Pub Date : 2022-09-27DOI: 10.1177/1087724X221130047
Minerva Bonilla, W. Rasdorf, Min Liu, Majed Al-Ghandour, Chuanni He
State transportation agencies distribute funding to eligible municipalities to maintain local roads in a safe condition based on their permanent population and street mileage. However, some municipalities experience an exceedingly high seasonal population that is unaccounted for and thus, they are not receiving equitable funding. To better understand seasonal population and mitigate its impact, this paper evaluates equity and affordability in funding allocation, explores how to estimate seasonal population, suggests a method to improve the current allocation, and identifies practical strategies to reduce disproportionate funding distribution. Three funding allocation strategies were developed and a need-based funding allocation approach was identified to be an equitable solution to help municipalities improve local street conditions based on their needs while subject to constraints on funding availability. This approach allows municipalities to address seasonal population increases without negatively impacting funds for municipalities that do not experience fluctuations in their population.
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Pub Date : 2022-09-26DOI: 10.1177/1087724X221128824
Mac-Jane Crayton, N. Naher
Spills by multinational petroleum corporations have scarred the Niger Delta and as a result, many residents are relocating, hence, the rise of abandoned idled, and neglected infrastructures. The purpose of this study is to understand how neglected infrastructures have shaped the living conditions of people in the Niger Delta communities. Employing a phenomenological case study approach, this paper focuses on the lived experiences of the Niger Delta people of Nigeria to explain the correlation between oil exploration activities and abandoned or neglected infrastructures. Contributing to the theoretical perspective on sustainability, development, and infrastructural issues, this study finds that corruption, poor governance, lack of accountability, laws, finances, resources, and education are also factors promoting the rise of abandoned infrastructures in the Niger Delta. The findings of this study provide crucial insights to government, policymakers, and environmental justice advocates who may consider using the discussions to address socio-economic issues in developing countries.
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Pub Date : 2022-09-24DOI: 10.1177/1087724X221128805
Rayeh Kashef Al-Ghetaa, James Shaw, Mostafa Alabousi, David Klein, Daniel Imtiaz, B. Teja, Adalsteinn D. Brown
Using qualitative (content) analysis, we provide a framework highlighting the determinants of effective inter-organization information sharing in developing infrastructure projects. We examined the determinants of effective inter-organization information sharing in publicly funded physical infrastructure projects, focusing mainly on health, education, and transportation projects. The literature search identified 2,330 citations. A review of these abstracts led to the retrieval of 86 full-text articles, of which 40 met the inclusion criteria. Coordination and collaboration were identified as two of the most important inter-organization processes required for the successful development of transportation, health, and education infrastructure projects. These two processes are enabled by several elements of inter-organization information sharing such as human resources and expertise; incentives and rewards; and effective contract management and record-keeping. Our review also demonstrated that for organizations to effectively implement the determinants of inter-organization information sharing, they must first ensure they form effective interpersonal and intra-organization information sharing.
{"title":"Determinants of Effective Information Sharing in Publicly Funded Infrastructure Projects: A Scoping Review","authors":"Rayeh Kashef Al-Ghetaa, James Shaw, Mostafa Alabousi, David Klein, Daniel Imtiaz, B. Teja, Adalsteinn D. Brown","doi":"10.1177/1087724X221128805","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1087724X221128805","url":null,"abstract":"Using qualitative (content) analysis, we provide a framework highlighting the determinants of effective inter-organization information sharing in developing infrastructure projects. We examined the determinants of effective inter-organization information sharing in publicly funded physical infrastructure projects, focusing mainly on health, education, and transportation projects. The literature search identified 2,330 citations. A review of these abstracts led to the retrieval of 86 full-text articles, of which 40 met the inclusion criteria. Coordination and collaboration were identified as two of the most important inter-organization processes required for the successful development of transportation, health, and education infrastructure projects. These two processes are enabled by several elements of inter-organization information sharing such as human resources and expertise; incentives and rewards; and effective contract management and record-keeping. Our review also demonstrated that for organizations to effectively implement the determinants of inter-organization information sharing, they must first ensure they form effective interpersonal and intra-organization information sharing.","PeriodicalId":45483,"journal":{"name":"Public Works Management & Policy","volume":"28 1","pages":"416 - 442"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46095332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-24DOI: 10.1177/1087724x221129278
C. Lau
This article discusses the conversion of abandoned, redundant, or unwanted infrastructure into parks to meet the needs of Los Angeles County residents. The author draws primarily from experience gained through the development and implementation of the Puente Hills Landfill Park Master Plan. The landfill is 1365 acres in size and has been closed since 2013. Completed in 2016, the Master Plan proposes to transform 142 acres of the landfill into the county’s first new regional park in over 30 years. This case study covers topics such as interagency coordination, community engagement, park master plan development, and funding to develop, operate, and maintain the park. Lessons learned are applicable for the conversion of landfills to parks in other places as well as the transformation of other infrastructure into parkland, especially in park-poor areas where the remaining opportunities to create new parks are largely limited to the restoration of degraded lands.
