Getting Infrastructure Built

Abstract

The profitability and success of a development project often hinge on the timely completion of improvements to adjacent highways, bridges, sewers, and transit services. In recent years, complex environmental and construction requirements have increased the lead time and costs required for many infrastructure improvements. At the same time, the public funding needed to finance road widening, interchange and bridge construction, sewer improvements, and transit development has come under severe budetary constraints at all levels of government.

In northeast Ohio, public and private sector leaders have entered into a successful partnership to solve infrastructure development problems. The lessons learned from Cleveland's partnership can be readily translated ot other communities.