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Lame-Duck Agenda Expected To Be Limited

November 11, 2014 | Jeff Davis
November 10, 2014 - Congress returns this week for a post-election “lame duck” session of Congress in which party leaders...
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Election Gives Mixed Message For Trans. & Infra.

November 10, 2014 | Jeff Davis
November 10, 2014 - Voters in numerous states and localities sent mixed messages on transportation and infrastructure ballot initiatives in...
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Senate R’s To Vote On HTF Scoring Rule

November 10, 2014 | Jeff Davis
November 10, 2014 - As part of their organizational conference later this week, Senate Republicans who will serve in the...
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RAISE USER FEES: The Road to Good Highway Policy

October 25, 2014 | Carter Templeton
BY TOM McNAMARA Transportation Consultant, and former UDOT policy staff, OST Good highway policy is difficult to achieve. Nonetheless, it...
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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.

October 25, 2014 | Carter Templeton
BY STEVE LOCKWOOD Senior Vice President, Parsons Brinckerhoff A New Context for the FAHP? In the absence of Congressional action,...