Infrastructure, sexy? Not at all. Crowds, disrepair, and threats to safety are dampening our ardor. Infrastructure may not be so bright either, earning a D average for the second year in a row on the ASCE Report Card for America's Infrastructure.[v] So what do a terrible reputation, less than stellar grades, and bad self-image add up to? An opportunity.
Government is increasingly pressed to maintain our existing, failing infrastructure, much less to fund and provide new infrastructure. There is opportunity for the private and public sectors to join forces and leverage the best of our skills and abilities through partnership to help solve our infrastructure problems.