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During 2011 and 2012, the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance (IMFG) hosted a speakers’ series called Moving our Region on funding regional transportation. This report distills the key lessons from the series.
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As the city region expands and the number of actors increases, governing transportation becomes more and more complicated. IMFG Graduate Fellowship winner Scott Sams discusses whether an effective, accountable, and coordinated transportation system can be achieved without resorting to amalgamating all existing transit authorities into one.
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Drawing on his substantial knowledge of metropolitan Los Angeles' transit infrastructure and financing, Richard Katz examines the advantages and disadvantages of different revenue tools for financing transit.
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Drawing on his substantial knowledge of metropolitan Los Angeles' transit infrastructure and financing, Richard Katz examines the advantages and disadvantages of different revenue tools for financing transit.
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Jane Bird examines the relationship between government and the private sector and their respective roles in developing and operating transportation infrastructure. As part of her presentation, she discusses how private sector participation in the development of the 19 km Canada Line in Vancouver inspired innovation and delivered the project on time and on budget.
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Around the world, there is a broad understanding of the role that strategic investments in transportation play in advancing metropolitan and national economies. In the current context, investments in roads and transit are more important than ever. We need new approaches to how these projects are conceived, funded, and delivered while, at the same time, reinvesting in existing infrastructure.
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Presentation delivered by IMFG Director Enid Slack on Infrastructure Planning and Financing, at a workshop on “Governance of Metropolitan Regions in Federal Systems,” sponsored by the European Union Committee of the Regions and the Forum of Federations, in Brussels, Belgium.
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IMFG hosted the first session of its 2010-2011 seminar series “Moving Our Region: Transportation for the Future,” with sponsorship from Metrolinx. This first seminar features George Hazel, OBE, Chairman of MRC McLean Hazel, a subsidiary of Toronto-based MMM Group, and Joe Berridge, Partner at Urban Strategies.
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