visible – the nation’s water infrastructure. Government administrators are facing water systems that […]