Infrastructure

The year is 1976. The economy has fallen flat for most Americans. An oil crisis abroad has strained budgets at home. Technology is rapidly changing work, and pollution is a growing threat. Racial and economic inequality is underlying all of it.

This week, the Maryland Department of Transportation launched the Baltimore Region Transit-Oriented Development Strategy, a milestone effort to strengthen regional mobility, expand housing options, and connect more Marylanders to opportunity. HR&A was proud to lead the development of the TOD Strategy, building on our broader body of work across the region.   To support the release […]

HR&A is excited to welcome Drex Owusu to our Board of Directors. Drex is a dynamic leader at the intersection of education, economic development, and civic engagement. His experience aligns with HR&A’s continued growth in Texas and our efforts to deepen the firm’s leadership and impact. Drex’s career reflects a consistent commitment to catalyzing economic […]

Land values around many campuses are climbing faster than HBCUs can capitalize on them. My first visit to a Historically Black College or University was to Howard University during its famous homecoming celebrations. I was visiting as a student from UC Berkeley, newly initiated into my fraternity, and I was immediately embraced by my brothers […]

Parks, walkability, and resilience aren’t just design features — they’re competitive advantages. In a two-part conversation hosted by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), HR&A’s Jill Schmidt Bengochea and Gail Hankin joined national leaders, Torey Carter-Conneen (American Society of Landscape Architects), Jacob Bennett (LandDesign), and Bob Gibbs (Gibbs Planning Group), to discuss how nature-based […]

Last month, HR&A Advisors was in İzmir, Türkiye to lead Workshop 1 of the İzmir Metro Project III: Corporate Development Programme (CDP) + Land Value Capture (LVC) Study. This workshop marked a major milestone, closing the inception phase and launching the project’s diagnostic and analytical work over the next 12 months. About the Project The […]

We’re proud to welcome three new Partners to HR&A’s leadership: Sarah Solon, Ignacio Montojo, and Erin Lonoff. Each brings a unique perspective and deep expertise that will help shape the future of our firm and the communities we serve. We sat down with each of them to discuss their paths to partnership, the trends they’re […]

With a history of leading transit-oriented development, resilience, and public-private partnership projects, new HR&A Partner Ignacio Montojo sat down with us to discuss America’s infrastructure delivery crisis, the changing landscape of public-private partnerships, and how HR&A bridges the gap between financial models and the complex realities of building large-scale projects. If you had unlimited resources […]

We’re excited to share a newly published white paper from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, co-authored by HR&A Senior Principal Ignacio Montojo, Senior Analyst Harman Singh Dhodi, and Juan Sebastián Moreno. This study examines how six Colombian cities use tools that allow local governments to participate in property value increases following public investments like roads or transit, to support new and existing public services and infrastructure.

Study estimates company’s operations are generating more than $20.7 billion in annual economic output. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Ameren Corporation’s (NYSE: AEE) operations in Missouri and Illinois triggered more than $20.7 billion in annual economic output, according to a study by a leading market research and development firm. Conducted by HR&A Advisors […]

With two decades of experience at the intersection of technology and public policy, Sarah brings unparalleled expertise in broadband access, digital equity, and public interest technology. She comes to HR&A fromleading roles at the Open Technology Institute and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), where she helped stand up nearly $50 billion in federal […]

Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced $150 million in awards to four regions of the state through the inaugural ACHIEVE (Advancing Collaboration for High-impact Initiatives for Economic Visions & Expansion) Competition to support transformational economic development investments. HR&A — in collaboration with Kyanite Partners, Grain, and PingPong Studio — is proud to have partnered with the […]