Megan Lawson, Ph.D., is an economist specializing in land-use, non-market valuation and statistical models for policy analysis. She works for Headwaters Economics, an independent, nonprofit research group that works to improve community development and land-management…
Jersey Water Works Releases 2016 Workplan
Jersey Water Works, the cross-sector collaborative formed to address the problems of New Jersey’s aging urban water infrastructure, today released its…
The Bipartisan Policy Center Presents P3 Case Studies
To remain competitive into the future, America must address its infrastructure needs – transportation, water, power and energy, and civic structures…
Caltrans Charters a New Innovation Group
SACRAMENTO–Caltrans and Federal Highway Administration leaders today signed a charter establishing the California State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC), which will serve as a forum for advocating and overseeing the rapid deployment of innovations…
Future Forward:Â Ailing Infrastructure Stems from Lack of Leadership
Rosabeth Moss Kanter is a professor at Harvard Business School as well as the chair and director of the Harvard University Advanced Leadership Initiative, which helps successful leaders expand their skill and influence to national and global challenges. Kanter…
Interview: Tackling the Infrastructure Leadership Deficit
The issue of America’s aging infrastructure gets more important every year in terms of global competitiveness. Rosabeth Moss Kanter, a bestselling author, Harvard Business School professor and lauded business thinker, equates this deficit to a lack of leadership.…
Can Lessons from the California Drought Help Conquer the Global Water Problem?
PASADENA, CA – June 19, 2015 – Is it possible that lessons learned from addressing the California drought can lead to insights that will help water-starved locales around the world? Neil Fromer, Executive Director of the Resnick Sustainability Institute…
Cory Booker Speaks to Infrastructure Deficit on “Meet The Press”
Following is an excerpted transcript from NBC's "Meet the Press" interview with New Jersey's Senator Cory Booker about the need to invest in America's infrastructure; CHUCK TODD: You know, this week, some House Republicans have been criticizing some Democrats,…
CON/SPAN O-Series Replaces Deteriorating Bridge
Griffin, Georgia—The City of Griffin, Georgia needed a bridge replaced over the summer while school was not in session. The existing bridge was old and narrow, and the foundation was becoming undermined from excessive scouring. The two intermediate supports…
Public-Private Deals Spark Turmoil
Three years ago, Carlyle Group LP bought the pipes, pumps and water wells in Missoula, Mont., and several California communities in what the firm assumed was a relatively low-risk bet. Carlyle finds itself fighting in court to retain control of the Montana…
