Implementing a 

Life-Cycle Approach

 to Infrastructure: 

A Policy Roadmap 

for Cities

This roadmap offers an overview of the life-cycle approach to infrastructure, with concrete examples, insights and tools for implementing the approach from inception to decommissioning, and from city policy to contract structure.

Task Force Members and Contributors

The World Economic Forum would like to acknowledge the invaluable contributions of the members of the Building Tomorrow’s Urban Infrastructure Task Force, who helped advance this work.


Task Force Leads

Adair Smith  Lead, Centre for Urban Transformation, World Economic Forum 

Daniel Sweeney  Consulting Manager, Global Cities, Transportation and Infrastructure, Accenture ; Fellow, World Economic Forum

Special thanks to our writer, Andrew Collinge 


Task Force Members

Patrick Aubin Managing Director, Global Buildings and Places Market, AtkinsRéalis 

Cheryl Benini Head Vertical Sales and Partner Development, Siemens Smart Infrastructure, Siemens 

Peter Biava Sustainable Infrastructure Development and Investment Associate, Meridiam

Neil Britto Project Lead, The Intersector Project, The Aspen Institute 

Lisa Brown Executive Director for State and Federal Government Infrastructure, Johnson Controls 

Karla Campos Smart City Manager, City of San Antonio 

Jordan Davis Executive Director, Smart Columbus 

Daniel Galle Partnership Manager, Global Infrastructure Hub 

Matthew Garbark Director, Mayor’s Office of Infrastructure Development, Baltimore City Council

Rich Harrington Manager, Infrastructure Implementation, City of Washington DC 

Patrice Impey Chief Finance Officer, City of Vancouver 

Dan Jatres Director, Infrastructure Projects, City of New Orleans 

Lon LaClaire General Manager, Engineering Services, City of Vancouver 

Michael Lake President; CEO, Leading Cities

Kimberly Lucas Director, Mobility and Infrastructure, City of Pittsburgh 

Michael Manocha Director, Investments, Partnerships and Innovation, Ministry of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada 

Vincent Martinez President; Chief Operating Officer, Architecture 2030 

Chris Osgood Senior Infrastructure Advisor, City of Boston 

Gerard Peets Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada

Herman Pienaar  Lead, Urban Lab, UN Habitat

Marco Presutti Assistant Deputy Minister of Finance, Ministry of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada 

Rico Quirindongo Director, Planning and Community Development, City of Seattle 

Emily Royall Lead, San Antonio Smart Cities, City of San Antonio 

Eric Setzler Chief City Engineer, City of Pittsburgh 

Larry Smallwood Federal Infrastructure Implementation Manager, City of Phoenix 

Gael Tarleton Director, Office of Intergovernmental Relations, City of Seattle 

Geoffrey Urbach Smart City Senior Manager, City of San Antonio 

Jimmy Zammar Director, Urban Watersheds, Sewers and Drainage, City of Vancouver 

Stephen Zoegall Vice-President; Global Market Director, Cities and Places, Jacobs Solutions