Led by the Accelerator for America thinktank, the Innovative Infrastructure Initiative (i3) will see the cities working with Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners to deliver a wide range of projects, including comprehensive electric vehicle charging infrastructure; development of tech-enabled multimodal transportation hubs; significant community and economic development projects; and innovative reuse of public land.
“We know that our collective work will identify and develop innovative ways for cities across the country, and of all sizes, to deliver modern infrastructure projects that strengthen families, communities and economies,” said Mary Ellen Wiederwohl, president and CEO of Accelerator for America.
Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners is an infrastructure focused investor, established by Google parent company Alphabet, and comprising the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP); and StepStone Group (StepStone), one of the world’s largest private infrastructure investors.
The 10 cohort cities for the first iteration of the i3 program are:
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Johnson County, Kansas
Kansas City, Missouri
Lansing, Michigan
Louisville, Kentucky
Riverside, California
San Diego, California
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Tulsa, Oklahoma