The Road Ahead for Funding City Infrastructure Needs

By Michael Coleman

In the coming months, cities will see the first substantial influx of all locations of street and road, housing and other infrastructure funds from the November 2006 bond measures. With this, California's much needed public works improvements will be under way. In FY 2008-09, it is likely these allocations will continue. Voters have responded to pleas for infrastructure funding, and the state is making good on the commitment to fund local projects. Local governments now have a great responsibility to produce results and, down the road, cities will be asked for greater action and participation in meeting California's infrastructure needs.

Click here to link to the November 2007 Issue of Western City Magazine where this article appeared.