Equity, Federal Funding, Local governance, Traffic Safety

California Town Builds Wide Coalition to Win Rural TIGER Grant

August 10, 2016

August 10, 2016 | Greg Rogers

August 10, 2016 - Of the nine rural TIGER grants awarded at the end of last year, a streetscape project...

Federal Governance, Local governance, Public transit, Regional governance

Metropolitan Planning: A History of Success, an Uncertain Future?

August 10, 2016

August 10, 2016 | Barry Seymour

Guest op-ed critiquing USDOT's recent proposed rulemaking to force the consolidation of metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) in many areas.

Federal Governance, Highways, Local governance, Public transit, Regional governance

MPO Consolidation is Often Needed

August 10, 2016

August 10, 2016 | Emil Frankel

Guest op-ed expressing the need for the consolidation of metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) in many areas.

Federal Governance, Local governance, Regional governance

Point/Counterpoint: DOT's New MPO Consolidation Rule

August 10, 2016

August 10, 2016 | Jeff Davis

This week, we present a matched set of op-eds on DOT's proposed MPO consolidation rule - one opposed to forced...

Automated Vehicles, Emissions, Environment, Traffic Safety

Autonomous Vehicles: Can They Improve Safety and Accelerate Environmental Progress?

August 10, 2016

August 10, 2016 | Howard Learner

Are autonomous vehicles the “next big thing” to transform our transportation system? If so, how soon, and what are the...

Ballot Measures, Buses, Commuter Rail, Local governance, Public transit, Regional governance, State Governance

Making it on the November Ballot: Update on Transportation Measures Seeking Local Funding Sources

October 25, 2016

October 25, 2016

While all eyes are on the Presidential election this November, this year will also bring a flurry of transportation-related ballot...