Topic
Infrastructure
543 published works
Take Stock: Federal Policy Watch
This Week in Congress: Feb. 12, 2018
By Lai K. Lam
The Senate convenes today at 3 p.m. Senators are gearing up to debate immigration and put together a bipartisan bill on the floor this week. The House will kick off…
Inside Government Contracts
Will President Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Address OMB Scoring?
During his first State of the Union address on January 30, 2018, President Trump informed the country that “it is time to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure.” He called on Congress…
Take Stock: Federal Policy Watch
Federal Gas Tax Back in the Spotlight
By Lai K. Lam
A copy of the Trump Administration’s six-page draft infrastructure plan has leaked. The document - the authenticity of which has not been confirmed by the White House - opens with a…
inversecondemnation.com
Project Announcement: Honolulu Rail May Be Coming To A Neighborhood Near You
The work on what turned out to be the first phase on Honolulu's billions-of-dollars rail project from Kapolei to the Ala Moana Shopping Center isn't even close to being done…
The Right Coast
‘Beast defeated’: 130-ton ‘fatberg’ removed from sewer after nine-week battle
In September the Museum of London said it would like to display part of the fatberg because it "would raise questions about how we live today and also inspire our…
McNees Public Sector
Generating Value from Public Assets
Monetization is the process of converting assets into economic value. Looking for options to generate greater revenue, municipalities and public sector entities have begun to consider the transfer to private…
Environmental and Climate
Senate Democrats Are Eager to Invest in Infrastructure, Including Flood (but what about Climate Change?)
By Scott L. Shapiro, Andrea P. Clark
The democratic members of the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee took the initiative to lay out their priorities for a future infrastructure package. Those priorities, totaling over $500…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
Fifty Shades of Gray Infrastructure: Land Use & the Failure to Create Resilient Cities – Jonathan Rosenbloom
Jonathan Rosenbloom, of Drake Law, has posted "Fifty Shades of Gray Infrastructure: Land Use & the Failure to Create Resilient Cities." In the article, Rosenbloom highlights the path dependency of…
Land Use Prof Blog
Rosenbloom: Fifty Shades of Gray Infrastructure: Land Use & the Failure to Create Resilient Cities
Jonathan Rosenbloom (Drake) has just posted Fifty Shades of Gray Infrastructure: Land Use & the Failure to Create Resilient Cities, on SSRN. Here in the abstract:Land use laws, such as…
Government and Public Policy
P3s for Social Impact
By Albert E. Dotson, Jr., Eric Singer
Government agencies at all levels are increasingly turning to public-private partnerships (P3s) for the delivery of new public infrastructure. However, the discussion often focuses exclusively on transportation infrastructure, including roads, bridges,…