{"title":"From Grey to Green: Transforming Abandoned, Redundant, or Unwanted Infrastructure Into Parks","authors":"C. Lau","doi":"10.1177/1087724x221129278","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1087724x221129278","url":null,"abstract":"This article discusses the conversion of abandoned, redundant, or unwanted infrastructure into parks to meet the needs of Los Angeles County residents. The author draws primarily from experience gained through the development and implementation of the Puente Hills Landfill Park Master Plan. The landfill is 1365 acres in size and has been closed since 2013. Completed in 2016, the Master Plan proposes to transform 142 acres of the landfill into the county’s first new regional park in over 30 years. This case study covers topics such as interagency coordination, community engagement, park master plan development, and funding to develop, operate, and maintain the park. Lessons learned are applicable for the conversion of landfills to parks in other places as well as the transformation of other infrastructure into parkland, especially in park-poor areas where the remaining opportunities to create new parks are largely limited to the restoration of degraded lands.","PeriodicalId":45483,"journal":{"name":"Public Works Management & Policy","volume":"28 1","pages":"53 - 69"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46868316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-23DOI: 10.1177/1087724X221129818
J. Hummer, J. Milazzo, Jason Galloway, David Spencer, Andrew Topp, Jeremy R. Chapman
Dual left turn lanes are typically operated with protected left turn signals, which means extra delay during non-peak hours compared to permissive operation. To reduce this delay, the authors designed, installed, and tested a “dynamic left turn intersection” (DLTi), which is a new way to operate dual left turn lanes. With DLTi, the both lanes are operated with protected phasing during the peak hours when higher capacity is needed, and only the leftmost left turn lane remains open for protected-permissive operation during off-peak hours. The test showed substantial delay savings, the crash experience has been minimal, and the public comments received have been predominantly negative but not overwhelming. Around 85 percent of left-turning motorists complied when the rightmost left turn lane was closed. The team believes that the DLTi test has been a success, and that agencies should begin searching for other suitable locations for DLTi installation.
{"title":"Development and Evaluation of the Dynamic Left Turn Intersection","authors":"J. Hummer, J. Milazzo, Jason Galloway, David Spencer, Andrew Topp, Jeremy R. Chapman","doi":"10.1177/1087724X221129818","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1087724X221129818","url":null,"abstract":"Dual left turn lanes are typically operated with protected left turn signals, which means extra delay during non-peak hours compared to permissive operation. To reduce this delay, the authors designed, installed, and tested a “dynamic left turn intersection” (DLTi), which is a new way to operate dual left turn lanes. With DLTi, the both lanes are operated with protected phasing during the peak hours when higher capacity is needed, and only the leftmost left turn lane remains open for protected-permissive operation during off-peak hours. The test showed substantial delay savings, the crash experience has been minimal, and the public comments received have been predominantly negative but not overwhelming. Around 85 percent of left-turning motorists complied when the rightmost left turn lane was closed. The team believes that the DLTi test has been a success, and that agencies should begin searching for other suitable locations for DLTi installation.","PeriodicalId":45483,"journal":{"name":"Public Works Management & Policy","volume":"28 1","pages":"363 - 379"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43686754","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-22DOI: 10.1177/1087724X221129544
Karabi Bezboruah, J. Sloan, Stephen Mattingly, S. R. Nargesi
The intersection of media, public opinion, politics, and their relationship with public policy is well documented. Taking the issue of active transportation, we examine if media narratives on bicycle and pedestrian crashes appear important in shaping policy. We define positive and negative narratives portraying bicyclists and pedestrians as victims and villains respectively. Our research objective is to understand if media narratives have an effect on the policy tools used by decision-makers to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety. We examine if there is a relationship between the victim versus villain narrative and policy change at the state level. Using a mixed-methods research design, we analyze publication reports on crashes collected from 12 states for the period 2003–2015. We find that the victim narrative remains more prevalent in crash reporting, and the probability of policy change has a positive relationship with crash reporting rate. Greater salience of the issue in media reporting may influence increased policy change.
