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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.

$759 Million in FY16 Highway and Freight Grants Announced

July 6, 2016
Jul 6, 2016 | Jeff Davis
July 6, 2016 - The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee announced today...
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100 Years Ago Today – Senate Approves Final Version of Good Roads Act

June 27, 2016
Jun 27, 2016 | Jeff Davis
June 27, 1916 - One hundred years ago today, the United States Senate approved the final version of the Good...
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1916 Good Roads Act – House Floor Debate on Conference Report

June 27, 2016
Jun 27, 2016 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION
Congressional Record excerpt from June 29, 1916 featuring House of Representatives consideration of the conference report to accompany the Good...
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1916 Good Roads Act – Conference Report

June 27, 2016
Jun 27, 2016 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION
Report of the committee of conference to accompany the bill H.R. 7617 (64th Congress), the Good Roads Act.
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1966 (Apr. 5) Senate Public Works Memo to Senate Govt. Ops. on Highways

June 20, 2016
Jun 20, 2016 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION
April 5, 1966 memo from Senate Public Works staff director Ron Linton to Senate Government Operations staff director Jim Calloway...
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House Roundtable Examines Innovation Provisions of FAST Act

June 15, 2016
Jun 15, 2016 | Emily Han
On June 9, the House Highways and Transit Subcommittee held a roundtable discussion on the innovation and research provisions of...
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Foxx Gives Senate Panel Six-Month Status Update on FAST Act

June 15, 2016
Jun 15, 2016 | Jeff Davis
June 15, 2016 - Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx appeared before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on June 8...
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Studies Raise Safety Questions about Distractions from Digital Billboards

June 15, 2016
Jun 15, 2016 | Jerry Wachtel
Roadside billboards have been a part of the American landscape for as long as there have been American roads. Yet...
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USDOT Issues Final Revisions to Metro/State Planning Rule

June 8, 2016
Jun 8, 2016 | Emily Han
On May 27th, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) jointly released a final rule updating...
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Capitol Hill Events – Week of June 6, 2016

June 2, 2016
Jun 2, 2016 | Jeff Davis
Tuesday, June 7 - Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs - full committee hearing on TSA aviation screening (witness list...
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How Local Governments Should Plan for Driverless Cars

May 26, 2016
May 26, 2016 | Lauren Isaac
The potential impact of autonomous vehicles on society is vast, with both positive and negative implications. Generally, public safety is...
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Transportation Weekly Issue Brief – Do We Still Need the Highway Trust Fund?

May 26, 2016
May 26, 2016 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION
Transportation Weekly issue brief dated May 12, 2014, entitled "Do We Still Need the Highway Trust Fund?"
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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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