Border Wall Funding Debate Threatens Partial Federal Government Shutdown
editor@aashto.org December 21, 2018 0 COMMENTSA rancorous debate over obtaining $5 billion to build a wall along the southern U.S. border with Mexico may result in a partial closure of federal agencies over the holidays. [Above photo by Customs Border and Protection.] Both the Senate and House of Representatives passed short-term continuing funding resolutions or CRs that would prevent a […]
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Regional Coalition Seeks to Establish Multi-State Carbon-Reduction Transportation Policy
editor@aashto.org December 21, 2018 0 COMMENTSA coalition of nine Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states, along with the District of Columbia, aim to craft a regional “low-carbon” transportation policy proposal that caps and reduces transportation emissions, while also opening the door to other “complementary policies,” such as coordinated infrastructure planning, land use planning improvements, plus the development of green banks and other […]
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Video Report: 3D-Printed Vehicles and the Evolution of Transportation
editor@aashto.org December 21, 2018 0 COMMENTSIn September at the annual meeting of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in Atlanta, Jay Rogers, CEO and co-founder of LM Industries, discussed how technology – especially 3D printing – is spurring transportation to evolve at a “faster and faster pace.” Rogers explained during his presentation that making “low speed” self-driving […]
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The U.S. Department of Transportation is seeking public comment on the use and integration of vehicle-to-everything or V2X communications technologies to improve motor vehicle safety as well as support connected and automated vehicle or CAV needs. [Above photo by Beyond DC.] The agency noted in a Dec. 18 statement that the “V2X” designation groups together […]
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European Study Aims to Create System for Predicting Pedestrian Movements
editor@aashto.org December 21, 2018 0 COMMENTSA research study conducted by two physicists at Eindhoven University of Technology in Holland has developed a “statistical model” that can accurately predict pedestrian movements based on the number of people occupying a “defined area” such as a corridor or tunnel. [Above photo by Alessandro Corbetta.] Professor Federico Toschi and Alessandro Corbetta, a post-doctorate researcher, […]
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The Federal Transit Administration finalized a $1.17 billion Full Funding Grant Agreement or FFGA on Dec. 20 with the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, commonly called Sound Transit, to help build the Lynnwood Link light rail project – a project being funded through the agency’s Capital Investment Grants or CIG program. [Above photo by Sound […]
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FAA Issues $205M in ‘Supplemental’ Airport Infrastructure Grants
editor@aashto.org December 21, 2018 0 COMMENTSThe Federal Aviation Administration awarded $205 million in supplemental infrastructure grants on Dec. 19 to 37 small airports in 34 states, with more than half of that funding going to airports that support general aviation and rural communities. [Above photo via the Dept. of Defense.] This “supplemental” funding is in addition to the $3.31 billion […]
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FTA Awards $16.6M to Support Transit Planning Efforts
editor@aashto.org December 21, 2018 0 COMMENTSThe Federal Transit Administration awarded $16.6 million in funds to 20 agencies across the country on Dec. 18 to support what it calls “comprehensive planning projects” that improve access to public transportation. [Above photo by the Maryland Transit Administration.] The funds, are made available through the agency’s Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development or TOD Planning program, […]
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Kelliher Tapped to Lead Minnesota DOT, Lott Joins District of Columbia DOT
editor@aashto.org December 21, 2018 0 COMMENTSThe administration of Minnesota Gov.-elect Tim Walz (D) appointed Margaret Anderson Kelliher as commissioner for the Minnesota Department of Transportation on Dec. 18. She previously served as speaker for Minnesota’s House of Representatives and is noted for helping guide passage of a contentious multimodal transportation funding bill in 2008. Her nomination now awaits confirmation by […]
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New State DOT Executives Nominated for Connecticut, Maine, Wisconsin
editor@aashto.org December 21, 2018 0 COMMENTSThree transportation veterans are set to take over as the top executives for the state departments of transportation in Connecticut, Maine, and Wisconsin in 2019. All three now await confirmed by their respective legislatures. Joseph Giulietti, the retired president of Connecticut’s Metro-North commuter railroad, is slated to become the state’s new commissioner of transportation when […]
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