Americas Infrastructure Crisis

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In a country as vast as the U.S., with such great geographical

historical and political diversity, one challenge seems sadlyuniversal: the infrastructure we rely on to live and thrive

is rapidly coming unraveled. Roads, bridges, public transit,airports, water and sewage systemsmost are failing to keep

pace with the expanding needs of a burgeoning population,

and some are virtually on the brink of collapse.

The American Society of Civil Engineers assesses these

challenges on a national scale every four years, issuing acomprehensive Report Card on the state of our infra-

structure (see page 2). In ASCEs most recentReport Card,released in March 2009, no category of infrastructure

achieved a grade higher than C+, and the grades for

infrastructure that touches lives every dayour roadways,schools, water systems and airportsranged from C to D-.


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ASCEs 2009Report Card for Americas Infrastructure

highlights serious needs of the nations infrastructure

including focused, visionary leadership and adequatefundingthat can and must be addressed. To respond to

theReport Cards ndings, ASCE advanced the Key Solutionsas a starting point for discussion and real, positive change.

raising the grades

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increase Federal leadership in inFrastructureDuring the 20th Century, the federal government led the way in building our

nations greatest infrastructure systems. Since that time, federal leadership

has decreased, and the condition of the nations infrastructure has suffered.

A strong national vision must originate with strong federal leadership and be

shared by all levels of government and the private sector.

promote sustainability and resilienceAmericas infrastructure must meet the ongoing needs for natural resources,

industrial products, energy, food, transportation, shelter and effective waste

management, and at the same time protect and improve environmental

quality. Sustainability and resiliency must be an integral part of improving

our infrastructure.

develop Federal, regional, and state inFrastructure plansInfrastructure investment at all levels must be prioritized and executed

according to well-conceived plans that both complement the national vision

and focus on system-wide outputs. The plans must reect a better dened set

of federal, state, local, and private sector roles and responsibilities and instill

better discipline for setting priorities and focusing funding to solve the most

pressing problems.

address liFe-cycle costs and ongoing maintenanceAs infrastructure is built or rehabilitated, life-cycle cost analysis should be

performed for all infrastructure systems to account for initial construction,

operation, maintenance, environmental, safety and other costs reasonably

anticipated during the life of the project, such as recovery after disruption

from natural or manmade hazards.

increase and improve inFrastructure investment From all stakeholdersAll levels of government, owners, and users must renew their commitment to

infrastructure investments in all categories. All available nancing options

must be explored and debated. The longer critical investments to improve the

operability, safety, and resilience of the nations infrastructure are withheld,

the greater the future cost and risk of failure.

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Tomorrows Needs

Some of the vision that the federalgovernment has provided in the pasthas been century-level visionit has

looked past several generations and

asked, what are the long-term needs

of the country that are going to

be met by this basic infrastructure

that we build?DavidConrad,NationalWildlife

Federation

CommuNiCaTe suCCess

Over the years I believe weve donereally well in addressing environmen-tal issues and sustainability issues,

but we simply have not done a verygood job of communicating that to the

taxpayer. Our ability to communicate

with policy makers or the taxpayer

really needs to be improved so that

people understand what we have

been able to accomplish.VictorMendez,P.E.,M.ASCE,

administrator,FederalHighways

Administration

all Have a role

How does ASCE help shape andinuence the American public andthe senior elected leadership so that

everybody in America feels they have

an obligation to future generations

to build an America that is built on

the lowest life-cycle costs?VADMMichaelLoose(Ret.),P.E.,

M.ASCE

NaTioNal sigNifiCaNCe

Given the fact that weve talked aboutthe lack of leadership, the lack of anational vision, the whole depoliti-

cizing of the process, public-private

partnerships, innovative nancing, if

what we do believe were missing on

the national level is this vision and

this mechanism for funding those

projects that are truly of national

signicancewhether they are port

projects, freight projectsall of

these things matter to the national

government.RobertPuentes,BrookingsInstitution

NaTioNal vs. loCal

At the local level, referendums carrystrongly because of specic projectlists, and I think that lesson has been

learned well because earmarking has

grown dramatically because of that

translation. The problem is it doesnt

address the national needs in any

clear way. What that argues for is

that there are different strokes for

different folks.JackBasso,AmericanAssociationofStateHighwayandTransportation

fcials

JAnuA 14, 15, 19, 2010 Washington,DC


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In every roundtable, participants

expressed rustration with the ederal

government or ailing to step up to its

role as an infrastructure leader. Some noted that the

federal government has taken a positive approach

in key areas of infrastructure planning and funding,

and recent steps toward increasing funding for infra-

structure projects was welcomed.

