Sentences with phrase «transportation infrastructure planning»

The DOT EJ Order directs the Department to consider EJ objectives when administering the requirements of NEPA; Title VI and related statutes; the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended; planning statutes in Title 23, U.S. Code and Title 49, U.S. Code; and other statutes, regulations, and Executive Orders that address or affect transportation infrastructure planning and decision - making; social, economic or environmental matters; public health; or public involvement.

Earlier this year, STRI research associate William Laurance published a paper in Science, stressing the importance of considering wildlife conservation during transportation infrastructure planning, because it is well known in the conservation community that roads «can unleash a Pandora's box of environmental ills, such as land encroachment, wildlife poaching, forest fragmentation, exotic species invasions and illegal mining.»

«We look forward to working with the Legislature to pass a transportation infrastructure plan for the whole state that won't require additional taxes,» she said.

«We look forward to working with the Legislature to pass a transportation infrastructure plan for the whole state that won't require additional taxes,» said Cuomo spokeswoman Beth DeFalco in late October.

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Their civic and business infrastructure requires massive amounts of electricity and, given the way so many are currently planned, their private and public forms of transportation emit enormous CO2 emissions.

Rep. Bill Shuster, who chairs the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, met recently with Trump and White House officials about developing an infrasInfrastructure Committee, met recently with Trump and White House officials about developing an infrastructureinfrastructure plan.

«We need a continuing and increasing investment in public transportation,» says Angela Iannuzziello, chair of the Board's infrastructure committee and a private sector transportation planning consultant.

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) announced plans for a 5 - mile test track late last year and is about to break ground on an initial framework for what HTT CEO Dirk Ahlborn hopes will become the U.S. transportation infrastructure Transportation Technologies (HTT) announced plans for a 5 - mile test track late last year and is about to break ground on an initial framework for what HTT CEO Dirk Ahlborn hopes will become the U.S. transportation infrastructure transportation infrastructure of the future.

An infrastructure plan would trigger a hiring spur in Department of Transportation (DOT) jobs, but the contractors these organizations use would see an uptick as well.

The National Association of Home Builders announced today they commended President Trump's $ 1.5 trillion infrastructure plan to rebuild and revitalize the nation's aging transportation network.

The plan establishes a set of six fundamental principles for the region, which include: transportation and other infrastructure upgrades; new commercial and residential growth; land use and transportation decisions based on policies like the Global Warming Solutions Act and the Clean Energy and Climate Plan; creation and preservation of workforce housing that matches new job rates; creation and maintenance of an effective public transit system; and coordinated planning and implementation effoplan establishes a set of six fundamental principles for the region, which include: transportation and other infrastructure upgrades; new commercial and residential growth; land use and transportation decisions based on policies like the Global Warming Solutions Act and the Clean Energy and Climate Plan; creation and preservation of workforce housing that matches new job rates; creation and maintenance of an effective public transit system; and coordinated planning and implementation effoPlan; creation and preservation of workforce housing that matches new job rates; creation and maintenance of an effective public transit system; and coordinated planning and implementation efforts.

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran was formally installed as the co-chairwoman of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council, a planning organization that works to secure funding for transportation infrastructure projects Transportation Council, a planning organization that works to secure funding for transportation infrastructure projects transportation infrastructure projects in the region.

State Sen. Tony Avella (D - Bayside) announced an economic plan this week aimed at bettering the lives of Queens residents through initiatives such as helping small businesses and improving transportation infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee also Approves Rules & Oversight Plan Washington, DC — The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today held its organizational meeting for the 115th Congress, approved -LSB-...]

The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) is a learned society concerned specifically with the planning, design, construction, maintenance and operation of land based transport systems and infrastructure.

Trump met with Schumer, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and top congressional officials over the $ 24 billion «Gateway Project,» a massive infrastructure plan to build a tunnel under the Hudson River critical to northeast U.S. transportation.

When the plan is complete, it will give Buffalo Niagara priority status for Federal dollars related to transportation infrastructure, housing and community development, cleaning our environment and promoting economic development.

The governor unveiled his six - point infrastructure and transportation plans on Tuesday that include largely downstate projects and also some sizable cash influxes for statewide transportation budgets.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 2016 agenda includes more spending on transportation infrastructure and a plan to ease tolls on the the New York State Thruway for some New Yorkers.

The budget will also grow the economy with a $ 4.2 billion middle class tax cut when fully effective and critical statewide infrastructure investments — including a new $ 55 billion State Transportation Plan that commits $ 27.14 billion for Department of Transportation and Thruway programs and $ 27.98 billion for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Despite a multibillion - dollar bid - rigging scheme implicating some of his closest associates, Gov. Andrew Cuomo tried to shift the focus to an ambitious infrastructure program — a $ 1.6 billion plan to transform the historic Farley Post Office into a world - class transportation hub that would entail revamping Penn Station, which he called the «train version» of LaGuardia Airport.

Curran, a Democrat, was formally installed Tuesday as the co-chair of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council, or NYMTC, a federally mandated and subsidized planning organization that works to secure funding for transportation infrastructure projects Transportation Council, or NYMTC, a federally mandated and subsidized planning organization that works to secure funding for transportation infrastructure projects transportation infrastructure projects in the region.

