by Bill Eller | May 21, 2019 | State, Green Initiatives, Infrastructure, Water Loss, Inflow & Infiltration, New York
As Congress and the president eye a bipartisan effort at improving our aging infrastructure, the time for a wide-reaching infrastructure program to rebuild water, electric, transportation and information infrastructure, is now. The need for locally-based planning and...
by Bill Eller | Feb 12, 2019 | Education, Maryland, Service Line Responsibilities, Michigan, State, Utah, Pennsylvania, Infrastructure, Water Loss, Inflow & Infiltration, Tennessee, New York, Large Cities, California
That our national sewage and water infrastructure is in dire shape is no surprise to anyone – nearly ten years ago, the New York Times wrote an article warning of the then 240,000 estimated water main breaks occurring each year, marveling that, in some parts of the...
by Bill Eller | Jan 9, 2019 | State, Intergenerational Communities, New York, Mixed Age Communities, Millennials, ICMA
As we begin 2019 and think about the changes we want in our own lives, we also should be thinking about the changes in our communities. A city is more than infrastructure and buildings, codes and taxes. A city is its residents, and the best way to retain and attract...
by Summer Minger | Oct 11, 2018 | Green Initiatives, New York, Ohio, State, Public-Private Partnerships
National League Of Cities Written by Cathy Spain In the late 1970s, I was a research economist writing guidebooks for local officials about the affordability of new infrastructure to achieve national water quality standards. At the time, new wastewater treatment...
by Summer Minger | Jul 31, 2018 | State, Public-Private Partnerships, Intergenerational Communities, New York
The Trump administration has proposed expanding the U.S. Department of Transportation Private Activity Bond program, encouraging the development of public-private partnerships (P3s) in transportation projects. While P3s do not work for all communities or all types of...
by Summer Minger | Apr 25, 2018 | Home Maintenance, Frozen Pipes, Georgia, Kansas, Intergenerational Communities, New York, California, Mixed Age Communities, State
Since Jan. 1, 2011, 10,000 Baby Boomers are eligible to retire daily, and Americans 65 and older will make up 19 percent of the population by 2030. Many of those Baby Boomers would like to stay in their own homes as they age – a trend called “aging in place” – born of...
