Optimism in Transportation Sector As Stimulus Provides Stability

摘要

After a 12-month experience rivaling the most hair-raising theme-park thrill ride, transportation design firms are finally enjoying a sense of stability, coupled with some optimism about the future. The industry's biggest influence in recent months has been $40 billion in transportation infrastructure funding from President Obama's economic stimulus program. Though directed primarily to shovel-ready projects, the stimulus funding is also finding its way to design firms, according to Jim Lyman, chief operating officer for David Evans & Associates, Portland, Ore.