On the other hand, participants almost uni-

formly condemned the strings attached to federalfunds, citing situations where micromanagement

or unreasonable regulations are getting in the way.

For example, in Omaha a participant lamented that

federal regulations demanded formal assessments

of each plot of land being donated for right-of-way

for a water projectyet the assessment fees were up

to 10 times more than the value of the land rights.

Another Omaha participant suggested Wash-

ington adopt a performance-based policy that takes

into consideration the challenges facing local com-

munities. These would consist of broad guidelines

and specications, from which the local governmentswould develop detailed plans.

Tight strictures on spending also were a con-

cern. In the Boston roundtable, it was pointed out

that Massachusetts transportation needs and priori-

ties were vastly different from those in other states,

and that more money should be provided by the federal

government in the form of unrestricted grants.

Meanwhile, virtually all roundtable participants

agreed that the federal government could be a stronger

leader in the areas of innovation, research and best

practices. Due to their birds-eye-view of all the inno-

vations across the country, they could act efcientlyas a clearinghouse for information on advances in

materials and construction techniques, and facilitate

better, more coordinated regional planning.

In Houston, for example, participants pointed

out that a cookie-cutter plan for the country is

unlikely to work because issues vary so widely.

And despite the fact that local problems are typically

better understood at the local or regional levels,

federal restrictions in the form of strings attached

to funding only serve to hinder progress.

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There is direct impact on the public, but there are very

few who really understand the intricacies of infrastructure,

and somehow there needs to be leadership providing the

basis of public education and public awareness.

RichardCapka,P.E.,M.ASCE,formeradministrator,

FederalHighwayAdministration

Federal

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BuildiNg THe Case

Too often, government doesnt workenough on communicating the valueproposition. People think youre going

to ask them for more money, but that

nothing is going to change. You need

to start building a case so people can

see the value in doing something.GeorgeGreanias,PresidentandCE,

METR

sHow wHaT you did

The city raised water rates signi-cantly. The public is okay with this,though, because we keep reminding

them of what we did with their money.

People will pay for what they perceiveis a better product.DavidHarris,AssistantDivision

DirectorofPublicWorks,

Brownswood,Texas

THe upfroNT visioN

Should maintenance cost over the lifeof the project be included as an itemin the proposal? [Thats perhaps the

next step we should take.] We need

to inform the owners of what should

be done. Otherwise they will continue

to lack a long-term vision. And theyll

continue to look for the cheapest

possible methods.SteveCostello,P.E.,M.ASCE,Council

Member,CityofHouston

THe BasiCs aNd more

For economic development (of acity), infrastructure must provide aplatform on which companies can

operate freely, quickly and efciently

ultimately, the goal is to focus on

things that are an enhancement to

the city, not just providing a base

level of services that we must have

in order to operate.AnniseParker,MayorofHouston,

Texas

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There is strong public support for multiple-use and

multiple benet projects and for focusing on the livable

community. What this means is creatively looking

at using the public infrastructure as a way to promote

the livable community strategyfor example, to look

at putting trails on any utility corridors.

RichardDolesh,NationalRecreationandParksAssociation

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promoting

sustainability

At every roundtable, participants agreed

that investing careullyand with the

right oresightwould now, in most cases,

deliver a project that would last longer and be less

costly to maintain.

Several roundtable participants brought up the

issue of low-bid requirements, which they said were

forcing them to choose contractors that they knew

would deliver poorer quality and that would likely

bring only greater expense and maintenance woes

down the road. Such regulations, participants said,

should be amended to include quality metrics as

well as initial price.

