Delivering Transportation Infrastructure Through Public-Private Partnerships: Planning Concerns. (journal article)
by Matti Siemiatycki
from Journal of the American Planning Association; Winter2010, Vol. 76 Issue 1, p43-58, 16p
"The types of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in which private sector partners take on increased responsibility for project design, construction, financing, and operation have become popular in the United States and around the world as means of delivering large-scale transportation infrastructure. However, it is unclear what implications this model of project delivery has for planning theory and practice as distinct from public policy more generally.
This research identifies the need for new ex ante evaluation tools, risk transfer mechanisms, community engagement processes, and data tracking and performance monitoring procedures, to prevent negative consequences from transportation PPPs. "