13 Apr 2017 Infrastructure Reads for Spring Break in Infrastructure
Catch up with the latest developments in infrastructure policy with reports and posts curated by the BPC Action staff.
Infrastructure Overview
- Bipartisan Policy Center’s Michele Nellenbach and Sarah Kline – An “All of the Above” Approach to U.S. Infrastructure
http://www.gereports.com/approach-u-s-infrastructure/
- KPMG – Ten Emerging Trends in 2017
https://assets.kpmg.com/content/dam/kpmg/xx/pdf/2017/01/foresight-emerging-trends-2017.pdf
- Third Way – Six Reasons Why Congress Needs to Pass a Real, Comprehensive Infrastructure Package
http://www.thirdway.org/memo/six-reasons-why-congress-needs-to-pass-a-real-comprehensive-infrastructure-package
Water
- Bipartisan Policy Center – Water Week Spotlight: D.C.’s Environmental Impact Bond
https://bipartisanpolicy.org/blog/water-week-spotlight-d-c-s-environmental-impact-bond/ - Brookings – Fixing sewers and local economies: an integrated approach to address water infrastructure concerns in smaller cities
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2017/04/04/fixing-sewers-and-local-economies-an-integrated-approach-to-address-water-infrastructure-concerns-in-smaller-cities/ - Circle of Blue – Trump Proposal to Fix U.S. Water Infrastructure Invites Large Role for Private Investors:
http://www.circleofblue.org/2017/water-management/trump-proposal-fix-u-s-water-infrastructure-invites-large-role-private-investors/
Public-Private Partnerships
- Eric Cantor in The Hill – A path forward on infrastructure
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/economy-budget/325990-a-path-forward-on-infrastructure
- U.S. Department of Transportation, Build America Transportation Investment Center – Revenue Risk Sharing for Highway Public-Private Partnership Concessions
http://www.financingtransportation.org/pdf/p3-toolkit_risk_sharing_white_paper_1216.pdf
Permitting
- Bipartisan Policy Center – How the Trump Administration Can Accelerate Permitting Now
https://bipartisanpolicy.org/blog/how-the-trump-administration-can-accelerate-permitting-now/