Transportation Policy
federal transportation policy
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FHWA Performance Measure Rules Take Effect
On May 19, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (https://www NULL.fhwa NULL.dot NULL.gov/) (FHWA) published a notice in the Federal Register (https://www NULL.federalregister NULL.gov/documents/2017/05/19/2017-10092/national-performance-management-measures-assessing-performance-of-the-national-highway-system)that the Assessing Performance of the National Highway System, Freight Movement on the Interstate System,...
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NADO Joins AMPO and NARC in Submitting Comments to USDOT on MPO Coordination NPRM
NADO has joined the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AMPO) and the National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) in submitting comments to the Federal Register expressing concerns about the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on...
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FTA Releases Transit Safety Proposed Rule, Guidance
On Friday, February 5, 2016, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) published a proposed rule for Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans (https://www NULL.gpo NULL.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-02-05/pdf/2016-02017 NULL.pdf) (PDF) in the Federal Register. In addition, FTA released a guidance document on the National Public...
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Surface Transportation Reauthorization Update: House and Senate Negotiators Reach Conference Agreement
House and Senate negotiators reached agreement yesterday on a 5-year highway and transit reauthorization package totaling $305 billion. H.R. 22, Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, is the result of negotiations between House and Senate conferees charged with resolving differences...
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New Eno Primer: Highway Trust Fund 101
The Eno Center for Transportation released the primer Highway Trust Fund 101 (https://www NULL.enotrans NULL.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/HTF-Primer NULL.AH_ NULL.EB_ NULL.FINAL_ NULL.pdf) (PDF) in June 2015. The primer answers such questions as “What is the Highway Trust Fund (HTF)? What constitutes HTF income?...
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Comment Period for USDOT Proposed Planning Rule Ends October 2
In June, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) published the “Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning; Metropolitan Planning” Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). Click here to view a copy of the NPRM. The NPRM is jointly issued by the Federal Highway...
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Recording Available for NADO Webinar on USDOT’s Proposed Planning Rule
NADO held a webinar on July 16 on USDOT’s Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Planning Proposed Rulemaking. Here are the presentation slides (PDF) and a recording of the webinar is below. (http://vimeo NULL.com/100929053)...
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FHWA Publishes Safety Performance Measurement Proposed Rule, Holds Webinar
On March 11, 2014, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published the Safety Performance Measurement Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (https://www NULL.federalregister NULL.gov/articles/2014/03/11/2014-05152/national-performance-management-measures-highway-safety-improvement-program) (NPRM) in the Federal Register. The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act...
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Navigating Our Future: Best Practices Case Studies from the Tennessee Regions’ Roundtable Network
This new publication from the Tennessee Regions’ Roundtable, sponsored by the NADO Research Foundation, highlights innovative community and economic development projects being implemented throughout Tennessee.
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Downtown Redevelopment Webinar Now Available for Download
[Click here to download the presentation slides (PDF)] Across the country, small towns are rediscovering and reclaiming their main streets and downtowns by pursuing innovative community and economic development projects. Once abandoned sidewalks, storefronts, and plazas are now bustling...