One potential solution mentioned is qualications-

based selection (QBS), which requires architectural

and engineering rms to compete based on skills,

experience and ability to perform the required

servicesnot just price. As one participant pointed

out in Omaha, the hidden costs of low bids often lie

in the litany of change orders, or in the long-term

maintenance needed to keep sub-par work from

unraveling over the years.

At several roundtables, participants also pointed

to public education as a weak spot in achieving more

sustainable infrastructure. Especially in tough eco-

nomic times, citizens tend to focus on the initial price

tag associated with construction. And few politicians

are eageror well preparedto stand up and argue

for spending more even if the merits of doing so are

compelling. Engineers can and should play a signi-

cant role in building the case for a longer-term view,

participants said.

Several participants at the Raleigh roundtable

called for establishment of sustainability standards

for various types of infrastructure. Such standards

would allow proposals and bids to be assessed in light

of their potential resilience and longevity.

In Houston, participants provided some practical

ideas that would be green and cheap. One idea is to

synch up road and water system repairs, so you can x

both at the same time in ways that reduce environmen-

tal impact and cost. Another idea is to improve trafc

managementsuch as using blinking yellow lights at

off-peak timesto move trafc and reduce emissions.

Several roundtable participants touched on the

need to balance multiple factors in seeking to build

sustainable infrastructure. Some highlighted their own

approaches, while others focused on the triple bottom

line approach, which measures sustainability based

on its environmental, economic and social impacts.


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iTs aBouT eduCaTioN

Funding is only half of the solution.There is absolutely no sense of conti-nuity or agreement in terms of what

must be done. We need to do a better

job educating people on what infra-

structure means to the country.JimEarp,ExecutiveDirector,

CaliforniaAllianceforJobs

Sacramento

No riBBoN CuTTiNgs

Maintenance isnt sexy. We know thatpoliticians are drawn to projects withribbon cuttings. But we have to focus

on maintenance. Its not efcient to

only go in and x it when the projectis about to fail.RickLand,P.E.,M.ASCE,Chief

Engineer&DeputyDirectorfor

ProjectDelivery,CaliforniaDT

gaiNiNg aligNmeNT

If we dont know where were goingcollectively, well just end up in a bigknot in the middle. Before we start

spending more money we need to

bring governance and institutional

structures into line.DaleBonner,Secretary,Business,

Transportation&HousingAgency,

California

THe Big piCTure

We are looking at what-if scenariosfor future funding. For example, if[California] is successful at pushing

electric cars, then Caltrans is out a

certain percentage of gas tax revenue.In essence, 10 percent success with

electric cars, means minus 10 percent

for Caltrans.JuliaBurrows,ManagingPartner,

ValleyVision,Inc.

CASE STUDYFloodSAFECalifornia

s acram e nt o , ca floodSAfE Calora s a sstaale

tegrated ood aageet ad eergecy respose

syste operatg trogot Calora tat proves

plc saety, protects ad eaces evroetal ad

cltral resorces, ad spports ecooc grot y

redcg te proalty o destrctve oods, prootg

eecal oodpla processes ad loerg te daages

cased y oodg. Created 2006 y te Cal ora

Departet o water esorces, floodSAfE coordates

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Across the roundtables, there was enthu-

siasm about the potential synergies and

benefts o more integrated planning

across states and regions, and even nationally.

However, the realities of political drivers and

jurisdictional complexity often make integratedinfrastructure projects and planning hard to execute.

A frequent theme was the fragmented nature

of federal-to-state and state-to-local relationships.

For example, in the Boston roundtable, leaders of a

land use commission on Cape Cod, Mass., lamented

the difculty of trying to coordinate land use and

infrastructure planning for 15 extremely autonomous

towns. Two-thirds of the nitrogen-sensitive water-

sheds cross town lines, making a regional approach

essential for making headway in preservation.

Participants at several roundtables suggested

that help with promoting a more regional approachshould be, and has been, a role for the federal

government. In Omaha, it was noted that when the

Clean Water Act was rst passed, the Environmental

Protection Agency strongly encouraged and supported

regional planning. This planning came with nancial

incentives, an approach the federal government might

use successfully in other areas.

