Transportation, Transit Archives - Page 9 of 31

August 21, 2015

Save the Date: Transportation Asset Management Conference

The Transportation Asset Management Council will we holding there Fall Conference on October 15, in Marquette. The theme of this years conference will be investing in our future with data driven solutions. For more information, contact Frank Kelley, Asset Management…

July 14, 2015

Transportation Asset Management Council Policy for Collection on Roadway Condition Data on (Paved) Non-Federal Aid Eligible Roads and Streets

Since 2009, the Transportation Asset Management Council (TAMC) has been working with local road agencies to collect PASER data on the paved non-federal aid system. In 2009, the TAMC began a policy to annually budget to reimburse agencies for data…

July 2, 2015

Senate Passes Road Plan with $700 million in Unspecified General Fund Cuts

Last night the Senate voted out a road funding plan that could ultimately raise $1.5 billion for roads, with two of the main pieces of legislation in the plan coming to a tie on the chamber floor. The plan generates…

July 1, 2015

Senate Republican’s Release Road Funding Plan, Vote It Out of Committee

A fire truck makes an emergency run over crumbling roads in Macomb County. Late yesterday afternoon the Senate Republican's released their road funding plan and immediately voted it out of committee on a party line vote. The plan consists of…

June 16, 2015

House Commerce Committee Passes Bill Preempting Local Control of Transportation Network Companies

HB 4637 would provide statewide regulations for a Transportation Network Company (TNC). The most recognizable TNC operating in Michigan today is Uber. This bill would preempt local control of a TNC but it does allow for locals to enforce provisions…

June 10, 2015

House Road Funding Plan Sent to the Senate

With almost entirely Republican support, a twelve bill package that represents Speaker Cotter's transportation plan was passed out of the House today and sent to the Senate. The plan would use existing revenue and prioritize future dollars to provide an…

June 4, 2015

House Commerce Committee Hears Testimony on Bill Requiring Statewide Regulation of Transportation Network Companies

HB 4637 would provide statewide regulations for Transportation Network Companies (TNC). The most recognizable TNC operating in Michigan today is Uber. This bill would preempt local control of a TNC but it does allow for locals to enforce provisions of…

June 3, 2015

House Road Funding Plan Passed Out of Roads and Ecomomic Development Committee

The House road funding plan that would that would rely primarily on future growth, cuts to MEDC, and the elimination of the earned income tax, to raise $1 billion for road and bridge repairs was voted out of committee today.…

May 27, 2015

Committee Hearings Continue on House Road Funding Plan

The Roads and Economic Development committee held a second day of hearings on the House road funding plan. The committee first took testimony on HB 4615, HB 4614, and HB 4616, which would increase the diesel fuel tax to 19…