Public-Private Partnerships

Dec 10, 2024 | bilzin.com | Eric Singer |Public-Private Partnerships

Florida’s Live Local Act, which was adopted in 2023, has already garnered significant attention. The Live Local Act is an ambitious piece of legislation intended to facilitate and incentivize the development of new housing for working families.

May 17, 2024 | bilzin.com | Eric Singer |Public-Private Partnerships

The current housing crisis in Florida is well recognized. One promising solution is the use of surplus or under-utilized government-owned land for the development of new affordable housing. By leveraging their land holdings through ground leases with developers, governments can facilitate the expedited development of new affordable housing, generate new public revenues (through rent and other payments) to support additional housing projects, and further other public-policy objectives.

Feb 20, 2024 | bilzin.com | Eric Singer |Public-Private Partnerships

Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) are an increasingly common method of delivering public infrastructure. When structured properly, P3s allow governments to leverage private-sector expertise and resources to deliver essential infrastructure projects in a more efficient manner. One critical provision of a P3 agreement relates to what is known as the “handback” phase of the project. The handback is the transfer of the project from the private sector to the public sector at the end of the P3 agreement.

Dec 14, 2023 | bilzin.com | Eric Singer |Public-Private Partnerships

Public-Private Partnerships Earlier this month, the Biden administration agreed to provide financial support to Brightline West, which will be a privately operated high-speed inter-city rail system connecting Las Vegas and Southern California. As its name might suggest, Brightline West is affiliated with the owners and developers of Brightline here in Florida, which is currently the only privately operated inter-city rail system in the United States.

Dec 13, 2023 | broadband.io | Public-Private Partnerships |Scott Woods |Ebony E. Cooksey

You're invited to an end-of-year bash to celebrate all of the amazing folks in this community, and to look back over the wild ride that was 2023. We have so much to discuss, including:Broadband maps, anyone? How the world has changed from a focus on broadband serviceable locations to the Data-Driven State Broadband Office. Allocation awards to State Broadband Offices: Who's getting gifts under the tree? Who's getting lumps of coal?