Not all infrastructure projects require regional

planning though, noted a Houston roundtable

participant. Projects should be tieredlocal, state,

regionalto reect the breadth of their impact.

Planners should analyze which projects require

broader regional or statewide planning and which

dont, so that ofcials can focus their energy on

the right partnerships.

In Sacramento, a participant noted that science

and technology move so quickly that they are usually

ahead of policy and that rigid plans can do little to

keep pace. Thus a solution might be to focus on priori-

ties at the national, state and local levels, rather than

be hemmed in and held back by too much planning.

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integrated

plann

ing

Most infrastructure issues are local issues and

constitutionally we have a federal role and then the

rest of it goes back to the states, and the piece thats

missing is the regions. I think how we need to think

about it in terms of roles and responsibilities is, what

can local government do with regional government?

RogerMillar,P.E.,F.ASCE,Missoula,MT


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wroNg foCus

People are driving down a highwaythats falling apart. And they look, andsound walls are going up. They won-

der: Is that whats happeningis that

how theyre spending moneyinstead

of repairing the roads?TomKinton,Jr.,CEandExecutive

Director,MassachusettsPort

Authority.

Tug of war

Its a matter of too many peopletouching too few dollars. As a result,people lack condence that projects

will be executed properly. The

federal governments role should beto provide funding, but then localities

should be empowered to decide how

to distribute it.JeffreySimon,Director,

MassachusettsRecoveryand

Reinvestmentfce

look aT THe sysTem

Sustainability is not just about theenvironment. Its about the economyas welland about how people access

their jobs and get good services. For

example, it doesnt make sense to put

in permeable pavement if it has to

be shipped here from the other side

of the globe.TabithaHarkin,SpecialProjects

Coordinator,CapeCodCommission

THe soCial NeTwork

The fact is that most of the publicdoesnt care about these issues. So,public outreach needs to change. Right

now, its geared toward advocacy orga-

nizations and people with extra time.

So, how do you reach people who are

busy? We have to take advantage of

social networking and other tools.AdamPloetz,AICP,DeputyDirector

orSustainableDevelopment,495/

MetroWestPartnership

AuuS 31, 2010 Boston

CASE STUDYFromDirtytoGreen

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state vestet ad egeerg reatrogs, t s o

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stores. Coceved te late 1980s ad operato sce

1995, te Deer islad reatet Plat s te ey copoet

te massacsetts water esorces Atortys $3.85

llo aror clea-p project. Deer islad s otale or

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egg-saped dgesters ad a 9.5-le-log dscarge ppe,

ad or provdg excess capacty drg et eater. i

addto, te slad eatres trals ad recreato areas,

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Across the roundtables, participants

agreed that there is continuing tension

between the unding needs or old and

new infrastructure. Several participants pointed

out that the public and politicians alike are drawn

to ribbon-cuttings and fanfare, which makes it more

difcult to draw attention to the need for investments

for ongoing maintenance across the life-cycle ofthe infrastructure.

In Raleigh, one participant cited sewer and

water system maintenance as particularly challenging

to elevate in the public debate. Such invisible infra-

structure is, too often, out of sight and out of mind,

which clearly impedes efforts to win nancial

support for system preservation or upgrades.

The consensus across the roundtables was that

ofcials must do a better job of educating the public

on the needs of ongoing maintenancebefore a system

failure draws lingering inadequacies into the spotlight.

A participant in Boston pointed out that mainte-

nance funding would be less of an issue if the federal

government would change its existing policies, which

focus exclusively on new infrastructure. This is one

reason that Massachusetts spends ten times as much

on new highway construction as it does on mainte-

nance ($1.1 billion vs. $100 million*). The ideal would be

to have access to a greater array of funding options to

meet core maintenance requirements across the state.

Roundtable participants generally agreed that

the key to winning public support for maintenance

expenditures was formulating detailed maintenance

schedules and then persistently making the case. Also,

when considering new infrastructure, ofcials mustconsider what it will add to maintenance and operation

costs. When such matters are taken into account at

the front end of the process, decision-makers are able

to move forward with their eyes wide open.

