Posts by B&W
WIFIA Funding Advisory Services
BARNEY & WORTH SERVICES FOR THIS PROJECT OUR CLIENT: Local Agencies Funding Critical Infrastructure The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (WIFIA) established the WIFIA program to accelerate investment in our nation’s water infrastructure. WIFIA provides long-term, low-cost supplemental loans for eligible water and wastewater infrastructure projects. Administered by the Environmental Protection Agency…
Read MoreWillamette Water Supply
BARNEY & WORTH SERVICES FOR THIS PROJECT OUR CLIENT: Willamette Water Supply OUR WORK: The Willamette Water Supply System is a $1.3-billion project which includes a treatment plant, pipelines, and water tanks that will be constructed in five communities and unincorporated Washington County. When completed in seven years, it will draw water from the…
Read MoreRedmond S. Canal Boulevard Reconstruction
BARNEY & WORTH SERVICES FOR THIS PROJECT OUR CLIENT: City of Bend OUR WORK: The City of Redmond recently realigned and reconstructed South Canal Blvd. a major north-south arterial that parallels U.S. 97. The project encompassed full pavement reconstruction, replacement of underground utilities, new sidewalks, bike lanes, ADA ramps, and traffic signs and signals.…
Read MoreNewport Avenue Corridor Improvements
BARNEY & WORTH SERVICES FOR THIS PROJECT OUR CLIENT: City of Bend OUR WORK: Barney & Worth coordinates communications with the public/private sector design-build project team for the Newport Avenue Corridor Improvements project. The project replaces the aging and failing stormwater system along Newport Avenue and Nashville Avenue to the Deschutes River. The roads…
Read MoreBend Empire Avenue Corridor Improvements
BARNEY & WORTH SERVICES FOR THIS PROJECT OUR CLIENT: City of Bend OUR WORK: B&W leads public engagement and communications for the multi-year Empire Corridor transportation project. The improvement project eases traffic congestion and improves safety with new roundabouts, bridges and the extension of this key east-west atrial in northeast Bend. Outreach programs range…
Read MoreBend Transportation Funding
BARNEY & WORTH SERVICES FOR THIS PROJECT OUR CLIENT: City of Bend OUR WORK: B&W directed opinion research, public education and funding strategies for Bend’s $190 million bond measure that was planned for the May 2020 ballot. The program covered all the routes and intersections currently designated for signal improvements and is designed to…
Read MoreTualatin Moving Forward Bond
BARNEY & WORTH SERVICES FOR THIS PROJECT OUR CLIENT: City of Tualatin OUR WORK: Barney & Worth led public education for the City of Tualatin’s successful $20 million transportation bond measure approved by voters in May 2018. The firm’s public opinion research guided the campaign messaging and pinpointed citizen-supported priorities for project funding: congestion…
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