The city of Tampa, Fla., is consdering a public-private partnership that would create an 8.25-mile, 18-station streetcar connection between downtown and the city’s airport.
Anticipating disruptive mobility technologies, attracting new talent and figuring out how to do public-private partnerships successfully pose key challenges for public transportation agencies.
As uncertainty drags on concerning federal funding levels for major infrastructure projects, stakeholders are looking more intensely than ever into what kinds of private capital are available—not only from entities traditionally interested in infrastructure, but also from companies such as Facebook.
