Private Financing of Public Transportation Infrastructure

Wendell C. Lawther is an associate professor of public administration at the University of Central Florida. Lawrence L. Martin is a professor of public affairs at the University of Central Florida.

• Private Financing of Public Transportation Infrastructure: Utilizing Public-Private PartnershipsTABLE OF CONTENTSChapter One: An Introduction to Private Sector Financing of Transportation InfrastructureWendell C. Lawther and Lawrence L. MartinChapter Two: Transportation Infrastructure Financing Public Private Partnerships (P3): What are They? How do They Work?Lawrence L. MartinChapter Three: State Enabling Legislation for Public Private Partnerships Lawrence L. Martin and Joseph SaviakChapter Four: Internationally Recommended Best Practices & Promising Practices in Transportation Infrastructure Financing Public Private Partnerships Lawrence L. Martin, Wendell C. Lawther, Graeme A. Hodge and Carsten GreveChapter Five: Case Studies in Transportation Infrastructure Financing Public Private PartnershipsLawrence L. Martin and Wendell C. Lawther 1. Melbourne CityLink (Australia)—Graeme Hodge2. Sidney Cross City Tunnel (Australia)—Graeme Hodge3. Melbourne EastLink (Australia)—Graeme Hodge4. Irish Road Projects 2005 – 2010 (Ireland)—Carsten Greve5. London Underground Railroad (Subway) & the UK Experience (United Kingdom)—Carsten Greve6. Ontario 407 Expressway Toll Road (Canada)—Lawrence L. Martin7. Indiana Toll Road (United States)—Lawrence L. Martin8. Kliplev-Søndeborg Motorway (Denmark)—Carsten Greve9. N3 Toll Route Concession (South Africa)—Neil Tolmie and Wendell C. Lawther 10. Sea to Sky Highway (Canada)—Wendell C. LawtherChapter Six: Evaluation of Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Infrastructure Financing: Process & Goal Achievement Wendell C. LawtherChapter Seven:Public Private Partnerships: Transparency and Accountability IssuesWendell C. LawtherChapter Eight: The Role of the Private Sector in Effectively Educating Policymakers and the Public about Transportation P3s: Insights from Florida LeadersJoseph SaviakChapter Nine: Avoiding Public Private Partnership Failure: Linking Transportation Infrastructure with Economic DevelopmentOwen M. Beitsch and Wendell C. LawtherChapter Ten: Concluding Thoughts and QuestionsWendell C. LawtherAppendix: Tools for use in Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Infrastructure FinancingLawrence L. Martin and Wendell C. Lawther

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