This timely mini-forum on public-sector infrastructure investments
blends applied research and case study insights on a diverse set of
management challenges.
The first article, by Wendy Haynes and Andrew Whipple, reviews and
compares three transportation megaprojectsBostons Big Dig, Denvers
International Airport project, and Colorados T-REX project. Next up
is Jeremy Plants recounting of how passenger rail policy is being
revisited at all levels of government and globally, with innovative
strategies and methods to ensure its success. And the last word is
had by Kurt Heppard and Steve Green, who relate how the U.S. Air
Force Academy is implementing a sustainable alternative energy
plan.