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Funding for freight can be a critical element for the next transportation bill

February 19, 2015

February 19, 2015 | Paul Lewis

The United States currently lacks a comprehensive national freight policy. Over the past several years, there has been extensive discussion...

2015: Year of Opportunity for Federal Transportation Policy?

December 25, 2014

As we look back on 2014, it is hard to draw many positive conclusions about recent progress on federal transportation...

Overview of Final FY 2015 USDOT Appropriations

December 9, 2014

December 9, 2014 | Jeff Davis

December 9, 2014 - Provides an preliminary overview of appropriations for federal transportation and public works programs in the final...

Congress Returns For Hectic Final Session

December 2, 2014

December 2, 2014 | Jeff Davis

December 2, 2014 - As Congress returns from the Thanksgiving recess to face what is supposed to be the last...

Devolving Surface Transportation Infrastructure Responsibilities to the States: What's Past is Prologue

October 25, 2014

October 25, 2014 | Carter Templeton

BY ERIC PETERSON Transportation Consultant During the 1919 transcontinental convoy, west of Grand Island, Nebraska, soldiers use a winch to...

Improving Transportation Performance: Time to Focus on Operations

September 25, 2014

Congress has been able to accomplish very little this year, but one thing they agreed they needed to do was...

Crude Oil by Rail: The Industry is Changing

July 25, 2014

July 25, 2014 | Carter Templeton

BY STEVEN R. DITMEYER Adjunct Professor of Railway Management, Michigan State University An old adage says the railroad industry is...

Infrastructure in the United States: The Dangers of Living Below Our Means

July 25, 2014

July 25, 2014 | Carter Templeton

BY LESLIE BLAKEY President & Executive Director, Coalition for America's Gateways & Trade Corridors Infrastructure was at the heart of...

California: Helping Themselves to a Brighter Future

March 24, 2014

March 24, 2014 | Carter Templeton

BY KYLE MOTYCKA Business Development and Proposal Manager - Rail Veolia Transportation Maintenance & Infrastructure, Inc. California and Hollywood. The...

America's Infrastructure Crisis Isn't Overstated

March 24, 2014

March 24, 2014 | Carter Templeton

BY BRIAN PALLASCH Managing Director of Government Relations and Infrastructure Initiatives American Society of Civil Engineers JANET KAVINOKY Executive Director...

The Challenge of National Freight Policy: How to Pay For It?

January 24, 2014

2014 could be the year that a national freight policy begins to take focus in a new authorization bill. There...

Completing Projects With Less Funding: Sound Transit's Success Story

January 20, 2014

January 20, 2014 | Carter Templeton

BY JONI EARL Chief Executive Officer Sound Transit Many transit agencies were hit hard by the recession; what added dimension...