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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.
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Updated: September 13, 2018

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Featured BATIC Institute Events
  • Webinar Series: Innovation in Practice
    DOTs and Tribal Governments: Examples of Collaboration and Innovation
    October 17, 2018

    This webinar will provide an accessible introduction to transportation funding opportunities available to tribal governments. Speakers will include representatives from departments of transportation and tribal governments.

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  • Expert Panel Sessions
    Roundtable on Funding & Financing Passenger Rail Oriented Development
    September 11, 2018
    Miami, FL

    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.

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  • Expert Panel Sessions
    Roundtable on Funding & Financing Freight Rail Investment
    September 11, 2018
    Miami, FL

    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.

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  • Training
    Public-Private Partnerships (P3) Basics Overview
    July 29-30, 2018
    Los Angeles, CA

    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.

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  • Expert Panel Sessions
    Emerging Transportation Innovations and their Financial Implications for State DOTs
    July 18, 2018 (Invitation only)
    Spokane, WA

    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.

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  • Workshops/Training Seminars
    Public-Private Partnerships (P3) Workshop for Planners
    July 17, 2018
    Spokane, WA

    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.

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  • Webinar Series: Innovation in Practice
    2018 Legislative Initiatives in Transportation Infrastructure Funding and Finance
    June 13, 2018

    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.

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  • Webinar Series: Innovation in Practice
    Road User Charge Pilot Programs: Examples of Regional Collaboration and Innovation
    May 14, 2018

    This webinar provided an accessible introduction to road user charges (RUC) as a user-based alternative revenue mechanism for surface transportation.

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  • Peer Exchange
    Regional Financial Officials Peer Exchange: Big Sky
    May 9-10, 2018 (Invitation Only)
    Salt Lake City, UT

    This customized exchange provided an opportunity for Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Utah to discuss common issues, compare best practices, and engage in a facilitated dialogue about managing and strengthening selected financial aspects of their Federal-aid Highway Program (FAHP).

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  • Peer Exchange
    Regional Financial Officials Peer Exchange: Piedmont
    April 19-20, 2018 (Invitation Only)
    Asheville, NC

    This customized exchange provided an opportunity for Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina to discuss common issues, compare best practices, and engage in a facilitated dialogue about managing and strengthening key aspects of their transportation programs.

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  • Expert Panel Sessions
    P3 Learning Lab
    April 4-5, 2018 (Invitation Only)
    Washington, DC

    This Learning Lab provided an in-depth, practitioner-driven exploration of how key issues were addressed on actual projects, to help inform candid discussions.

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  • Expert Panel Sessions
    Roundtable on Funding & Financing Short Line Rail Projects
    February 20, 2018
    Washington, DC

    This roundtable forum was for State DOT and other Short Line stakeholders to exchange ideas and best practices, and identify common challenges and opportunities in funding and financing short line railroad projects.

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  • Webinar Series: Innovation in Practice
    Bundling Small-Scale Projects: P3 Opportunities and Challenges
    December 6, 2017

    This webinar explored innovative and accessible ways transportation agencies can partner with the private sector on smaller-scale projects by bundling assets and standardizing procurements.

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  • Expert Panel Sessions
    Roundtable on Funding & Financing Freight Rail and Intermodal Projects
    September 20, 2017
    Oakland, CA

    This roundtable discussion provided a forum for State DOTs to exchange ideas and best practices, and identify common challenges and opportunities in funding and financing freight / intermodal projects.

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  • Peer Exchange
    Financial Officials
    July 31-August 1, 2017
    Cincinnati, OH

    This peer exchange for financial officials was held in conjunction with AASHTO's Conference on Performance-Based Transportation Planning, Financing and Management and provided a forum to exchange ideas and best practices, and identified common challenges and opportunities.

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  • Peer Exchange
    Public Private Partnerships (P3s)
    July 12, 2017
    Washington, DC

    This peer exchange provided an opportunity for State DOT professionals to exchange ideas and best practices, and discuss challenges and opportunities of P3 project development.

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  • Webinar Series: Innovation in Practice
    State Legislative Initiatives in Transportation Infrastructure Funding and Financing
    June 6, 2017

    This webinar covered common themes in transportation infrastructure funding and financing from recent state legislative sessions and highlighted some of the revenue packages that have been enacted.

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  • Webinar Series: Innovation in Practice
    AASHTO's 50-State Review of State Legislatures and DOTs
    April 18, 2017

    This webinar reviewed the recently released Transportation Governance and Finance Report and how some DOTs are using the information to inform their practices.

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  • Training
    Public-Private Partnerships (P3) Basics Overview
    January 13, 2017
    Scottsdale, AZ

    This six-hour workshop offered a general understanding of P3s as an alternative delivery method, with instruction drawn from case studies and real life examples demonstrating how to put P3s into action.

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  • Peer Exchange
    Chief Financial Officers (CFO)
    November 3, 2016
    Washington, DC

    The Peer Exchange for transportation agency CFOs facilitated an exchange of ideas and best practices, and discussions about common challenges and opportunities in four major focus areas: Revenue, Finance, Policy, and Project Management.

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  • Training
    Public-Private Partnerships (P3) Basics Overview
    November 2, 2016
    Washington, DC

    This six-hour workshop provided a general understanding of P3s as an alternative delivery method, with instruction drawn from case studies and real life examples demonstrating how to put P3s into action.

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  • Expert Panel Sessions
    Station Development and Local Sources of Funding
    October 4, 2016
    Chicago, IL

    This listening session was a roundtable discussion focusing on passenger rail station development with an emphasis on organizational structure, collaborations and state/local funding strategy.

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  • Webinar Series: Innovation in Practice
    Priced Managed Lanes
    September 22, 2016

    This webinar showcased different approaches to the development, funding/financing, and operation of US priced managed lanes projects. Project sponsors discussed policy decisions related to funding/financing of capital costs and operating expenses, and eligibility rules for free access to the priced lanes.

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  • Peer Exchange
    Station Development
    June 22-23, 2016
    Phoenix, AZ

    This peer exchange for transportation practitioners focused on advancing station development projects including the renovation of passenger train station assets and associated area and corridor developments.

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  • Peer Exchange
    Debt Management
    June 16, 2016
    Falmouth, MA

    This peer exchange was a facilitated-discussion for finance professionals from state departments of transportation to share best practices, and to discuss challenges related to debt management and compliance with applicable policies and regulations.

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  • Webinar Series: Innovation in Practice
    Eagle P3 Commuter Rail Project
    May 11, 2016

    This webinar featured the Eagle P3 commuter rail project, focusing on the use of an availability payment P3 structure for a transit project, performance-based procurement, and the importance of early-stage project development work undertaken by the public sponsor.

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  • Webinar Series: Innovation in Practice
    Denver Union Station
    March 30, 2016

    This webinar examined key aspects of the redevelopment of Denver Union Station as a multi-modal transportation hub and a centerpiece for neighborhood redevelopment in downtown Denver.

    Webinar Video and PowerPoint Presentation »

  • Expert Panel Sessions
    FAST Act's Provisions on Finance Policy
    February 26, 2016
    Washington, DC

    This listening session was part of AASHTO's 2016 Washington Briefing and provided an overview of key changes made to USDOT finance programs, highlighted other finance-related provisions of interest, and provided a status update on how USDOT is implementing the new finance provisions.

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  • Webinar Series: Innovation in Practice
    Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement Program
    November 4, 2015

    First in an interactive webinar series highlighting innovative projects, attended by 138 practitioners from across the country.

    Webinar Video and PowerPoint Presentation »

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