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TACIR staff: COVID-19 recession had limited long-term effect on reported public infrastructure needs, but technology needs rose sharply
Summary
TACIR staff reported that the COVID-19 recession did not materially change statewide reported public infrastructure needs through July 1, 2021, although technology needs (laptops, hotspots) rose by 82% per capita from 2019 to 2020; fiscal effects of federal funding after July 1, 2021 were not captured in the analysis.
TACIR staff presented phase 2 of a two-part study on how recessions affect public infrastructure needs and found no overall change in reported infrastructure needs attributable to the COVID-19 recession through July 1, 2021. The analyst noted, however, that technology needs—particularly devices and internet access…
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