2012 cg/la us infrastructure priorities survey
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CG/LA Infrastructure occasionally conducts surveys of industry executives in order to gauge industry sentiment, and assess business opportunities. The Infrastructure Priorities Survey was conducted in tandem with NCSL. CG/LA focused on Leadership Forum participants (83% private sector) and NCSL polled their members (primarily public sector). Both reports will be discussed in a featured session on October 17th. The CG/LA US Infrastructure Priorities Survey 2012 was conducted from September 15 - 30, and asked high-level infrastructure executives from all regions of the US and all infrastructure disciplines to identify areas in critical need of investment and to prioritize areas of action. Highlights of the Survey are the following: ‣ 93% believe that the US has no overall infrastructure plan. One executive commented, “There is a potential for disaster at every turn.” The general sentiment is that we need some level of strategic or high-level coordination. ‣ Building Public- Private Partnerships is far and away the most important US action for increasing infrastructure investment. Highest priorities identified: • Public- private partnerships (57% of respondents list as a top 3 priority) • Increasing gas tax (47% of respondents) • Creation of a national infrastructure bank (44% of respondents) In terms of areas for specific investment focus, “highest or above-average” priority infrastructure investment requirements included: • Bridges (79% of respondents) • Water/waste water (70% of respondents) • Highways (66% of respondents) • Other priority infrastructure requirements include freight-rail (62%) and multi-modal systems (61.3%)TRANSCRIPT
US Infrastructure PrioritiesDoubling US Investment in Infrastructure &
Increasing Global Competitiveness
Survey Conducted from September 15th - September 30th, 2012
In Advance of the 4th Annual North American Strategic Infrastructure Leadership Forum (Denver • October 15-17, 2012)
Respondents - Geography
43%
24%
10%
22%
East/NEastSouthMidWestWest/SWest
Source: US Infrastructure Priorities Doubling US Investment in Infrastructure & Increasing Global Competitiveness
Respondents - Discipline
56%
10%
17%
17%
Eng/ConEquip/TechFinancePublic Sector
Source: US Infrastructure Priorities Doubling US Investment in Infrastructure & Increasing Global Competitiveness
Question 1: Steps that Should be Taken...
Source: US Infrastructure Priorities Doubling US Investment in Infrastructure & Increasing Global Competitiveness
Question 1: By Geographic Region
Source: US Infrastructure Priorities Doubling US Investment in Infrastructure & Increasing Global Competitiveness
Question 1: By Discipline
Source: US Infrastructure Priorities Doubling US Investment in Infrastructure & Increasing Global Competitiveness
Highest Priority and/or Above Average Priority
0 20 40 60 80
Aviation
BridgesFreight
Highways
MultimodalNatGas
PortsRail
Renewables
SmartGridTranit
Water/Waste
Highest Above Average
Source: US Infrastructure Priorities Doubling US Investment in Infrastructure & Increasing Global Competitiveness
5. In your opinion, what are our country's top infrastructure project priorities? Region
5. In your opinion, what are our country's top infrastructure project priorities? Discipline
Does the US have an Overall Strategic Investment Plan
93%
8%
No Yes
Source: US Infrastructure Priorities Doubling US Investment in Infrastructure & Increasing Global Competitiveness
How do you Assess the Role of the Federal Government
4%
49%
47%
OptimalSatisfactoryNeeds ImprovementPoor
Source: US Infrastructure Priorities Doubling US Investment in Infrastructure & Increasing Global Competitiveness
The Conditions Required to Generate Significantly Increased Private Sector Investment?
0 15 30 45
Faster approval process (on a timer)
Streamlined regulatory approvals
State or federal guarantees
State or federal funding sources (TIFIA, RIFF, etc.)
Increased pension fund availability
Enabling legislation/increased private participation
Sunset public comment period for projects
Strategic or streamlined environmental oversight
Updating/reform of procurement regulations
Most Important Second Most Important
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