Sentences with phrase «of transportation infrastructure»

«To talk about capital needs for just one segment of our transportation infrastructure is not fair to the rest of the state,» he said.

A hearing to address the research agenda required to mitigate the environmental impact of the transportation infrastructure on the environment, with an emphasis on climate change.

If hydrogen fuel can be done cheaper, let it compete, but we can't wait for replacement of the transportation infrastructure.

Businesses already suffer significant costs from the effects of climate change, including rising health care costs, more stress on the energy grid, and disruptions of transportation infrastructure.

Finally, many question the design and functionality of the transportation infrastructure.

Many of the company's developments are located on or near major sources of transportation infrastructure.

His second - term priorities include the development of a citywide master plan for Select Bus Service, and the rapid expansion of the bike - share system, which he views as an important new piece of transportation infrastructure deserving of public investment.

Trevena said it fails to address how the B.C. Liberals will correct years of mismanagement in many important parts of our transportation infrastructure, including with BC Ferries, the Port Mann bridge and urgent upgrades to Highway 1.

The first installation in Barcelona went to Cespa, a subsidiary of the transportation infrastructure investment company Ferrovial Servicios.

The developer who really caused things to take off worked out a partnership with the Long Island Railroad to pay for much of the transportation infrastructure necessary for development, and those tracks are still in use.

Farms in Africa and Central Asia, Jain observes, could theoretically deliver the quantities required, but the lack of transportation infrastructure and political instability in both regions were insurmountable obstacles.

Educates state and local policy makers for making efficient use of transportation infrastructure credit programs.

The developer who really caused things to take off worked out a partnership with the Long Island Railroad to pay for much of the transportation infrastructure necessary for development, and those tracks are still in use.

Perhaps the most significant barrier to attracting foreign capital, not to mention the region's broader economic development, is the inadequacy of transportation infrastructure in the Russian Far East.

These capabilities could help cities improve the throughput of their transportation infrastructure — meaning they could move more people more quickly through their existing transportation networks, according to Scott Corwin, managing director of Deloitte's Future of Mobility practice, and co-author of the study.

In terms of our transportation infrastructure, according to the most recent World Economic Forum rankings, the U.S. fell from 7th to 18th in the quality of our roads over the past decade, as our investments in this space have declined by half as a share of GDP since the 1960s.

Mr. Laurier's record of governance includes liberalizing immigration policy to populate the country particularly in the new western provinces, supporting the construction of transportation infrastructure to bolster economic development and export growth, steadily reducing tariff rates to provide Canada with a tax advantage relative to the United States, and pursuing free trade and market access for Canadian goods and services.

«High speed rail is coming to New York, because we along with our Federal partners recognize that retrenchment of our transportation infrastructure goals is not an option.

«Once this method is established, state and federal agencies could restore many bridges at a fraction of the cost and time, and increase the safety of our transportation infrastructure.»

Inslee, Jerry Brown and Kate Brown talked about the efforts underway in each of their states to curb greenhouse gas emissions through initiatives such as renewable energy and grid modernization, electrification of transportation infrastructure, energy efficiency and policies to price or cap carbon emissions.

In addition to flooding infrastructure due to sea level rise, coastal cities are vulnerable to damage from storm surge, wave action, and / or inundation of their transportation infrastructure such as roadways, ports, bridges, rail, tunnels, shipyards, and navigational aids.

The office coordinates multi-modal initiatives and processes, such as the development of DOT's proposed reauthorization language, and the coordination of the President's Executive Order on streamlining environmental reviews of transportation infrastructure.

DOT also works to help transportation agencies evaluate potential risks from climate change and plan for improved resilience of transportation infrastructure and services.

Polly Trottenberg, the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, on the state of our transportation infrastructure and why the gas tax can't pay for it all.

This region is home to a complex multimodal network of transportation infrastructure and several large population centers, and it plays a critical national economic role in the import and export of oil and gas, agricultural products, and other goods.

The report states, «In order to meet the needs of a growing economy, there is an ongoing need for new investments to maintain, upgrade, and expand the nation's stock of transportation infrastructure.»

The office coordinates multi-modal initiatives and processes, such as the development of DOT's proposed reauthorization language, and the coordination of the President's Executive Order on expediting environmental reviews and approvals of transportation infrastructure.

Authorizes DOT, upon request, to allow a state to use its apportionment of national highway performance program funds to pay subsidy and administrative costs of Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) program secured loans, loan guarantees, or credit for surface transportation projects for a state, local government, public authority, public - private partnership, or any other legal entity.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today called on Congress to pass the transportation portion of the American Jobs Act during a visit to the Bridgeport - Norristown Viaduct outside Philadelphia, a century - old passenger rail bridge that is among the hundreds of pieces of transportation infrastructure across Pennsylvania in serious need of upgrades and repairs.

Our cities have pent - up lists of transportation infrastructure needs they hope that Washington will fund.

The longevity of transportation infrastructure, the long - term nature of climate change, [continue reading...]

They were reminders that America's $ 4 trillion worth of transportation infrastructure is vulnerable to the meteorological ravages of a warming world.

It's a modular house, built in a factory in Foshan, China, built to the dimensions of a shipping container to take advantage of the transportation infrastructure.

The Land Acquisition Act (LAA) is a key legislation that enables the compulsory acquisition of private land for public purposes, such as the building of transportation infrastructure and public housing.

New and small businesses have an advantage in Lawrence, because of its transportation infrastructure, entrepreneurial spirit, and well educated population.

«With this funding, New York will continue to revitalize and modernize our airports, which are both gateways into our communities and vital parts of our transportation infrastructure,» Cuomo said in the release.

To date, TIFIA has approved 65 loans totaling over $ 24 billion to stimulate nearly $ 88 billion of transportation infrastructure investments throughout the U.S..

One of the most high - profile resolutions — co-sponsored by nine chambers or boards of trade from across the country — called on the federal government to refrain from changing the current governance model of Canada's ports and major airports, given that they are economic drivers for our national economy and crucial pieces of transportation infrastructure.

Millions of people in India died in the monsoon failures of the late 19th century, and relief efforts in earlier such famines were hampered by the lack of transportation infrastructure.

Conducts policy research on road pricing, congestion management, and other strategies for making more efficient use of transportation infrastructure, and encourages modal administrations to adopt these strategies.

This flexibility allows BUILD and our traditional partners at the State and local levels to work directly with a host of entities that own, operate, and maintain much of our transportation infrastructure, but otherwise can not turn to the Federal government for support.

One of the most high - profile resolutions — co-submitted with the Richmond Chamber of Commerce — calls on the federal government to maintain the current governance model for Canada's ports and airports, given that they are economic drivers for our national economy and crucial pieces of transportation infrastructure.

Since program inception, TIFIA has approved 62 loans totaling more than $ 23 billion to stimulate over $ 83 billion of transportation infrastructure investments throughout the United States.

However, no other city in the world has shown such a commitment to building better bike infrastructure, for treating the bicycle as a serious part of the transportation infrastructure and putting the pedestrian on a pedestal.

«Motivate has been a great partner leading up to today's announcement that they have teamed up with Ford means that this new piece of transportation infrastructure will be delivered at no cost to the taxpayers.»

To any Dane or Swede, that headline would be completely silly; it is expected that such an important part of the transportation infrastructure would be maintained year round.