March 28, 2024 – After a decade of stalling progress, traffic fatalities surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, culminating in 42,795 lives lost in 2022, with a particular spike in incidents involving speeding, impaired driving, and pedestrian fatalities. This alarming trend underscores the need for innovative approaches to transportation safety, including the National Roadway Safety Strategy and Complete Streets policies. It’s a critical shift towards prioritizing the safety and well-being of all road users in the United States.
Leadership, Local governance, People & The Environment
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By Erin Aleman
March 29, 2024 – How will tomorrow’s leaders solve for our most pressing transportation problems? According to my son’s third grade class, it will be with visionary solutions that are safe, cost effective and move people seamlessly, without congestion.
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March 28, 2024 – This is a story about how one remarkable woman started a much-needed movement to improve the safety and save the lives of truck drivers throughout our nation.
March 28, 2024 – For centuries, maps have served as our guides, etching paths across continents and igniting the spirit of exploration. Today, they give us a sense of freedom and flexibility in our daily lives.
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March 28, 2024 – The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) provides more than $1.2 trillion dollars of investment and represents a once-in-a-lifetime infusion of cash into our transportation sector. Our national infrastructure requires sustained investment and innovation to continue to safely transport people and goods. With new and emerging technologies entering the market, key steps must be taken to ensure technology adoption without negatively impacting safety.
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March 28, 2024 – Artificial intelligence (AI) is often in the news due to its increasingly sophisticated capabilities. These tools can be applied to solve problems previously unsolvable and reduce the time people spend on manual tasks, but there are also concerns about the use of new technology by public agencies because of the serious, consequential duties many of them perform.
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Highway Safety, Pedestrian safety, State Governance, Traffic Safety
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By Shanté Hastings
March 25, 2024 – Exploring the transformative impact of the Safe System Approach, this innovative strategy emphasizes a shift towards proactive safety measures, resulting in substantial reductions in road fatalities. Spearheaded by state DOT leadership, the approach integrates advanced safety improvements and legislative efforts, marking a significant advancement in the commitment to achieving zero deaths on the roads.
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March 28, 2024 – Throughout my years of service as a Naval Officer I was frequently reminded that experience matters. The same holds true in my current role as the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) Administrator.
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March 26, 2024 – Yesterday, the Federal Highway Administration updated its quarterly index of highway construction costs, revealing that the cost index (the NHCCI) increased by 6.0 percent in the July-September 2023 quarter over the previous April-June 2023 quarter, an annualized rate of 23.9 percent per year.
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March 28, 2024 – We all know women who have broken glass ceilings, won a seat at the table and found their voice to bring more women leaders to the workplace. As I reflect on Women’s History Month, however, I find myself asking, “Why isn’t it enough?”