*SoUrCE Je mlla, Secretary ad CE, massD

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liFe-cycl

e

cost

s

I would say, very simply, that maintenance projects dont

get people elected. There are common themes in all of these

questions of separating the political decision from the right

decision, and I think thats fundamental to anything that

were going to do thats going to solve the problem. The

reason why maintenance budgets are where they are is

because you cant cut a ribbon on a maintenance project.

AlexHerrgott,professionalstaff,U.S.Senate

CommitteeonEnvironmentandPublicWorks


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SEPEmbE 16, 2010 Raleigh

look uNderNeaTH

The essence of our issues can be sum-marized as out of sight, out of mind.[If you cant see it, it doesnt exist. But,

a lot of our infrastructure is under-

ground.] So, the question is: What do

we have to do now to preserve sewer

systems and water systems.GregTurner,AssistantCityManager,

Winston-Salem

geT a move oN

All infrastructure projects are basedon having the nancing to pay forthe project. Now, the Highway Trust

Fund has gone broke twice in the last

ve years. Theyve got to do some-thing on the big-ticket infrastructure

projects. Its taking eight to 12 years

to get permits. In that time you lose

your ability to nance.DavidJoyner,ExecutiveDirector,NC

TurnpikeAuthority

advoCaCy or CHeCk?

When it comes to federal leadership,are we asking them for advocacy, orare we asking them to write a check?

Small towns want the check, but

theres too much red tape that goes

along with it, and thats frustrating.RandyVoller,Mayor,Townof

Pittsboro

desigN yields saviNgs

High performance design is a slamdunk for government. We own build-ings for the long term. We can see

return within a few years, in terms

of energy and other savings.EllenReckhow,ViceChairman,

DurhamCountyBoardof

Commissioners

CASE STUDYAFuture-ProofTermina

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Arport Atorty as aced t atag a agg ad

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desged a eergy-ecet teral ad added eatres to

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addto, te atorty estalsed a coo se progra,

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increasing

investment

The extreme shortage o inrastructure

unding represented a rustrating road-

block or participants at every roundtable.

The nations inadequately low gas tax was noted by

a range of individuals, but there was a consensus that

efforts to increase the tax may continue to be futile.Two reasons for this were raised the most often.

The rst is that few Washington leaders are willing

to step up and propose or support an increase in the

gas tax, for fear of being labeled as tax-raisers when

reelection time returns. The second reason is that,

even if such an increase were on the table, Americans

are increasingly skeptical that the money would

actually make it to the roads, bridges and other

infrastructure they use every day.

This second sentiment was echoed across the

roundtables in various forms, most often as: Send a

tax dollar to Washington and get (not very many) cents

back in infrastructure funding for the state or local

governments specic needs.

Several roundtable participants said that state

and local governments have stepped up and either

funded priority projects themselves, or worked with

local federal ofcials on ensuring that priority proj-

ects received funding. For example, continuing levee

repairs around Sacramento, funded primarily at the

state level, are an ongoing project that state and local

ofcials have worked on closely with the U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers.

The key to garnering support for increased

infrastructure funding, according to most roundtable

participants, is to better educate the public. Cities

have had much greater success in passing infrastruc-

ture bond proposals when the public has known

specically what the money was going to produce

and what the benet would be.

Roundtable participants agreed that public-

private partnerships had potential as a means to

nd funding for infrastructure. Examples of these

partnerships ranged from toll roads, to asking devel-

opers to contribute to the cost of project amenities

like parks and sidewalks.

It was suggested that bringing the private sector

to the table has other advantages. For example, by

bringing companies in to discuss prospective projects,

the focus tends to be long termthat is, potential

private partners will focus on the costs of building and

maintaining an asset over 30 years. If a project doesnt

promise an advantageous return on investment, the

private partner will declineand it may mean that the

project itself needs rethinking to be nancially viable.

In all of the roundtables, the matter of political

courage arose as a necessary ingredient to focus

more funding on infrastructure maintenance and

improvement. For example, one of Annise Parkers

rst ofcial acts as the new mayor of Houston was

to fortify the citys water and sewer system with a 35

percent water rate hike. A city council member who

voted for the rate hike credited the mayors courage,

adding that straightforward, clear communications

with policymakers and the public helped to make

the change more understandable and acceptable.

