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July 21, 2014

Temporary Fix for Federal Transportation Crisis Passes House

Last week, the House of Representatives passed a temporary spending bill that would fund the Highway Trust Fund and extend MAP-21 until May 2015. The bill, HR 5021, would inject $10.9 Billion into the fund, which was projected to run…

July 2, 2014

Federal Transportation Department Tells State Transportation Departments Money is Running Out

US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has sent a letter to all State Department of Transportation Directors letting them know that because of the funding shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund, reduced payments to states will begin starting August 1st absent…

June 30, 2014

Award for Enterprising City/State for Sustainable Transportation Available through MobiPrize Until July 7th!

MobiPrize, an award program through SMART (Sustainable Mobility & Accessibility Research and Transformation) at the University of Michigan, has added a City/State category to their sustainable transportation awards this year. The deadline for the applications is July 7th. The award…

June 27, 2014

Federal Transportation Funding Remains in Danger of Becoming Insolvent

Congress is unfortunately not any closer to solving the federal transportation crisis. The Highway Trust Fund is expected to run out of funding within weeks, yet Congress can't agree on either a long term solution or short term fix. Recently,…

June 27, 2014

Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Federal Workforce Bill

The Senate passed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, H.R. 803 by a margin of 95-3, sending the bill back to the House for action as soon as the next week. WIOA reauthorizes the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 by retaining many…

June 27, 2014

EPA extends Comment Period for Proposed “Waters of the U.S.” Rule

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced they are extending the deadline for comments regarding their proposed "Waters of the U.S." rule until October 20th. The proposed rule would change the definition of "Waters of the U.S." in the Clean…

June 17, 2014

Transportation Budget Includes Additional One-Time Funding for Local Roads

Although the legislature was unable to come up with a comprehensive solution to fix Michigan's transportation system, next years transportation budget includes an additional $144.5 million in one-time funding for roads. As a result cities and villages across this state…

June 17, 2014

2016 Local Safety Program

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is pleased to announce the solicitation of new applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2016 Local Safety Program. Federal funds for the Local Safety Program are to be used for highway safety improvements on…

June 12, 2014

Senate Fails to Pass Road Funding

The Senate adjourned until July 16 after several failed attempts to provide additional road funding to fix Michigan's infrastructure. Failing to act means our roads and bridges will continue to fall into greater disrepair. We will not only fail to…

June 6, 2014

Transportation Funding Hitting Road Blocks in the Senate

The package of bills sent over by the House has hit a road block in the Senate. Democrats are arguing for protection of prevailing wage, the current electoral college system, and the need to provide tax relief for the working…

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Temporary Fix for Federal Transportation Crisis Passes House

Federal Transportation Department Tells State Transportation Departments Money is Running Out

Award for Enterprising City/State for Sustainable Transportation Available through MobiPrize Until July 7th!

Federal Transportation Funding Remains in Danger of Becoming Insolvent

Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Federal Workforce Bill

EPA extends Comment Period for Proposed “Waters of the U.S.” Rule

Transportation Budget Includes Additional One-Time Funding for Local Roads

2016 Local Safety Program

Senate Fails to Pass Road Funding

Transportation Funding Hitting Road Blocks in the Senate

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