Infrastructure
Congestion Pricing Gains Political Traction
Can Washington Rescue Main Street and Wall Street?

Public-Private Partnerships at the Crossroads
This year, the future of public-private partnerships is expected to receive heightened attention amid speculations that Congress may attempt to assert oversight over public-private partnerships and place conditions on private toll road concession agreements as part of next year's transportation program reauthorization. Some interest groups, notably the trucking industry and public employe labor unions, are expected to vigorously support efforts to regulate PPPs at the federal level. Meanwhile, PPP proponents believe that the case for greater private sector involvement in infrastructure funding has never been stronger. They want to see this involvement mature free of congressional oversight or federal regulatory controls.
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Were Midwest Floods 'Engineered'?
Can Planning Happen More Quickly?
Florida Planner Takes Skills to Iraq
China Using 10 Times More Cement Than Anyone Else
Public Art That's Popular
Municipal WiFi: Boon or Boondoggle?
Key New York City Council Member Predicts Future for Congestion Pricing
Goldman Sachs Sees Gold in Humboldt, CA
Agrarian Past Drives South Atlantic Sprawl
New York Regional Plan Association Advocates 'America 2050' Plan

Bandwidth-Oriented Development
So how do you permit and build a 4,000-mile undersea communication cable system? And why do we care?- older posts
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Two Things People Hate: Density and Sprawl
We’ve been conducting public meetings for years. And it used to be easier. Present the plan. Discuss the plan. Talk about how your plan is better for the neighborhood/community/city/region and provide the conclusion. But things have changed.