In Sacramento, the federal government was

criticized for making funding decisions on a too-

narrow view of infrastructure projectfocusing on

big-x, single-purpose solutions. For example, restor-

ing a bridge might be the primary mission, but there

is a range of associated factors to consider. A broader

view would take into account the potential creation

of local construction jobs, increased tourism and

other benets. The key is to pull all the benets

together to build a compelling case for investment.


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SEPEmbE 29, 2010 maha

TakeN for graNTed

Its a tough challenge to raiserevenues. The public is not attuned.Were spoiled as Americans. We turn

on a light switch, or drive somewhere

and we take it for granted. As policy-

makers we dont do a good enough

job of communicating the cost to

make all of this happen.TimGay,NebraskaStateSenator

leave deTails To us

Every project has a focus and a mis-sion. As long as were mission focused,the federal government should give us

the leeway to do itnot worry about

the size of the manhole cover, or the

easementas long as things are fair.ThomasHanafan,MayorofCouncil

Bluffs,Iowa

look aT liaBiliTies

You have to ask, How is that infra-structure vulnerable? From weather,terrorist event, and other factors?

Is there a vulnerability analysis put

together when considering a plan?

Its not done universally.PaulJohnson,Director,Emergency

ManagementAgency,maha

low-Bid paradox

Contractors know to get the lowbid in, so they get the project. But, ifwe had a metric for quality, it would

be different. Right now, we can see

the low quality that some contractordelivers. We look at a trench and

say, Heres another nasty project

were going to have to spend 20 years

doing maintenance on.MarkChristiansen,PublicWorks

Director,York,Nebraska

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RaleighJonathan Barfeld, CunCmmiSSinE, nEw hAnVE Cun

William Bell, mA, Ci f DuhAm

John Carman, DiEC, Ci f ALEih,PubLiC uiLiiES

Carl Dawson, PubLiC wkS DiEC,Ci f ALEih

Victoria Garland, SLiD wASE SEViCESDiEC, Ci f ChALE

Ellis Hankins, EECuiVE DiEC, nCLEAuE f muniCiPALiiES

Vivian A. Jones, mA,Ci f wAkE fES

David Joyner, EECuiVE DiEC,nC unPikE Auhi

Rodney Locks, CunCiL mEmbE,Ci f bEVAD

Benjamin J. Matthews, Ph.D.,DiEC, SChL SuPP DiViSin, nC

DEPAmEn f PubLiC inSuCin

Cary McSwain, Cun mAnAE,Cun f mE

Joseph M. Moore, II, P.E.,Ci mAnAE, Ci f bEVAD

Martin Nona, P.E., ASSiSAn DiEC,Ci f DuhAm, wAE mAnAEmEn

Ellen Reckhow, ViCE ChAimAn,DuhAm Cun bAD f CmmiSSinES

Jim Rispoli, P.E., M.ASCE, PESiDEn& CE, PJEC imE & CS, inC.

