John Hennessy III,
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Secretary Norman Y. Mineta founded the Mineta Transportation Institute, which is part of the Lucas Graduate School of Business at San José State University in San José, Calif. He is an internationally recognized expert in transportation policy, with many distinguished accomplishments in transportation and business. Currently he is vice chair of Hill & Knowlton Global […]
View this complete post...This time lapse video was produced to provide an overview of this very challenging element of the project and to give the public a rare look at the two-month activity. – goldlineblogger on YouTube
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Kate Slevin is Executive Director of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign (TSTC), a leading advocacy and policy organization working for sustainable transportation policy in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. She became Executive Director in 2007 after four years as Associate Director and one year as the organization’s spokesperson. Kate has guided TSTC to a position […]
View this complete post...Made from the collection: Prelinger Archives_ http://archive.org/details/Building1948music by–“The Old Favourite” by ChrisLoken is licensed under a Creative Commons Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/http://soundcloud.com/chrisloken “Down By The Sally Gardens” by The Aspect Band is licensed under a Creative Commons Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/http://soundcloud.com/the-aspect-band (No endorsement from any of the before Listed) This video by RVP/NC Apl,2012 (MrWCRoneyTC Channel) Cold Hen House Presentation – […]
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John Robert Smith is the former Mayor of Meridian, Mississippi, and a long-time leader on behalf of passenger rail. He is co-chairman of Transportation for America, a former Chairman of Amtrak’s board, and a former member of the transportation committees of the National League of Cities and the U.S. Conference of Mayors, as well as […]
View this complete post...In 2012, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be resurfacing more than 5 miles of northbound and southbound I-275, between Ecorse and Ford roads in Wayne County. It’s all part of MDOT’s Asset Management Program, the most efficient and cost-effective way to invest taxpayer dollars in Michigan’s aging road system. – MichiganDOT on YouTube
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FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
Section 1807 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) P.L. 109-59 established the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program (NTPP) in August 2005.1 Over the span of 4 years, the NTPP provided roughly $25 million annually in contract authority allocated equally among four pilot communities (Columbia, Missouri; Marin County, California; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Sheboygan County, Wisconsin) “to construct … a network of nonmotorized transportation infrastructure facilities, including sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and pedestrian and bicycle trails, that connect directly with transit stations, schools, residences, businesses, recreation areas, and other community activity centers.
The Interstate 664 Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel opened in 1992. Four-lane twin tubes connect Newport News and Hampton to Suffolk and Chesapeake. This bridge-tunnel facility will celebrate its 20th anniversary April 30, 2012. Visit http://www.virginiadot.org – vdotweb on YouTube
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UPPER GREAT PLAINS TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE
Transit agencies of all sizes across the country have been or are considering using alternative fuels or hybrid-electric vehicles. The use of these alternatives has increased in recent years due to concerns about environmental and energy issues and increased incentives and regulations from local, state, and federal governments that have encouraged their use.
James Corless is the Director of Transportation for America, a coalition of over 400 organizations working to promote a new national transportation policy that’s smarter, safer, cleaner and provides more choice. Prior to Transportation for America, Mr. Corless was a senior planner for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission in the San Francisco Bay Area where he […]
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