Infrastructure is key to ports’ economic development mission. We asked Executive Directors Janea Delk, of the Community Economic Revitalization Board, Ashley Probart of the Transportation Improvement Board, and Brian Ziegler, Director of The Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board to share information key to ports’ infrastructure projects at today’s Roundtable.

The future of the funding sources of these programs seems uncertain given the severity of the economic downturn, and yet communities need economic development to recover.

Today’s Roundtable focused on not only what these programs are and any risks they face, but how ports can access and partner with these important programs.

You can find the resources and presentations from today’s meeting, along with other important information, on our COVID-19 response page for ports: https://www.washingtonports.org/covid19

In today’s conversation:

·       How ports can access CERB funds for their infrastructure projects, and what the current status of their funding is going forward

·       What kinds of port projects have a TIB nexus, and how their funding is doing given the slow in transportation, and how ports can partner with TIB

·       FMSIB’s 2020 budget as it pertains to port projects and potential delays

You can listen to the whole meeting here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qxfsa6730vq6eph/2020-06-09_Zoom_meeting.mp4?dl=0

Do you have ideas for future topics we could cover in our Tuesday Roundtables? Email your ideas to Washington.ports@washingtonports.org