President Obama makes defeating cancer primary goal … can it be done? In what would surely be a giant leap for mankind, President Barack Obama announced an effort designed to “end cancer as we know it” during his final State of the Union address in January. The initiative is being referred to as a “moonshot […]
City Accelerator program competition acts as incubator for innovative municipal programs The tragic water contamination dilemma in Flint, Mich., is but one indicator of the infrastructure needs that plague many cities. Not every city has lead in its drinking water, but almost every city has some type of critical infrastructure issue. A recent survey revealed […]
Parts of Texas are edging back toward drought conditions after a short three-month reprieve from five years of severe to extreme drought. In the Southwest, drought conditions have existed for 11 of the last 14 years. Water resources are being depleted. The summer months, when water demand skyrockets, are almost upon us and resources will […]
The federal government is promoting collaboration and public-private partnerships in a very big way! As a result, significant changes are occurring. A perfect example of a changing world is the existence of 23 federal agencies that now have offices dedicated specifically to pursuing collaborations with private-sector partners. Would anyone have believed a couple of years […]
More than $58 billion is expected to be invested globally in water projects financed through public-private partnerships (P3s) by 2020, according to a report released this week by Bluefield Research. And the number of projects will likely triple. There are a multitude of reasons why water P3s are on the rise around the globe. More […]
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 […]