Last spring Mr. Larson proposed a domestic Marshall Plan for infrastructure, a bold and necessary idea, as well as five - or six - year transportation bills, instead of nine - month bills, so states can plan and executive transportation infrastructure projePlan for infrastructure, a bold and necessary idea, as well as five - or six - year transportation bills, instead of nine - month bills, so states can plan and executive transportation infrastructure projeplan and executive transportation infrastructure projects.

The governor Tuesday also unveiled his ambitious plan to modernize New York's infrastructure and transportation system, most notably proposing a rail link to LaGuardia Airport.

Malloy is pushing for the lock - box as he simultaneously touts a $ 100 billion plan to overhaul Connecticut's transportation infrastructure.

«Thankfully, Lagos in preparation for the launch of the State's tourism master plan has began upgrading and expanding critical infrastructure including transportation, roads and of course the recent reclamation that is ongoing,» Mahama said.

It is difficult for anyone familiar with the Nigerian economy to fault these objectives as well as the five execution priorities specified in the plan - stabilising the macroeconomic environment; achieving agriculture and food security; ensuring energy sufficiency in power and petroleum products; improving transportation infrastructure; and driving industrialization through SMEs.

Indy Politics talks with House Transportation Committee Chairman Ed Soliday about how lawmakers will pay for the state's roads and infrastructure and he also offers his thoughts on the plan being presented by Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Gregg.

The $ 29 billion, five - year infrastructure plan for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to which Mr. Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio agreed last year includes $ 5 million to pay for a study exploring a Utica Avenue subway extension in Brooklyn.

In a 10 - minute exchange, Cuomo said his «friend» Clinton's loss made for an «emotional day,» but that he had already conducted a pleasant conversation with President - elect Donald Trump about his own plans to upgrade the state's 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.

Hawkins praised Stein's Green New Deal, a proposed plan that aims to create 20 million new jobs by transitioning from fossil fuel - based infrastructure to 100 % clean renewable energy by 2030, while also investing in improved public transportation and community - based agriculture.

«This government is committed to improving on the road transport network, the water transportation system, the public transport infrastructure and most importantly attract the needed investment to fund our Strategic Transport Master Plan (STMP), which is already being implemented».

And finally, he told the legislatures to «think big» when planning for the future in terms of education, transportation and infrastructure programs.

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy used his state of the state speech on Wednesday to push for a 30 - year plan to overhaul the state's entire transportation infrastructure.

The proposal was the centerpiece of a speech designed to preview one aspect of the governor's coming State of the State address: his «infrastructure transportation plan primarily for downstate New York.»

Decrying a state that has lost its ambition for transformative projects like the Erie Canal, the governor has spent the past week traveling the state and announcing major infrastructure, transportation, and economic development plans.

Governor Cuomo today said that the «State of The State» address that he will deliver tomorrow afternoon would be his most ambitious one yet: (Cuomo 1-20-15) Cuomo outlined a transportation and infrastructure plan in New York City this morning, as... Continue reading →

Liu Shaokun, an infrastructure expert at the Guangzhou office of the New York - based transportation institute, said that previously, policymakers in Guangzhou hardly bothered to consider cycling space during urban planning.

The second author of the paper, Dr Gururaja K V from the Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning at the Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, had observed that another species of frogs, known as the Ochlandra reed frog (Raorchestes ochlandrae), breeds in internodes of bamboo.

The report also urged state agencies to factor sea level rise and storm surge predictions into transportation and infrastructure plans.

Currently, when transportation and urban planners evaluate alternative infrastructure investments and policies, they may need to account for health effects from local air quality, a consideration that warrants further planning to avoid negative outcomes, according to the researchers.

Potholes ahead for Trump transportation, infrastructure plan.

«Democrats continued to criticize the plan for repurposing other transportation funds and questioned its strategy of using a $ 200 billion federal commitment to generate a $ 1.5 trillion infrastructure package.

Transportation and Infrastructure experts briefed on his plan have said he plans to propose a 20 % federal share, with state and local governments to pick up the rest.»

The Build America Bureau drives transportation infrastructure development projects in the U.S. by offering credit opportunities and grants more quickly and transparently, while providing technical assistance and encouraging innovative best practices in project planning, permitting, financing, delivery, and monitoring.

Climate change adaptation refers to planning, designing, constructing, operating, or maintaining transportation infrastructure while incorporating consideration of climate change impacts.

Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Disbursements Disbursements for TIFIA loan payments will continue in accordance with the disbursement plans specified in the loan agreements.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx today outlined his top priorities for the Department of Transportation, highlighting America's infrastructure deficit and identifying ways for the Department to use innovation and improved planning to stretch transportation dollars as effectively and efficientlTransportation Anthony Foxx today outlined his top priorities for the Department of Transportation, highlighting America's infrastructure deficit and identifying ways for the Department to use innovation and improved planning to stretch transportation dollars as effectively and efficientlTransportation, highlighting America's infrastructure deficit and identifying ways for the Department to use innovation and improved planning to stretch transportation dollars as effectively and efficientltransportation dollars as effectively and efficiently as possible.

After visiting the project, Secretary Foxx spoke about the Administration's plan to address the infrastructure deficit with a $ 302 billion, four - year surface transportation reauthorization proposal.