Deborah K. Ross, SAE EPESEnAiVE,SAE f nC

Scott Shuord, PLAnnin & DEVDiEC, Cun f nSLw

Ron Smith, PLAnnin & CmmuniDEVELPmEn, Cun f ASn

Greg Turner, ASSiSAn Ci mAnAE,Ci f winSn-SALEm

Randy Voller, mA, wn f PiSb

David L. Williams, AICP, EDFP,DiEC, ASn Cun, DEPAmEn

f PLAnnin AnD DEVELPmEn SEViCES

Greg Williams, Ph.D., P.E., ChiEf,EninEEin bAnCh, wiLminn ffiCE,

uS Am CPS f EninEES

Omaha

Joni Albrecht, DiSiC 2 CmmiSSinE,SAP Cun

Chris Anderson, Ci ADminiSA,Ci f CEnAL Ci

Laila Berre, P.E., DAm SAfE PAmmAnAE, uS Am CPS f EninEES,

nhwESEn DiViSin

Scott Bovick, DEPu CunADminiSA, SAP Cun nEbASkA

Roger Breed, CmmiSSinE f EDuCAin,SAE f nEbASkA

Mark D. Christiansen, PubLiC wkSDi, Ci f k

Rick Cunningham, PLAnnin DiEC,Ci f mAhA

Tim Gay, SAE SEnA, SAE f nE

Thomas P. Hanaan, mA,Ci f CunCiL bLuffS

Rebecca Horner, PLAnnin &DEVELPmEn CD, SAP Cun

Dale Jacobson, P.E. BCEE,F.ASCE, PESiDEn, JACbSnSAChELL CnSuLin

Paul W. Johnson, DiEC, EmEEnCmm AEnC, mAhADuLAS Cun

Brenda Larson, LEiSLAiVE AiDE,SEnA CnE, nE LEiSLAuE

Je Loll, DiEC f EninEEin DESin,mEPLiAn uiLiiES DiSiC, mAhA, nE

Greg Mellema, SuPEViS CiViLEninEE, uS Am CPS f EninEES,

PEAinS DiViSin

Terry Miller, EmEEnC mAnAE,SAunDES Cun

Paul Mullen, EECuiVE DiEC,mEPLiAn AEA PLAnnin AEnC

L. Kenneth Polikov, Cun AnE,SAP Cun

John Rouse, DiEC f PAkS & PubLiCwkS, Ci f bnE

Je Schovanec, PE, S DESinEninEE, infASuCuE EPL,

mEPLiAn uiLiiES DiSiC, mAhA, nE

Tim Stuart, mAnAE, EAE mAhAChAmbE, AnSPAin DEVELPmEn &

PLiC ESEACh

Robert Stubbe, DiEC, PubLiC wkS,Ci f mAhA

Jim Suttle, mA, Ci f mAhA

Jerey L. Thompson, PE, CPESC,CFM, mAnAE f EninEEin SEViCES,Ci f PAPiLLin

Dustin Vaughan, LEAL CunSEL,ffiCE f SEn. DEb fiSChE

Warren Woods, mA, Ci f CESn

Boston

David Anderson, DEPu ChiEf EninEE,hihwA DESin, mASSD

Charles Button, ChiEf EninEE,mA wAE ESuCES Auhi

Glenn Cannon, P.E., AnSPAinEninEE, CAPE CD CmmiSSin

Patty Daley, EChniCAL SEViCESDiEC, CAPE CD CmmiSSin

Hope Davis, DiEC, DiViSin fCAPiAL ASSE mAnAEmEn, mA ffiCEf fACiLiiES mAinEnAnCE

Frank J. Fedele, ChiEf, PEAinSDiViSinnEw EnLAnD DiSiC, uS Am

CPS f EninEES

roundtableParticiPants



17/18

Jim Fitzgerald, S mAnAE,AnSPAin AnD infASuCuE,

bSn EDEVELPmEn Auhi

Tabitha Harkin, SPECiAL PJECSCDinA, CAPE CD CmmiSSin

Thomas J. Kinton, Jr.,CE AnD EECuiVE DiEC, mASSAChuSES

P Auhi

Dave Mallen, ChiEf EninEE,hihwA mAinEnAnCE, bSn PubLiC

wkS DEPAmEn

Joanne Massaro, CmmiSSinE,

PubLiC wkS DEPAmEn, Ci f bSn

Linda B. Monte, ChiEf, PEAinS& EuLA DiViSin, nh ALAniC

DiViSin, uS Am CPS f EninEES

Jerey Mullan, SECEA AnDCE, mASSD

Paul Niedzwiecki, EECuiVE DiEC,CAPE CD CmmiSSin

