Atlas Green Works

Atlas Green Works does have a philosophical foundation that takes this idea of a public-private partnership one step further - that private enterprise can not only provide government infrastructure improvement and management services, but also own, improve, and operate such infrastructure. This approach allows for the generation of the revenue required to cover the cost of these services while providing good or better-quality infrastructure construction, operations, and maintenance. We understand that there are examples of the application of this approach at varying scales. Our goal is to demonstrate that such an approach can work at both smaller and larger scales of development and operation. The more typical example is the contracting out of the operations and maintenance of parks and open space, as well as some street maintenance operations. Contracting out engineering/design, planning, and contract administration services is also seen at the smaller city or contract city levels. What is not common is for private enterprises to provide revenue generating services that fund capital improvements, operations, and maintenance. The barrier to such an approach is typically institutional.

Finally, we believe that our "community development" approach is a catalyst for productive conversion of non-performing/derelict urban properties. Every city has hundreds, if not thousands, of acres of such property, land leftover from other urban and open space development usually because it is either environmentally deleterious or unavailable for improvement because of unresolved easement, tax delinquency, or other financial/ownership issues.

Nearly all the projects that have been constructed under the management of Atlas Green Works have been just these kinds of properties. PLEASE SEE OUR PROJECTS PAGES FOR SUCCESS STORIES.