The Federal Highway Administration has announced the availability of the proposed 2011 implementation strategy for the Surface Transportation Environment and Planning Cooperative Research Program (STEP). The program was established under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), which expired on Sept. 30, 2009. However, FHWA anticipates that funding for [...]
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California, FHWA Renew MOU for Categorical Exclusion Delegation
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has announced the renewal of its Section 6004 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under which it assumed FHWA’s responsibility for determining whether certain transportation projects may be categorically excluded from the National Environmental Policy Act review process. The MOU streamlines the federal environmental review process for categorically excluded transportation projects [...]
U.S. Department of Transportation et al
US Department of Transportation consists of the Office of the Secretary and the following individual Operating Administrations:The US Department of Transportation is the primary agency in the federal government with the responsibility for shaping and administering policies and programs to protect and enhance the safety, adequacy, and efficiency of the transportation system and services. Federal [...]
Oprah Show targets distracted driving on Monday
The Department of Transpiration joined with the National Safety Council in helping launch FocusDriven, the all-survivor distracted driving advocacy group. The Oprah Winfrey Show is devoted to raising awareness about the dangers of distracted driving, the show will feature FocusDriven’s Jennifer Smith and Shelley Forney as guests. Other guests include Reggie Shaw, a young man [...]
A Guide to Transportation Decision Making
The Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration have published a guide intended to help the public understand the federally required process for transportation decisionmaking at the local, state, and national levels. The guide addresses topics such as transportation planning and programs, funding of transportation projects, the public’s role in the planning process, project [...]
