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Reducing Risk in Transit Projects

Large transit projects are among the most challenging types of infrastructure to deliver, with a large footprint, different possible site conditions, long timescales and large numbers of affected stakeholders. To maintain
the momentum of investment it is increasingly important to identify and implement ways to deliver projects more effectively. The largest opportunity to have a positive impact on project costs and on-time delivery is in ensuring that project risks are identified and addressed at every stage.

Infrastructure Governance in Canada

Good governance is essential to a strong, sustainable infrastructure industry that builds all public sector projects. The first-of-its-kind report from the Future of Infrastructure Group shows there are good practices in place, but also room for improvement in the public sector around the foundations of infrastructure planning and delivery in Canada.

Getting to Transit Oriented Communities

The benefits of transit-oriented communities are well defined. The challenge is to develop an environment where different levels of government, landowners, and developers can work together to deliver a community that adds up to more than the sum of its parts.

Transit Oriented Development in Calgary

Major municipalities across Canada have embraced public transit. The regional and national importance of public transit is a key contributor to building smarter cities.

Responding to COVID-19 in the Infrastructure Sector

Our recommendations on steps that could be taken to ensure that investment in infrastructure delivers the greatest impact in helping to generate jobs, boost the economy, develop resilience, and position Canada for the future

Infrastructure Investment as a Stimulus

Innovation in Procurement

Innovation in infrastructure projects can take place at any stage, but there are several factors that can hold it back. To overcome these barriers there must be a strong culture to encourage innovation, and effective processes and policies in place to enable it.

Unlocking Value in Infrastructure

Across Canada billions of dollars have been committed to infrastructure projects by different levels of government. In addition to ambitious plans to build new transit lines, hospitals, and arenas, there is also a sizeable backlog of repairs and maintenance that needs to be addressed.

Learning from the New South Wales Government Action Plan

The New South Wales Government developed a ten-point commitment to the construction sector in 2018 to strengthen the relationship between government and private sector to drive better project outcomes. This provides a template to transform the relationships between governments and the private sector.

Learning from Australia’s Infrastructure Audit

The Australian Infrastructure Audit, first conducted in 2015, is updated every five years. The Audit looks at future trends and cross-sectoral challenges to find ways to improve industry efficiency, capacity and capability.