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Point of View
As an industry thought leader, HNTB offers views and insights on the latest innovations and trends within the infrastructure industry. Some areas include:
As an industry thought leader, HNTB offers views and insights on the latest innovations and trends within the infrastructure industry. Some areas include:
THINK: Infrastructure forum
"Creating the Right Vision for High-Speed Rail in the Northeast"
THINK® is devoted to exploring the complex opportunities and challenges of developing our nation’s infrastructure.The November forum covered high-speed rail in the Northeast bringing together key industry leaders, elected officials, clients and HNTB professionals to discuss issues and potential solutions during a two-hour free-flowing discussion.
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Point of View
White Papers
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Expanding popular federal credit assistance program will encourage infrastructure investment and enhance the effectiveness of available transportation funding.
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GPS for tolling's rapidly changing landscape
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Forty-seven states and Puerto Rico have adopted design-build as a way to deliver large, complex projects faster and within extremely constrained budgets. This white paper explains the innovative delivery method, its benefits and best practices for securing legislative approval.
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Lessons learned from applying to the Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot Program
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The basics: Innovative contracting and financing techniques are emerging as ways public entities are stretching their transportation dollars. One alternative delivery method gaining ground across the United States is public-private partnerships. This paper is a primer on P3s, the oldest, new way to deliver transportation infrastructure in the United States. It discusses public-private partnerships, the roles, benefits and various models available to transportation agencies.
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The critical role of success management in program development: What would a successful P3 program look like? And, what are the risks in pursuing that definition of success? As transportation agencies define their P3 programs, far too often they overlook these questions and their criticality to a successful launch. This white paper presents the important first step in P3 program development: success management, why it is important and the benefits agencies receive from early adoption.
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Developing enabling legislation: Uncertainties surrounding the transportation reauthorization bill and the end of 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act stimulus monies have renewed the push for public-private partnership legislation in many states. This white paper outlines best practices for developing P3 legislation, governing the resulting partnerships and identifying suitable projects.
Viewpoints
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“Creating the Right Vision for High-Speed Rail in the Northeast”
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Time to focus on how transportation investment pays back America
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We're overdue in making flood management a priority; adopting stronger, smarter plans, procedures and funding options
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Consider taking a system versus sector approach to transportation planning
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Independent rate commissions would take politics out of transportation funding.
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Point of View
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Bond Buyer
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National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
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Expanding popular federal credit assistance program will encourage infrastructure investment and enhance the effectiveness of available transportation funding.
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Bloomberg Businessweek
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Stadium & Arena Management
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Intertraffic World
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Robert Turton to bring extensive experience, knowledge to HNTB’s industry-leading bridge practice team.
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MSNBC's Overhead Bin
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National Journal
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HNTB's latest America THINKS survey takes a look at how airports are evolving and what changes would please more travelers
Publications
Designer
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Designer - Issue 96: Bridging the Budget
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THINK
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THINK® is devoted to exploring the complex opportunities and challenges of developing our nation's infrastructure, from financing to design, construction to security and technology to politics.To learn more, go to hntb.com/think.
THINK: Envision transportation assets as utilities
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Aviation Insight
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Aviation Insight gives airport and other aviation industry professionals an opportunity to take a deeper look at the developments transforming our industry.
Aviation Insight: Environmental planning best practices
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InTransit
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InTransit® offers government leaders and public transportation professionals a deeper look at the developments transforming public transportation systems.
InTransit Extra: America remains bullish on high-speed rail
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Transportation Point
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Transportation Point gives transportation industry professionals an opportunity to take a deeper look at the developments transforming our industry.
Transportation Point Extra: Advances in funding, bridge construction and program delivery help owners do more with less
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Designer - 7 results
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Designer - Issue 96: Bridging the Budget
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Designer - Issue 95: Core Competencies
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Designer - Issue 94: Safe and Sound
THINK - 5 results
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THINK: Envision transportation assets as utilities
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THINK: Infrastructure as an asset
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THINK: Essential infrastructure
Aviation Insight - 3 results
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Aviation Insight: Environmental planning best practices
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Aviation Insight: Capital planning best practices
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Aviation Insight: Funding
InTransit - 7 results
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InTransit Extra: America remains bullish on high-speed rail
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InTransit: Technical excellence
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InTransit Extra: Cutting costs on MBTA's Fitchburg Line
Transportation Point - 11 results
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Transportation Point Extra: Advances in funding, bridge construction and program delivery help owners do more with less
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Transportation Point: Advancements in tunneling
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Transportation Point Extra - Identifying and mitigating the pitfalls of a public-private partnership