Issues & Modes / Urban Development Policies
Congressional Leadership & Committee Elections Begin
Nov 20, 2014 | Jeff DavisNovember 20, 2014 Members-elect of the upcoming 114th Congress have begun electing party leaders and selecting committee...
GAO Report Breaks Down FHWA Spending By Improvement Type
Nov 10, 2014 | Jeff DavisNovember 10, 2014 On October 9, the U.S. Government Accountability Office published a report requested by Sen. David Vitter (R-LA)...
Tax Reform/Transportation Connection Mentioned Again
Nov 10, 2014 | Jeff DavisNovember 10, 2014 At his news conference on November 5, President Obama made it a point to single out infrastructure as a possible...
Election Gives Mixed Message For Trans. & Infra.
Nov 10, 2014 | Jeff DavisNovember 10, 2014 Voters in numerous states and localities sent mixed messages on transportation and infrastructure ballot...
Devolving Surface Transportation Infrastructure Responsibilities to the States: What’s Past is Prologue
Oct 25, 2014 | Carter TempletonBY ERIC PETERSON Transportation Consultant During the 1919 transcontinental convoy, west of Grand Island, Nebraska, soldiers...
RAISE USER FEES: The Road to Good Highway Policy
Oct 25, 2014 | Carter TempletonBY TOM McNAMARA Transportation Consultant, and former UDOT policy staff, OST Good highway policy is difficult to achieve....
Federal funding for highways is stagnant and the Federal Aid Highway Program (FAHP) appears to be “shrinking by default.” Transportation infrastructure is not a top 10 public polling issue. Highway conditions have improved and there is little “inside the beltway” dialogue on transportation infrastructure. Meanwhile, popular discussion of mobility is more focused on new vehicle technology than on highway infrastructure.
Oct 25, 2014 | Carter TempletonBY STEVE LOCKWOOD Senior Vice President, Parsons Brinckerhoff A New Context for the FAHP? In the absence of Congressional action,...
The Case of the Neglected Transit Bus
Oct 25, 2014 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONTomorrow Eno will release a new study looking at regional transit governance (Getting to the Route of It: The Role of Governance In...
Improving Transportation Performance: Time to Focus on Operations
Sep 25, 2014 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONCongress has been able to accomplish very little this year, but one thing they agreed they needed to do was avoid insolvency in the...
Superstorm Sandy: Adaptation and Resilience in the Tolling Industry
Jul 25, 2014 | Carter TempletonBY PATRICK D. JONES Executive Director & CEO, International Bridge, Tunnel & Turnpike Association The International Bridge,...
Infrastructure in the United States: The Dangers of Living Below Our Means
Jul 25, 2014 | Carter TempletonBY LESLIE BLAKEY President & Executive Director, Coalition for America's Gateways & Trade Corridors Infrastructure was at...
3D Printers: Changing Transportation As We Know It
Jun 25, 2014 | Carter TempletonBY BILL ANKNER Principal, Transportation Solutions President Obama’s shout out for 3D printing in his 2012 State of the Union[1]...
Earlier this week, NHTSA released updated statistics on traffic fatalities in 2018, along with an accompanying report highlighting key takeaways. Total fatalities decreased for the second year in a row, down 2.4% from 2017. Other positive news includes a decline in fatalities among children under...