Infrastructure Finance Alternatives

Change the conversation from impact fees to other financing mechanisms with these resources. State and local deficits have created a challenging environment in many localities to supply infrastructure at a level that is acceptable to the community. Learn more about the tools available to your community to finance infrastructure and other public services.

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Infrastructure Finance Options for Transit Oriented Development This report provides information about funding mechanisms and strategies that communities can use to provide innovative financing options for TOD. It explains dozens of tools that provide traditional financing as well as new tools. 2/13/2013	External Link
Infrastructure Finance: Does Your State Encourage Innovation? NCSL has once again updated for NAHB their body of work on which states authorize these key tools. That new research is highlighted in this updated publication, which shows at a glance the financing options that are available in each state. 2/13/2013	PDF
Innovative Infrastructure Finance Solutions This is NAHB's Three Part Series on Alternative Municipal Finance Tools. 12/28/2012	Web page
State and Local Taxes on Development Communities have turned to an increasing array of other means of financing new public buildings or infrastructure. These include other forms of taxes and revenue streams as well as financing mechanisms that attract private investment, municipal lease arrangements, and public-private partnerships. 10/3/2012	PDF
Payments in Lieu of Taxes: Balancing Municipal and Nonprofit Interests This report, published by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, provides case studies of several municipalities that have pursued payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) in the past decade. 8/28/2012	PDF
General Public-Private Partnerships This link provides access to many case studies from the National Council of Public-Private Partnerships. 6/29/2012	External Link
School Infrastructure Funding Alternatives School Infrastructure Funding Alternatives - What are some innovative ways we can finance a school building or renovation project? 6/29/2012	Web page
State Infrastructure Banks The Council of State Governments website provides detailed information of State Infrastructure Banks as a financing resource. 6/29/2012	External Link
New Markets Tax Credits This link takes you to the Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund website where you can find information on the New Markets Tax Credit Program. 6/28/2012	External Link
A Guide to Funding Infrastructure through Land-Secured Bonds - An Article from Land Development Magazine Home builders today face the double-barreled dilemma of increasing requirements for infrastructure and decreasing financial participation by local governments in funding it. One potential solution to this mismatch is using tax districts to issue land-secured municipal bonds to finance … 7/13/2011	PDF
Paying for Public Infrastructure in the Carolinas-An Article from Land Development Magazine This article from Land Development Magazine examines the latest techniques to pay for new infrastructure in the high growth Carolinas region. 7/13/2011	PDF
Special Assessment Bond Financing - An Article from Land Development Magazine Those who most directly benefit from public infrastructure bear its cost. As with any financing method, however, special assessment bond financing must follow set procedures. 7/13/2011	PDF

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