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Transportation Project Highlights for the Upcoming P3 Awards

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Partnerships Bulletin is a media organization dedicated to the exposition and promotion of public-private partnerships, and every year, they organize and host an award ceremony to celebrate and highlight prominent projects...more

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New Federal Program Provides Grants for Eligible P3 Transportation Projects

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The Build America Bureau (Bureau) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released on March 11, 2024, a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the new Innovative Finance and Asset Concession Grant Program (IFACGP)....more

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Private-Public Investment in Infrastructure: Community Improvement in the Atlanta Area With Kim Menefee — TAG Infrastructure Talks...

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How will large-scale investments in infrastructure and public works initiatives transform the Atlanta metropolitan area for residents and tourists alike? Kim Menefee, executive director of the Cumberland County Community...more

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Mastering the ABCs of P3s in Florida

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One of the most significant transit projects in Florida history reached a new milestone last month when the Brightline rail system expanded its service from South Florida to Orlando. Brightline marks the first privately...more

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Infrastructure Bill: Revitalizing and Rebuilding America – Issue Three

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Baker Donelson's public policy group and the Daschle Group are pleased to provide our third update on developments regarding infrastructure legislation. This is the third update in a series of weekly alerts designed to keep...more

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COVID-19 and the Future of Transportation in California

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On July 23, 2020, the California Transportation Foundation convened a panel of transportation professionals for the webinar “Transportation Outlook: Moving Beyond COVID-19.” The panelists discussed the impacts of the...more

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P3s to Combat Climate Change

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We recently wrote an op-ed about the role that P3s can play in mitigating the effects of climate change.  In that piece, we explained that an availability-risk model could be used to offload many of the risks associated with...more

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Alternative Technical Concepts & Creativity in Public Procurement

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Alternative Technical Concepts (ATCs) are an important tool that government agencies use, and private entities can take advantage of, to optimize the efficiency and creativity of the solutions available for any given project....more

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New Mobility Public-Private Partnerships May Address Transportation Gaps in the Future

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A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of again attending CoMotion LA. Spearheaded by John Rossant, CoMotion LA brings together leaders and innovators of new solutions to solve the mobility issues of our modern world. One of...more

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2019 TRC Transportation Conference Presentation: Environmental Legal Concerns for P3s Projects in Arkansas

The 2019 TRC Transportation Conference and Equipment Expo was held this week in Hot Springs, Arkansas. I undertook a presentation titled: Environmental Legal Concerns for P3s Projects in Arkansas (“Presentation”) ...more

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Despite Bumps in the Road, the P3 Delivery Model Proves its Worth

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Although public-private partnerships (P3s) have become a leading method of delivering infrastructure in several countries throughout the world, including Canada, P3s are often met with skepticism in the United States....more

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How Miami Can Go From Smart Airport to Smart City

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In the next few years, Miami-Dade County is expected to spend 1.5 billion dollars on upgrades to Miami International Airport. We recently wrote about Miami-Dade County’s SMART Plan, which will revitalize our transportation...more

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LA Metro Announces P3 Job Opportunity

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Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has posted notice of an opening for a position as “Manager, Innovation” in its Office of Extraordinary Innovation....more

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Florida Blazing the Trail for P3 Legislation

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We have previously blogged about the many recent legislative developments in Florida and the Miami area, with a focus on legislation that is designed to facilitate public/private development projects (P3). ...more

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New Jersey P3 Legislation Expands Opportunities for Major Infrastructure Projects, Including Roads

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New Jersey has enacted legislation that greatly expands the pool of public agencies authorized to enter into public-private partnerships (P3s) for capital projects in the state, in order to address growing infrastructure...more

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Aprovechamiento de fondos públicos para el transporte público con las P3

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Previamente escribimos sobre el plan SMART propuesto por el condado de Miami-Dade, una expansión masiva del sistema ferroviario pesado actual a seis corredores de tránsito, y los beneficios de entregar todo o parte del...more

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Federal Draft Infrastructure Bill Released - Aims To Provide Revenue To Repair Failing Infrastructure

A draft infrastructure bill, which aims to address the state of America’s infrastructure and remove some of the major federal roadblocks to funding, was introduced this week by U.S. House of Representatives Transportation &...more

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Leveraging Public Funding for Mass Transit With P3s

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We have previously written about Miami-Dade County’s proposed SMART plan, a massive, six-corridor expansion of the existing heavy rail system, and the benefits of delivering all or portions of the project as a public-private...more

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Nueva ordenanza facilita el transporte público y las P3 en el centro de la ciudad

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Recientemente escribimos sobre la resolución propuesta por el condado de Miami-Dade que designaría las áreas dentro de los corredores del Plan SMART del condado como “Áreas de Importancia para todo el condado”....more

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New Ordinance Facilitates Downtown Mass Transit and P3s

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We recently wrote about Miami-Dade County’s proposed resolution that would designate the areas within the County’s SMART Plan corridors as “Areas of Countywide Significance.”...more

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A Long Island Sound Crossing – Will This Bridge or Tunnel Ever Be Built?

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For many decades, Long Islanders have been hearing about proposals to span over or under Long Island Sound. The most recent pronouncement for a cross-sound tunnel or bridge came from Governor Cuomo in his 2016 state-of-state...more

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New Ordinance Proposed to Facilitate Mass Transit in South Florida

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Regional mass-transit systems are often plagued by the permitting challenges associated with construction in multiple cities, each with its own priorities, regulations, and permitting processes. For example, the cost of the...more

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Transportation Public-Private Partnerships in Arkansas: The Road to P3s in the Natural State

Over the last several years, the federal government has promoted public-private partnerships (“P3s”) as one way to address the dire need for American infrastructure investment. States agree. For example, last year in...more

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O’Hare Express Train Showcases the Viability of P3s for Mass Transit

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Wednesday, the City of Chicago selected two finalists in its procurement process for the planned O’Hare Express, a mass transit system that will connect downtown Chicago to O’Hare International Airport within 20...more

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Northern Lights Express Proposed Passenger Rail Service Receives Federal Environmental Approval

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The Northern Lights Express intercity rail proposal, connecting Minneapolis and Duluth, Minnesota with a stop in Superior, Wisconsin, advanced forward following a Finding of No Significant Impact (“FONSI”) from the Federal...more

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