Facilities Management and Capital Planning Systems
This paper explores the purpose, role, and structure of these systems, showing how micro-computers can be exploited to improve the quality of decision making in capital planning and related...
A Strategic Approach to Planning and Financing Public Facilities
This paper presents a comprehensive, strategic approach to planning and financing public facilities by a toll road authority. Because the Authority finances projects through the sale of...
Cost Effective Transit Capital Planning
The analysis required for expansion of capital assets in public transit is complex and inter-disciplinary. Economic analysis is only one part of that overall evaluation. Thus, expansion...
Improving the Financial Basis of Transit Planning
Three examples of new transit capital management procedures are described: a Plant and Facilities Development Program and Bridge Management System for Boston's Massachusetts...
Seismic Risk Assessment for a Utility System
Presented is a procedure by which a utility could develop the probabilities for different levels of capital loss exposure for its system. The procedure relies on experience data obtained...
Business Determinants of Project Planning: An Owner's Perspective
Within a major corporation, planning of capital facilities projects is a never-ending process. It is a major element in the control of cash flow of the corporation. The major concern was...
Automated Information Systems Improve Maintenance and Lower Costs
Reshaping Providence
By moving railroad tracks, river banks and several roadways, Providence, Rhode Island is reclaiming some 45 acres in its downtown and capital districts. This public works package is the...
Civil Entrepreneuring
Increasing numbers of people are leaving secure, well-paying positions with the government, academia and the private sector to go the risky route of establishing their own firms. The rewards...
The State's Prospects for Infrastructure Rehabilitation
In November 1982, at Governor Spellman's initiative, Washington State became one of six states participating in the National Infrastructure Analysis, sponsored by the Joint...
Strategic Planning for Infrastructure Redevelopment
Competition for the available resources needed to redevelop, operate, and maintain our nation's infrastructure requires innovative thinking. To make best use of these resources,...
Assessing Priorities and Setting Standards
Infrastructure Management and Planning for the City of Seattle
This paper summarizes the current planning effort that the City of Seattle's Engineering Department (SED) is undertaking for Transportation Infrastructure Management. The...
The United States Used to be a Great Country...
Up until 20 years ago, the American highway departments did a good job of maintaining bridges and they kept streets well paved. The public works departments maintained the water and sewer...
Legislating for Infrastructure Investment
It is apparent that today's infrastructure problems require innovative solutions reflecting national spending trends, the size of the federal budget deficit, and individual...
Management Secrets of Top Consultants
Leaders of five consulting civil engineering firms, which are considered among the best managed, discuss management strategies. In all cases, carefully selected personnel is considered...
Town Lake: An Environmental Impact Assessment
The City of Dallas, Texas, had little experience with environmental impact assessments of major capital improvements projects. Yet when deciding whether to build a 110,000,000 urban lake,...
Financing and Implementing Special Assessments
On November 1, 1984 Metropolitan Dade County began levying and collecting a special assessment on 700 properties within the service area of the Downtown Component of Metrorail. Based on...
Evaluation and Modernization of Veterans Administration Facilitaties
This paper discusses two examples showing in detail that procedures for building assessment require much consideration for engineers' programming and must be properly specified...
Infrastructure: Can We Renew It??Should We Renew It?
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is in the midst of a major capital program designed to reverse its trend of disinvestment. This program is funded at 8. 5 billion...
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