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There are over 4 million miles of roads in the United States moving cars, trucks, transit, and non-motorized vehicles across a seamless, integrated network. About three-quarters of the roads are owned by localities but the vast majority of travel occurs on major state roads and the federally-designated Interstate System. Today, this complex system is under strain as demands for upgrades and repair, safety improvements, and modernization mount.

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Speed in Business Has Never Been Greater

July 7, 2022
Jul 7, 2022 | Deborah Rosenberg
July 7, 2022 - Companies learned during the pandemic that they could shift and adapt quickly to rapidly changing business...
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DOT Launches 5-Year, $1B Grant Program Targeting Highway Removal and More

July 1, 2022
Jul 1, 2022 | Ethan McLeod
July 1, 2022 - The Biden administration this week kicked off a first-of-its-kind federal grant program to help communities nationwide...
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FHWA Solicits Applications for $2.4B in Bridge Project Funding

June 10, 2022
Jun 10, 2022 | Jeff Davis
June 10, 2022 - This morning, the Federal Highway Administration opened the process of giving out the first $2.36 billion...
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Lawmakers Discuss Road Safety, Spike in Traffic Deaths at House Hearing

June 10, 2022
Jun 10, 2022 | Ethan McLeod
June 10, 2022 - The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Highways and Transit held a hearing this week...
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The Creation of Contract Authority, June 1922

June 3, 2022
Jun 3, 2022 | Jeff Davis
June 3, 2022 - One hundred years ago this week, a Congressional conference committee consisting of House Appropriations Committee members...
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DOT Rolls Out $1 Billion/Year Safe Streets Grant Program

May 20, 2022
May 20, 2022 | Jeff Davis
May 20, 2022 - On May 16, the U.S. Department of Transportation solicited applications for $1 billion in grants for...
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Guest Op-Ed: Reclaiming the National Narrative on Transit Safety

April 22, 2022
Apr 22, 2022 | John Ahlen
April 22, 2022 - Wearing a mask and getting a vaccination can be as easy as buckling a seatbelt. However,...
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Guest Op-Ed: What Streets Are Today, What Streets Should Be Tomorrow

April 8, 2022
Apr 8, 2022 | Seth LaJeunesse
April 8, 2022 - It’s past time we center the voices of those who stand to benefit the most from...
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Guest Op-Ed: America Needs to Invest in Universal Road User Education

March 29, 2022
Mar 29, 2022 | Jonathan French, P. E.
March 25, 2022 - Road user education in the United States is most commonly thought of as driver education, but...
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Guest Op-Ed: Preparing Transit for the Future of Work

March 18, 2022
Mar 18, 2022 | Nick Caros
March 18, 2022 - Public transit is the backbone of a sustainable and equitable mobility system, therefore adapting transit policies...
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Guest Op-Ed: A Hotter Solution for Freeway Congestion

March 18, 2022
Mar 18, 2022 | Patrick DeCorla-Souza
March 18, 2022 - Express transit, in combination with incentivized carpooling, can together create effective, affordable multimodal travel options that...
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Guest Op-Ed: Alternative Traffic Enforcement to Re-Center Road Safety

March 4, 2022
Mar 4, 2022 | Ethan Ebinger
March 4, 2022 - Rather than focusing on enforcement, traffic safety efforts should prioritize implementation of safe systems designs through...
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Refreshing the Status Quo: Federal Highway Programs and Funding Distribution

This year, the federal government gave $45.6 billion in highway “formula” funding to the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The state-by-state distribution of this money was based almost entirely on how the states fared on a variety of real-world metrics back in calendar year 2007,...

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