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Center Director Speaks at Reason

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For general inquiries, the P3 Center can be contacted at: p3policy@gmu.edu

Dr. Gifford, Center Director, can be contacted at: jgifford@gmu.edu

Phone: 703-993-2275
Fax: 703-993-8215

Young Professionals in Transportation (YPT-DC), Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS-DC), and the Transportation Research Forum (TRF-DC) co-hosted their 9th annual joint summer event. The panel composed of Robert Poole, The Reason Foundation
Jonathan Gifford, Professor and Director, Center for Transportation Public-Private Partnership Policy, George Mason
Joung Lee, Policy Director, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and moderated by: Baruch Feigenbaum, The Reason Foundation, discussed alternatives to the current highway and infrastructure financing in the U.S. The panel began with a short presentation about the existing model of state-owned highways by Robert Poole, followed by the opinions and perspectives of the panelists.

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Center Director Presents at ARTBA’s 2018 P3 Conference

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For general inquiries, the P3 Center can be contacted at: p3policy@gmu.edu

Dr. Gifford, Center Director, can be contacted at: jgifford@gmu.edu

Phone: 703-993-2275
Fax: 703-993-8215

Center Director Jonathan Gifford presented The P3 evidence project: phase I and II during the Public-Private Partnership Conference, American Association of Road and Transportation Builders Association, Washington, D.C. (July 19).

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Center GRA presents at IRF

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For general inquiries, the P3 Center can be contacted at: p3policy@gmu.edu

Dr. Gifford, Center Director, can be contacted at: jgifford@gmu.edu

Phone: 703-993-2275
Fax: 703-993-8215

Center GRA Lisardo Bolaños presented “Renegotiations & Bankruptcies in
U.S. surface transportation P3s” at the International Road Federation’s Public Private Partnership Workshop
Washington D.C., in April 2018. The presentation details the main lessons from the U.S. Experience. A framework is presented to understand bankruptcies and negotiations, and presents four drivers of renegotiation: opportunism, contract complexity, exogenous changes, and the Winner’s curse. The presentation is available here.

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Center Researcher Presents at TRF

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For general inquiries, the P3 Center can be contacted at: p3policy@gmu.edu

Dr. Gifford, Center Director, can be contacted at: jgifford@gmu.edu

Phone: 703-993-2275
Fax: 703-993-8215

Lauren N. McCarthy, Program Manager and Researcher at the Center, presented “Stages of U.S. P3 Surface Transportation Infrastructure” authored by Lauren N. McCarthy. Lisardo Bolaños, Vinh Mai, and Jonathan Gifford at the Transportation Research Forum on April 10, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The research analyzes recent transportation infrastructure projects delivered using public-private partnership (P3) approaches to examine how procurement stages and their duration affects if the project will be delivered. First, the research developed a P3 transportation project database, collecting information from multiple sources, including the Federal Highway Administration, state transportation agencies, private sector websites, and journalistic accounts. Second, significance testing is then employed to evaluate common questions surrounding P3 procurements.

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Hays Outside the Box Competition

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For general inquiries, the P3 Center can be contacted at: p3policy@gmu.edu

Dr. Gifford, Center Director, can be contacted at: jgifford@gmu.edu

Phone: 703-993-2275
Fax: 703-993-8215

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George Mason University, Founders Hall, Arlington, VA
January 7, 2017

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Center Director Briefs Chinese Delegation

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For general inquiries, the P3 Center can be contacted at: p3policy@gmu.edu

Dr. Gifford, Center Director, can be contacted at: jgifford@gmu.edu

Phone: 703-993-2275
Fax: 703-993-8215

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Oct 8, 2016

The Chinese P3 Center organized a training delegation to visit institutions in Washington DC, including the Schar School’s P3 Center. Dr. Gifford was honored to deliver a presentation to the delegation that included an introduction to P3’s, an overview of transportation finance in the US, and a targeted look at the US P3 market.  He also had the opportunity to highlight the Center and its ongoing research efforts.  To view the presentation please click here.