Public-Private Partnerships

Ports and the Public-Private Partnership

Without their own dedicated federal funding, U.S. ports are often left to provide for themselves. More and more of them are turning to public-private partnerships.

27 April 2009 - 5:00am

Reason

Ports Weather Recession as Investments Pour In

The entire country is in recession, but the nation's ports are experiencing a flood of interest from investors, according to this article from Reason.

30 March 2009 - 5:00am

Reason Foundation

The Power of Public-Private Partnerships

Indianapolis is a thriving job market, while Detroit is rapidly decaying and drying up. What's the difference? Policies encouraging public-private partnerships, according to this article from Next American City.

15 March 2009 - 5:00am

Next American City

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Opinion: Beware Toll Road Privatization

Author, WSJ columnist and Huffington Post blogger Thomas Frank cautions against the public-private partnerships that are leasing public toll roads, warning that it isn't in the public interest; that they will become affordable only to the wealthy.

4 February 2009 - 9:00am

The Huffington Post

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High-Speed Rail Needs Private Investment

California's high-speed rail project is a triumph for rail advocates, but made possible by private sector funding. A Canadian rail project must also follow the model of public-private partnerships.

21 January 2009 - 10:00am

The Globe and Mail

Kenneth Orski

Public-Private Partnerships at the Crossroads

Wed, 08/27/2008 - 06:27

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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