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With federal funding for U.S. infrastructure becoming increasingly scarce, states and localities are scrambling to piece together other sources of financing, including the private sector. Please join us as Tom Murphy, ULI Senior Resident Fellow and Klingbiel Family Chair for Urban Development, discusses several factors that could contribute to solutions to the infrastructure funding shortfall, including: 1) better connections between land use and transportation planning; 2) public policies that address linkages between areas within an urban region; 3) increased private financing of infrastructure; 4) greater emphasis on the relationship between infrastructure investment and quality of life; and 5) political leadership on infrastructure investment.

Prior to joining ULI, Murphy served three terms as the mayor of Pittsburgh, from January 1994 through December 2005. During that time, he initiated a public-private partnership strategy that leveraged more than $4.5 billion in economic development in Pittsburgh. Murphy led efforts to secure and oversee $1 billion in funding for the development of two professional sports facilities, and a new convention center that is the largest certified green building in the United States. He developed strategic partnerships to transform more than 1,000 acres of blighted, abandoned industrial properties into new commercial, residential, retail and public uses; and he oversaw the development of more than 25 miles of new riverfront trails and urban green space.

Pre-Registration Deadline: Thursday, February 15th, 2007
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