American cities' infrastructure has degraded since the 1980s due to lack of proper maintenance and repairs. This has resulted in increased commute times costing $6.9 billion in delays annually and $3,400 extra per family each year. To develop sustainable infrastructure, cities need creative funding approaches like public-private partnerships rather than just tax increases. They also need to prioritize projects most in need of investment and maintenance to leverage limited funding wisely.

1. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MODEL FOR
AMERICAN CITIES
By Rushabh H. Shah
Guidance: Sr. Lecturer Eric Pollock
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2. UNDP Goal 9:INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND
INFRASTRUCTURE
• Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure to
support economic development and human well-being
• By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit
industries to make them sustainable
• Development in developing countries through
enhanced financial, technological and technical
support
• Enhance scientific research, upgrade the
technological capabilities
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6. DEGRADATION AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
• Degradtion started in late 80s
• No remedies for structurally defunt
• Poor repairs and maintenance
• Bailing various projects from AMR
reserves
• Higher commute time costing
6.9 Billion vehicle hours of delay.
• Cost 9$ /day/family = 3400$ yearly
• Economic loss of 4 trillion $ by 2025.
• Business sales loss of 7T $
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7. POLICY FAILURES
• Taxes levied on city residents.
• State govt tax for state govt entity bonds.
• Federal projects diminishing state
projects.
• More value to political pet projects.
• No maintenance plan for more than
utility period
• Cut in federal funding and forcing state govt
to fund the projects.
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8. Monetary Models for Funding
• Evaluation of taxation model
• Remodelling tax levies
• Federal funding
• Public private partnership.
• BOT,BOMT, DBO and JVs
• Complete private ownership.
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9. PANAMA CANAL
Maintenance strategy of Panama canal autorities
• Maximum asset Utilization
• Reducing O&M cost
• Extending Asset Life
• Ensuring Funding
• Reinvesting with Life Cycle Review
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10. CONCLUSION
• Developed countries need a action plan for their infrastructure.
• Improve land use planning at the local level to consider the
function of existing and new infrastructure.
• We need creative approach not just for sustainable development
but also Sustainable Economical Development.
• Develop tools to ensure that projects most in need of investment
and maintenance are prioritized, to leverage limited funding wisely
• Creating an environment that brings ”TRUST ” back of the investors
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11. References
• https://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/the-impact/explore-
infographics/americas-infrastructure-grade/
• https://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/americas-grades/
• http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/sustainable-
development-goals/goal-9-industry-innovation-and-
infrastructure.html
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