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The P3 Center Hosts its 4th Annual P3 Forum

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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

On April 25, 2017, the Center for Transportation Public-Private Partnership Policy hosted its fourth annual Spring conference, exploring Emerging Infrastructure Initiatives and Potential Roles for P3s.

The morning panel, Emerging Infrastructure Initiatives, moderated by Janet Kavinoky of Vulcan Materials Company, featured remarks from Robert Poole of the Reason Foundation, Bryan Grote of Mercator Advisors (presentation materials), Martin Klepper of the US Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau (presentation materials), and Virginia Delegate Randall Minchew.  This panel was followed by remarks from Virginia Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Layne and a lively Q&A session with the secretary and morning panel.

Following lunch with featured speaker Amando Madan of Skanska Infrastructure Development, the afternoon panel focused on P3s in the Mid-Atlantic Region & Beyond.  Moderated by Michael Schneider of HDR, the afternoon speakers included Javier Tamargo of I-77 Mobility Partners (presentation materials), Sharon Greene of HDR, and Jennifer Mayer of Living Cities (presentation materials).

Conference Materials: 2017 P3 Forum Agenda, 2017 P3 Forum Speaker Bios

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Center Staff Published in Transport Policy

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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

Graduate Research Associate Jeong Yun Kweun, consultant Porter Wheeler, and Center Director Jonathan L. Gifford’s  research paper, “Evaluating highway public-private partnerships: Evidence from U.S. value for money studies,” has been published in the journal Transport Policy. The paper examines value for money (VfM) analysis practices in the US highway sector, finding variation between public agencies’ model, risk transfer, and discount rate selections. More information can be found here.

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Center GRA Attends AIAI 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 GRA Lauren McCarthy was recently welcomed at the Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure’s (AIAI) 2017 Public-Private Partnership Conference & Expo as the organization’s first AIAI Scholar.  Throughout the conference titled “Where the Public and Private Sector Meet,” Lauren’s experience explored important community engagement issues and provided meaningful contacts with both public and private-sector P3 practitioners.  Following her return, Lauren has worked to incorporate her conference insights into the Center’s developing research paper, “The Impact of Political Risks on U.S. Surface Transportation Infrastructure.”

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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.

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The Center Welcomes Dr. Shotaro ABE

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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

Dr. Shotaro ABE of the Japanese firm CTI Engineering Co. Ltd., in Osaka, is spending time in September visiting the Center. Dr. ABE has a growing interest in learning about the U.S. market for public-private partnerships (P3s). With the recent growth in the American P3 market, he hopes to study this trend, gather information about P3s in the U.S., and understand the differences between American and Japanese P3 developments. We are thrilled to host Dr. ABE and look forward to discussing all of these issues and learning what we can about P3s in Japan.

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Center GRA’s Present at the Second Annual Symposium on Transportation Informatics

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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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Aug 5, 2016

The TransInfo Symposium was held at George Mason’s Arlington campus and three of the Center’s Graduate Research Assistants presented recent research during a poster session and discussed the database that the research is based upon.  The paper is entitled “Impact of Political Risk on the Efficiency of Public-Private Partnerships,” by Jonathan Gifford, Lisardo Bolaños, Lauren McCarthy, and Jeong Yun Kweun.  As outlined in the abstract, the research examines the impact of political risk on the efficiency of delivering transportation projects using a public-private partnership approach.