While many agencies and municipalities acquire land for a single purpose, learn from our panelists ways to generate income from rights-of-way and easements and maximize benefits to the public Land is expensive to acquire and maintain. With constantly tightening budgets, the importance of maximizing the land to its optimal usage is more important than ever. The International Right of Way Association (IRWA) panel of experts in transportation, local agencies, and utilities will present innovative ways they manage public lands. Effective managers regularly analyze their land assets to generate income through the installation of energy generation, shared utility corridors, and leased or licensed commercial uses, and find ways to benefit the public with trails, recreation, and other land use that doesn’t interfere with the primary purpose. Participants will benefit from the knowledge and experience of our panelists, who have successfully implemented these types of share land uses.
 
Learning Objectives

After attending this session, participants will be better able to:

  1. Understand the basic uses of public rights-of-way and easements.
  2. Describe the challenges faced when sharing land with others, installing multiple-use improvements, and inviting commercial use, and how to overcome these challenges.
  3. Implement similar approaches on land their agency manages to generate income or better benefit the public these lands serve.

Contributor/Source

Fred Easton

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