News & Industry Insight

In the next few years, the United States is going to have to spend many billions of dollars on infrastructure simply to keep our society and economy functioning. This is the reality; however, the big question that remains is, how can we get smarter about the ways we’ll invest that money? If we choose to invest in solutions that are affordable, resilient, environmentally sound, and integrated, we can make a positive difference in our communities and benefit local economies. A new report, Infrastructure Crisis, Sustainable Solutions: Rethinking Our Infrastructure Investment Strategies, recently released by the Center for Sustainable Infrastructure (CSI) at The Evergreen State College, paints the picture of innovative, integrated infrastructure strategies emerging to reshape the energy, transportation, wastewater, stormwater, water supply, and waste sectors. In their blog, Rhys Roth, Director at CSI, and Elizabeth Kelly, Vice President and Senior Consultant at CH2M HILL, share highlights from the report, which includes interviews from 70 Pacific Northwest infrastructure innovators and thought leaders representing the public, private, academic, and non-profit sectors.