10th Anniversary Forum: The Center celebrated its 10th anniversary at its annual forum on May 3, at Mason’s Arlington Campus. You can find recordings of the individual sessions and keynote remarks here.
The Center for Transportation Public-Private Partnership (P3) Policy is dedicated to advancing objective consideration of transportation P3s through research, education, and public service. You can learn more about our objectives here.
“We foresee the public-private partnerships in the nation as not the exception but the norm,” said then-Virginia Secretary of Transportation Sean Connaughton.
“Basically, at the federal, state, and local levels there’s a scarcity of public funds. When you look at that and recognize we are going to be looking more and more at private sector investment and involvement in our infrastructure, there needs to be a place in an academic setting that can be a neutral evaluator,
adjudicator, and researcher on public-private partnerships.”
Founded in 2013, the P3 Center is part of the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University and is directed by Jonathan Gifford. The Center’s chief objective directly speaks to then-Secretary Connaughton’s call–to unite policymakers, industry leaders, and national researchers to explore innovative approaches to delivering new and renewed transportation facilities. This linkage is particularly important as publicly available funding for new construction projects and ongoing maintenance is rapidly declining.
Conveniently located in the greater Washington, D.C. area allows the Center’s influence to extend beyond state-level initiatives and to federal measures, building upon the university’s established leadership within the state, national, and international markets.
Events
Check back soon to learn about more of the exciting events that the Center has available for the community!
Research
We sponsor research on a range of subjects related to P3 policy. Research outputs include peer-reviewed journal articles, conference presentations and panel sessions, working papers, white papers, and research briefs. You can learn more here.
Current Project Materials
- Evidence Project Executive Summary (PDF)
- Phase 1 Evidence Report (PDF)
- Phase 2 Evidence Report (PDF)
- P3 Evidence Presentation to AIAI (PowerPoint)
To Support the Project:
Phase III is in need of support.
Please contact:
Jonathan Gifford,
Center Director, at jgifford@gmu.edu to help support this ongoing research.
Forum Presentations
Panel 1: Update on Regional Highway Programs
- Transurban:495 and 95 Express Lanes:
Keeping Virginia Moving - I-66 Mobility Partners
- Maryland I-495 I-270
Panel 2: New Models for P3 Transit Delivery
- Maryland Transit Administration
- NEW MODELS FOR P3 TRANSIT DELIVERY: The Honolulu Rail Transit Project
- Public-Private Partnerships for Railway Station Redevelopment
Luncheon Speaker:
Robert Poole, Reason Foundation
Forum Summary:
Forum 2019 Agenda: