The Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project (STC) intends to link Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley to its westside neighborhoods with innovative, high-speed, high-capacity service that will provide a transit alternative to I-405 traffic congestion.Los Angeles, CA – In its October 27, 2022, Board of Directors meeting, the Los Angeles Metro Transportation Authority (Metro) unanimously approved the...

Texas 2036 has created a water legislative blueprint titled the Water Infrastructure Crisis. While prepared by Texas 2036, the Texas Water Foundation and the Water Finance Exchange collaborated on a series of stakeholder meetings to discuss the challenges and opportunities for the water future of Texas. Another document that guides our thinking is the 2022 State Water Plan (SWP) developed by the...

Fewer utilities can go it alone these days. Utilities find that the costs of identifying, permitting, and developing new water supplies and the new or expanded treatment and pipelines necessary to get that water to customers have grown exponentially.

The unpredictability of rainfall is a major water supply problem. When it’s raining, we must find ways to capture and store it while leaving enough to sustain natural systems. But, often, there’s more rain than we or nature can absorb, resulting in flooding. On the opposite side of that concern is experiencing drought. One thing is certain, water security is essential, and there is no time for...

In 2021, Maria Lehman, the president-elect of the American Society of Civil Engineers, said, "You can't build a healthy economy on a crumbling infrastructure." The association grades roads, internet access, rail, water, and more every four years. Grades rarely rise above a D. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is here to help, providing more than $1 trillion in spending, $550...

It may have been Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise as a Sports Agent) who declared, “SHOW ME THE MONEY!” but local governments all over Texas and the U.S. are being shown the money available for infrastructure, technology, broadband, and a myriad of other investments. Larger and urban utilities know how to access funding with their long-term plans and shovel-ready projects. However, that’s not the case...

It’s a fact. Owners, construction managers (CMs), and general contractors (GC) cannot be everywhere at once. With traditional means of managing projects, unseen problems build early and often.

The Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 705 establishes the policy and requirements for constructing secure facilities; these guidelines are used to protect our nation’s most valuable assets. Knowledge of these guidelines and how to apply them is key to combating the risks to the assets you are charged with protecting.

Government Utility Authority Overview Government Utility Authorities: Florida’s got ‘em, we want ‘em. Here’s what they do and why it matters in Texas. We have special purpose districts in Texas, but not quite like Florida’s. What we’re proposing is a more direct and simple way for governments to cooperatively work together in forming a single-purpose government authority. One that prevents...

Washington, DC. (October 12, 2022) – Anser Advisory, ranked 14 in ENR’s 2022 Top 50 Program Management Firms, 2nd on the Zweig AE Fastest Growing Hot List for 2022, and a certified Great Places to Work organization, has increased their commitment to equity through supporting the Equity in Infrastructure Project (EIP).EIP’s mission is to build generational wealth and reduce the racial wealth gap...