{"title":"Active Transportation Policies: Do Media Narratives Matter?","authors":"Karabi Bezboruah, J. Sloan, Stephen Mattingly, S. R. Nargesi","doi":"10.1177/1087724X221129544","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1087724X221129544","url":null,"abstract":"The intersection of media, public opinion, politics, and their relationship with public policy is well documented. Taking the issue of active transportation, we examine if media narratives on bicycle and pedestrian crashes appear important in shaping policy. We define positive and negative narratives portraying bicyclists and pedestrians as victims and villains respectively. Our research objective is to understand if media narratives have an effect on the policy tools used by decision-makers to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety. We examine if there is a relationship between the victim versus villain narrative and policy change at the state level. Using a mixed-methods research design, we analyze publication reports on crashes collected from 12 states for the period 2003–2015. We find that the victim narrative remains more prevalent in crash reporting, and the probability of policy change has a positive relationship with crash reporting rate. Greater salience of the issue in media reporting may influence increased policy change.","PeriodicalId":45483,"journal":{"name":"Public Works Management & Policy","volume":"28 1","pages":"135 - 162"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43606429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-22DOI: 10.1177/1087724X221128814
S. Kuks
The Netherlands has a history of land reclamation from the sea. They deploy a large amount of infrastructure for water management, e.g., dike rings, pumping stations, drainage canals, and almost every water body in the country is under engineered control. The Dutch consider land as a precious good that shouldn’t be spoiled and as a result, infrastructure is never abandoned, but preferably refurbished, renovated, reinforced or replaced. Over the past 30 years, the Dutch learned that water cannot only be turned and controlled with infrastructure but should also be accommodated and accepted as a guiding principle in spatial policy making. In this commentary we compare lessons from the Netherlands with Florida where engineered water control has also reached its limits. The Dutch developed a Room for the River Program to accommodate more water, a Freshwater Strategy to better utilize the underground sponge capacity, and a Spatial Adaptation Program to better adapt to weather extremes in urban areas.
{"title":"Commentary for the RAIN Symposium: Dutch Water Infrastructure Challenged by Climate Change","authors":"S. Kuks","doi":"10.1177/1087724X221128814","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1087724X221128814","url":null,"abstract":"The Netherlands has a history of land reclamation from the sea. They deploy a large amount of infrastructure for water management, e.g., dike rings, pumping stations, drainage canals, and almost every water body in the country is under engineered control. The Dutch consider land as a precious good that shouldn’t be spoiled and as a result, infrastructure is never abandoned, but preferably refurbished, renovated, reinforced or replaced. Over the past 30 years, the Dutch learned that water cannot only be turned and controlled with infrastructure but should also be accommodated and accepted as a guiding principle in spatial policy making. In this commentary we compare lessons from the Netherlands with Florida where engineered water control has also reached its limits. The Dutch developed a Room for the River Program to accommodate more water, a Freshwater Strategy to better utilize the underground sponge capacity, and a Spatial Adaptation Program to better adapt to weather extremes in urban areas.","PeriodicalId":45483,"journal":{"name":"Public Works Management & Policy","volume":"28 1","pages":"89 - 100"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43720619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-22DOI: 10.1177/1087724x221129269
A. Cocco, Martin A. Mayer, Anthony E. Montanaro
This paper explores how local governments have addressed abandonment of a high-dollar investment: publicly funded sport facilities. The issue of abandoned professional sport facilities is becoming more ubiquitous as teams seek new, more modern, state-of-the-art venues to maximize operational revenues. This creates a scenario where the average lifespan of a professional sport facility is only 27 years. Using a comparative case study analysis, this research examines how municipalities have approached the redevelopment of abandoned stadium infrastructure in Detroit, Houston, and St. Louis. Successful outcomes related to the redevelopment of abandoned stadiums in Detroit have seen public and private stakeholders take advantage of their unique assets in public-private partnerships. However, abandoned stadium infrastructure in Houston and St. Louis have remained idle for years as local governments failed to secure private investment to aid with redevelopment efforts and/or created additional bureaucratic red tape that limits the prospects for site redevelopment.
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Pub Date : 2022-09-20DOI: 10.1177/1087724X221128816
J. Fisk, M. Mayer, John C. Morris
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (P.L 177-58) authorized some $1.2 trillion to invest in infrastructure in the United States. The largest infrastructure investment in a generation, the bill combined funds for traditional infrastructure (roads, bridges, water, ports, etc.) with money for broadband internet, electric vehicle charging, clean energy, and other uses. However, only a small portion of the funds are available to address redundant, abandoned, idled, or neglected (RAIN) infrastructure. This article presents the broader issues associated with RAIN infrastructure, (i.e., costs and equity) and introduces the papers that comprise the RAIN symposium. We conclude that there is a significant need for further scholarly and policy attention within the U.S. and elsewhere, so that the myriad of issues relating to existing infrastructure may be adequately addressed.
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