As government becomes flatter, and public agencies look for new ways to leverage their assets and abilities, they will continue to turn to the private sector. Increasing "marketization",[iv] of public agencies is another area of concern and opportunity. Savvy A/E/Cs could find ways to consult rather than compete.
Innovative solutions in terms of policy, products, public relations, and service delivery are what is required of us now, so let's put our heads together and find some ways to fall in love with infrastructure, make it sexy and worthy of our life-long commitment.
The public-private partnership may just be one of those ways.