Why Planners Should Lead Infrastructure Project Development

Planners are uniquely skilled and positioned to take on leadership roles for executing complex infrastructure and capital projects. We need planners to be equipped to lead infrastructure development projects in order to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and community outcomes and benefits.

The authors of the recently published, inspirational book, Make No Little Plans: A Planning as Project Development Approach to Building Infrastructure, lead this presentation They describe and explain a variety of tips and tools for building and leading a team representing inclusive interests involved in a collaborative infrastructure project-development process. They share examples of how planners were instrumental in leading multi-discipline teams through a process designed to ensure inclusivity and public interests; buy down risk; and deliver desired public benefits to the broadest cross-section of public stakeholders - all with the intention of maximizing the return on investment of limited public dollars.

Takeaways include access to a free copy of the "Discover-NavigateAccelerate" (D-N-A) workbook that planners can use to improve execution of their projects and programs.


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