Chicago issues RFP for project to replace 85 percent of city’s outdoor lights

Chicago street lights

Things in Chicago are about to get a little bit brighter! Hailed as “one of the largest municipal lighting modernization programs in the country,” the Chicago Infrastructure Trust (CIT) Monday issued a request for proposals (RFP) from private-sector firms for its Smart Lighting Project. The proposal will replace 85 percent – or more than 345,000 […]

Revitalizing unused public infrastructure results in new partnering opportunities

Fifteen years ago, New York City leaders looked at an abandoned, aging elevated rail line that stretched about 20 city blocks along Manhattan’s western edge and wondered if something could be done with it. Today, the city can point to a unique public park that attracts 6 million visitors each year. It also generates an […]

Pennsylvania county seeks P3 partner for bridge renewal program

What’s good for the state should be good for the county! At least that’s what officials of Northampton County (Penn.) and the county’s General Purpose Authority are hoping. Taking a page out of the successful public-private partnership (P3) playbook of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Northampton County and the Authority have issued a request […]

One more educational issue we must confront!

Image of the State of Our Schools report

A recent State of Our Schools report, co-produced by three education groups, brought attention to the rampant underinvestment in the nation’s education infrastructure. Shockingly, the report concludes that the U.S. is spending $46 billion less than what is required for safe and healthy facilities. Allocations of $38 billion for construction and $8 billion for school […]

American port projects over next five years could total $154 billion

Port activity in the United States is booming. Even more activity is expected when the Panama Canal expansion is complete and more and larger ships begin frequenting American ports. As ports nationwide prepare for this burgeoning increase in shipping activity, contracting opportunities for infrastructure projects are looming large over the next five years. According to […]

Lots of banks in Texas – but, this one is special!

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Texas has lots of banks and one of the most interesting is the State Infrastructure Bank (SIB). Texas was one of 10 states chosen to participate in the first pilot SIB program following passage of the 1995 National Highway Designation Act. That legislation authorized SIBs as financial options that local governments could take advantage of […]