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Obama Adminstration proposes major shift in transportation funding guidelines

by Tina Grady Barbaccia In a dramatic change from existing policy, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has proposed that new funding guidelines for major transit projects be based on livability issues such as economic development opportunities and environmental benefits, in addition to cost and time saved, which are currently the primary criteria, the U.S Department […]

January 13, 2010

Your guide to the basics of transportation decisionmaking

How do government officials decide where to put a bus stop, road, or bridge and how transportation projects are planned? The Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) have created a guide to answer these and other transportation project-related questions. Here’s a downloadable PDF, A Guide to Transportation Decisionmaking, to explain how all […]

January 11, 2010

TRIP report: One-fourth of Wyoming’s roads substandard, state has high traffic fatality rate

Nearly one quarter of Wyoming’s major roads are in poor condition, with pavement deterioration projected to worsen significantly in the coming years under current funding levels, according to a new report released today by TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based national transportation organization. In addition to substandard road conditions, 22 percent of the state’s bridges are deficient […]

December 3, 2009

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