Adam C. Ploetz, AICP, DEPuDiEC, SuSAinAbLE DEVELPmEn

PAmS, 495/mEwES PAnEShiP

John Pourbaix , EECuiVE DiEC,

CnSuCin inDuSiES f mASSAChuSES

William Scully, DEPu DiSiC EninEE,uS Am CPS f EninEES

Stephen Silveira, ViCE PESiDEn,mL SAEiES, LLC

Jerey Simon, DiEC, ECVEAnD EinVESmEn ffiCE, CmmnwEALh

f mASSAChuSES

John Sullivan, ChiEf EninEE,EninEEin DiViSin, bSn wAE &

SEwE CmmiSSin

Thomas J. Tinlin, CmmiSSinE,AnSPAin DEPAmEn, Ci f bSn

Rich Zingarelli, ACin SAE hAADmiiAin ffiCE/nfiP CDinA, ffiCE

f fLD hA AD mAnAEmEn, mA DEPAmEn

f CnSEVAin AnD ECEAin

HoustonBill Callegari, ChAimAn, huSEf EPESEnAiVES

Jun Chang, P.E., DEPu DiEC,PubLiC uiLiiES, Ci f huSn, PubLiC

wkS & EninEEin DEPAmEn

Stephen C. Costello, P.E.,M.ASCE, CunCiL mEmbE, Ci f huSn

Maureen Crocker, EECuiVE DiEC,uLf CAS fEih AiL DiSiC

Charles O. Dean, P.E., PLAnninmAnAE, hAiS Cun, PubLiC

infASuCuE DEPAmEn

Adil Godiwalla, P.E., ASSiSAnDiEC f AViAin, DESin AnD

CnSuCin DiViSin, huSn

AiP SSEmS

George Greanias, PESiDEn &ChiEf EECuiVE ffiCE, mE

mEPLiAn AnSi Auhi

Rick Guerrero, CmmiSSinE,PLAnnin & nin, Ci f PASADEnA

David Harris, ASS DiViSin DiECf PubLiC wkS, Ci f bwnwD

Dan Hoyt, SuPEViSin EninEE,Ci f huSn, buEAu f PLLuin

CnL AnD PEVEnin

Bill Jumper, S EninEE, CJ EninEEShuSn, LLC

Peter Key, DiEC, hAiS CunLL AD Auhi

Je Moseley, PESiDEn AnD CE,EAE huSn PAnEShiP

Annise D. Parker, mA,Ci f huSn

Theresa Rodriguez,mAnAE, AnSPAin PLiC,

EAE huSn PAnEShiP

Valerie Ruda, CiP ADminiSA,miSSui Ci

John Saavedra, P.E., AD AnDbiDE EnEAL SuPEinEnDEn, hAiS

Cun PECinC 2

Michael D. Talbott, P.E.,M.ASCE, DiEC, hAiS CunfLD CnL DiSiC

SacramentoDale Bonner, SECEA, CALifniAbuSinESS AnSPAin huSin AEnC

Julia Burrows, mAnAin PAnE,VALLE ViSin, inCSEViLLE

Roberta Deering, SEni PLAnnE,Ci f SACAmEn, Cmmuni

DEVELPmEn DEPAmEn

Nathan Dietrich, DiSiC DiEC,ffiCE f CnESSwmAn DiS mASui

Jim Earp, EECuiVE DiEC, CALifniAALLiAnCE f JbS SACAmEn

Dave A. Gutierrez, ACin DEPuDiEC, CALifniA DEPAmEn f wAE

ESuCES, PubLiC SAfE & buSinESS

John V. Hummer, AEwA DiECnhEn CALifniA, miD PACifiC, u.S. D/

mAiimE ADminiSAin

Randy Iwasaki, EECuiVEDiEC, CnA CSA Cun

AnSPAin Auhi

Ellen Joslin Johnck , EECuiVEDiEC, bA PLAnnin CALiin

Ray Kerridge, Ci mAnAE,Ci f SEViLLE

Rick Land, P.E., M.ASCE,ChiEf EninEE & DEPu DiEC f

PJEC DELiVE, CALifniA DEPAmEn

f AnSPAin

Mathew Mahood, PESiDEn & CE,SACAmEn mE ChAmbE f CmmECE

Mike McKeever, EECuiVE DiEC,SAC (SACAmEn AEA CunCiL f

VEnmEnS)

Steve Miklos, CunCiL mEmbE,Ci f fLSm

Brian Moura, ASSiSAn Ci mAnAE,Ci f SAn CALS

Rob Roscoe, P.E., M.ASCE,EnEAL mAnAE, SACAmEn SububAn

wAE DiSiC



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