Transportation Issues Daily - Summarizing and analyzing federal and local Transportation Issues - Part 4

House Budget Proposal Cuts Transportation Funding 15 Percent, Eliminates TIGER Program

House Republicans are proposing a 2014 transportation budget that excludes TIGER funding, and slashes funding for Amtrak and some aviation...
Could Increasing Complete Streets Decrease Pedestrian and Bicyclist Deaths and Injuries?

The complete streets policy conversation is typically about adding transportation options, and rarely about safety. Yet research shows complete streets...
The Barriers to Expanding Coal Exports, and Congress’ Role

Tuesday morning the U.S. House Energy Committee will learn more about barriers to and concerns about exporting coal and LNG....
Who is the New Member on the House Transportation Committee?

A new Representative, elected in recent special election, joins the House Transportation Committee. In early May Republican Mark Sanford was...
The Philosophy and Goals of New Chair of Senate’s Surface Transportation Subcommittee

The death of Senator Lautenberg created a vacancy for the Chair of the Senate’s Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Subcommittee...
How Many Of Your State’s Bridges are Deficient (Infographic)

How many bridges in your state are structurally or functionally deficient? This simple infographic provides the answer, from Huffington Post....

Maersk post-panamax container ship heads for the berth at Pier 400 Los Angeles. Image - APM Terminals.

Bridge Mega-Project Advances to Accommodate Panamax Ships, Cars, Bicyclists

Posted in Federal, Ports & Freight

While Washington state legislators debate investing in projects to help...

The award-winning Haxton Trail on the Lummi Nation Indian Reservation in Washington was built partly with federal transportation funds.

MAP-21 Tribal Transportation Safety Webinars, May 1 and 8

Posted in Miscellaneous

USDOT is holding webinars to gather feedback before issuing grant...

Anthony Foxx, Charlotte Mayor, is the President's pick to succeed Ray LaHood as USDOT Secretary. Image - AP, Mark Lennihan.

Text of President’s Nomination of Anthony Foxx for USDOT Secretary

Posted in Federal

This is the transcript provided by the White House: East...

Anthony Foxx, President Obama, Secretary LaHood. Image - news.yahoo.com

How does Anthony Foxx’s Transportation Experience Compare to Past USDOT Secretaries?

Posted in Federal

How does USDOT Secretary nominee Anthony Foxx’s relative lack of...

Anthony Foxx describes three areas he'll focus on if confirmed to serve as USDOT Secretary. Image - AP, J. Scott Applewhite.

Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx to Replace LaHood as USDOT Secretary

Posted in Federal

Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx will be nominated to replace Ray...

Planners reacting to the state of federal transportation funding.

Federal Funding: Don’t Read This, It Is Too Depressing

Posted in Federal, Funding

We know federal transportation funding is in bad shape. But...

innovation

Can Innovation Be a Catalyst for Funding Infrastructure?

Posted in Funding, Innovations, State & Local

Can innovation really be a catalyst for new ways of...

US Rep. Rick Larsen talks sequester and flight delays. Image - US Navy via Wikimedia

Ranking Democrat on Flight Delays: Congress Created this Problem, Congress Can End It (Video)

Posted in Aviation, Cascadia, Federal

Representative Rick Larsen (Wa State) appeared on C-SPAN today to...

Goods waiting to be moved. Image - Port Elizabeth, NJ, Captain Albert E. Theberge, NOAA Corps.

New House Committee on Freight Transportation Begins Work

Posted in Federal, Ports & Freight

Wednesday marks the inaugural meeting of the House’s “Panel on...

Rural drivers may not pay more than urban drivers under a VMT tax. Image - Country road by dok1, flickr

Vehicle-Miles Tax on Rural Drivers: Everything You Believe May Be Wrong

Posted in Federal

Almost everyone believes rural drivers would be unfairly hurt if...

North Carolina faces unfunded transportation issues in coming years.

Story in One Slide: North Carolina’s Transportation Challenge

Posted in Funding, State & Local

North Carolina, like nearly every other state, faces declining transportation...

TIGER 2013 has three key changes. Image - USDOT HQ, Transportation Issues Daily / Larry Ehl

What are the Three Key Changes in TIGER 2013?

Posted in Federal, Funding

Good news: TIGER 2013 differs from the last round in...

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