Infrastructure2014 S H A P I N G T H

investment and economic development? What role does infrastructure play relative to other economic development strategies? And are public and private perceptions and priorities aligned—or do they diverge, and in what ways? These were the central questions for Infrastruc- primed cities—cities that attract new residents and ture 2014: Shaping the Competitive City, the retain existing ones. [...] The survey provides a means for mutual learning Infrastructure 2014 survey online and read the full Nearly every city aspires to grow, and high- and dialogue that can help advance the conversa- report at www.uli.org/ quality infrastructure—infrastructure that is well tion about the role that infrastructure plays in shap- infrastructurereport and maintained, reliable, safe, resilient, and customer. [...] Better passenger connections 58% 58% 58% Government services—regulations, tax Better water and wastewater infrastructure 52% 52% 53% structure, and quality—fell in the middle Better energy infrastructure 51% 49% 54% of the group of influencing factors for both public and private respondents. [...] dents—87 percent of public sector and 76 percent of private sector—said that in road and bridge infrastructure as a the third-most-important priority for the public’s willingness or ability to pay high priority, and 63 percent looking private sector respondents. [...] The insights and quality services we deliver help build organization whose mission is to trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies provide leadership in the respon- the world over.