The Build America Transportation Investment Center (BATIC) Institute: An AASHTO Center for Excellence enhances taxpayer value from transportation investment by promoting public sector capacity building in the analysis, understanding, and use of project finance techniques through a program of training, sharing of best practices, and technical assistance to all State Departments of Transportation and their local partner agencies.
The 50-State Review of State Legislatures and Departments of Transportation report (and interactive map) is the most comprehensive resource of its kind.
This webinar reviewed the findings of a GAO report and had presentations from two states that have implemented federal funds swap programs with their local agencies.
This webinar included presentations by State DOTs on finance workforce development needs and strategies in their states, followed by a facilitated discussion moderated by Jack Basso and a question-and-answer session.
The BATIC Institute P3 Community of Practice met to discuss initial findings of an FHWA rapid-response research project examining force majeure terms in P3 contracts.
This webinar explored how performance incentives are used to optimize project delivery in Public-Private Partnerships (P3). Incentives that stimulate developer performance were discussed, with descriptions of how these incentives may be used in different phases of the project lifecycle.
The BATIC Institute conducted an educational and informational briefing and a refresher course on the Bureau's existing credit assistance program, products and services, and how they can be used to create additional value and savings for project sponsors.
This webinar covered Project Bundling - a comprehensive and accelerated delivery solution for addressing strategic program goals - and provided transportation professionals with a better sense of how state DOTs select projects. Perspectives from FHWA and State DOTs were presented.
The BATIC Institute Public-Private Partnership Community of Practice held its inaugural in-person meeting in conjunction with the Transportation Research Board's Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.
This customized exchange brought together professionals from Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas to discuss common issues, compare best practices, and engage in a facilitated dialogue about programming and funds management.
This webinar discussed the findings of a joint BATIC Institute and AASHTO research brief, which reviews Advance Construction (AC) practices across the country. The research brief responds to an update of AASHTO's 2011 report, The Use of Advance Construction in Financing Transportation Projects, in light of the scheduled 2020 federal funds rescission and the FAST Act expiration.
This customized exchange brought together financial professionals from the mid-Atlantic region to discuss common issues, compare best practices, and engage in a facilitated dialogue about managing and strengthening their funds management and programming practices.
This webinar outlined considerations specific to P3s before and during the NEPA process, unexpected challenges that have arisen in past projects, and future trends on the subject.
This webinar reviewed various implementations of Road User Charge (RUC) programs as alternative funding measures. RUC programs are being explored by several state DOTs as a response to shortfalls in fuel tax revenue.
This customized exchange brought together financial professionals from Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma to engage in a facilitated dialogue about managing and strengthening their funds management and programming practices.
This webinar covered how State DOTs inform the public through the use of browser-based "dashboards" to communicate the organization's financial status or project delivery progress.
This webinar covered value capture mechanisms as a set of public financing tools that "capture" increases in property values and tax revenues resulting from public investments in buildings, infrastructure, and transportation.
This customized exchange provided an opportunity for Illinois, Colorado, North Carolina, Virginia, and Minnesota to discuss common issues, compare best practices, and engage in a facilitated dialogue about programming and funds management.
This webinar provided an accessible introduction to transportation funding opportunities available to tribal governments. Speakers included representatives from departments of transportation and tribal governments.
This roundtable session on passenger rail oriented development provided a forum for state DOTs and other stakeholders to exchange ideas and best practices, as well as identify common challenges and opportunities in economic development.
This roundtable session on freight rail investment provided a forum for state DOTs and other stakeholders to exchange ideas and best practices, as well as identify common challenges and opportunities in economic development.
The P3 Basics Overview training was for public sector stakeholders interested in using P3 procurement for transportation infrastructure projects. The 6-hour course offered a general understanding of P3 as an alternative delivery method; instruction drawn from case studies and real life examples.
This roundtable discussion provided a forum for members of AASHTO's Committee on Funding and Finance to learn about emerging transportation innovations and their financial implications for State DOTs.
This workshop offered a general understanding of P3 as an alternative project delivery method, with a focus on addressing topics at the intersection of P3 and planning. The workshop forum was for planners to discuss how to apply P3 concepts in the planning context.
This webinar discussed common themes and new proposals seen in recent legislation, and featured three state officials with insight on how to make the case for transportation investment.
Interactive map generated from NCSL report Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation: Categorization and Analysis of State Statutes, provides a visual analysis and categorization of enabling statutes for transportation P3s.
Research brief on advance construction in financing
transportation projects with a focus on the states' current use in light of next year's scheduled rescission of federal funds and the expiration of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act.
The Build America Bureau, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Center for Innovative Finance Support, is releasing a series of P3 publications in 2017.
