{"id":219,"date":"2008-11-10T14:06:50","date_gmt":"2008-11-10T18:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/?p=219"},"modified":"2009-07-02T15:23:45","modified_gmt":"2009-07-02T19:23:45","slug":"the-dig-the-role-of-private-capital-in-public-infrastructure-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/blogs\/the-dig-the-role-of-private-capital-in-public-infrastructure-projects\/219\/","title":{"rendered":"The Role of Private Capital in Public Infrastructure Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United States has had increasing difficulty maintaining its existing infrastructure and building new projects. A recent program held by the Manhattan Institute explores the possible roles of private sector finance and management, whether as a complement or as a substitute for traditional government ownership and operation, in building and maintaining infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thirteen.org\/forum\/the-private-role-in-public-infrastructure-opening-remarks\">Opening remarks from Jose Gomez-Ibanez<\/a>, Professor, Urban Planning and Public Policy, Harvard University.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thirteen.org\/forum\/the-private-role-in-public-infrastructure-panelists\">Panelists discuss the Role of Private Capital in Public Infrastructure Projects<\/a>. Panelists include William G. Reinhardt, Editor\/Publisher, Public Works Financing; John H. Foote, Senior Fellow, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government and John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and; E.S. Savas, presidential professor at Baruch College. This program was moderated by Howard Husock, Vice President for Policy Research at the Manhattan Institute.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thirteen.org\/forum\/the-private-role-in-public-infrastructure-keynote-address\">Keynote address from The Honorable Mary E. Peters<\/a>, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thirteen.org\/forum\/\"><em>Footage is courtesy of Thirteen Forum<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States has had increasing difficulty maintaining its existing infrastructure and building new projects. A recent program held by the Manhattan Institute explores the possible roles of private sector finance and management, whether as a complement or as a substitute for traditional government ownership and operation, in building and maintaining infrastructure. 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