Public Meeting on FTA’s New Starts and Small Starts Programs To Be Held in Dallas

An outreach session concerning the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) for FTA’s New Starts and Small Starts programs will be held on July 12, 2010, 9am-1pm, at the Hyatt Regency Dallas Hotel, Reunion Ballroom F.  The meeting will provide a forum for FTA staff to make presentations and for participants to ask questions regarding possible changes to the way major transit project proposals seeking federal funding are rated and evaluated. Additionally, the sessions are intended to encourage interested parties and stakeholders to submit their comments directly to the official docket.

Federal Register Notice
Registration (encouraged, but not mandatory)

Assessment of Climate Change Effects on Infrastructure:  Pilot Candidates Being Solicited

MPOs are encouraged to submit proposals to partner with FHWA in piloting approaches to conduct climate change vulnerability and risk assessments of transportation infrastructure.  Proposals are due to FHWA Division Offices by July 30, 2010.  Further details can be found at the links below.

Memorandum
Solicitation
Model

3rd Annual Border to Border Transportation Conference To Be Held in El Paso

The 3rd Annual Border to Border Transportation Conference has been scheduled for November 16-18, 2010 at the El Paso Convention Center, and it is being hosted by the El Paso MPO.  It is being coordinated and organized by both the El Paso MPO and the Hidalgo County MPO.  Below you will find the Call for Papers and Registration form for the conference.

Flyer
Website
Call for Papers
Registration Form
Online Registration

Interagency Partnership on Sustainable Communities  (Livability Initiative)

In 2009, DOT, HUD, and EPA announced an interagency Partnership for Sustainable Communities to help improve access to affordable housing, provide more transportation options, and lower transportation costs while protecting the environment in communities nationwide.  The DOT Press release and a link to a recent Center for Transportation and Environment (CTE) webcast that discussed the interagency partnership are provided below. 

Press Release
Webcast

Climate Change and Transportation - Questions and Answers

FHWA's Office of Environment and Planning has a transportation and global climate change website with frequently asked questions and best management practices on the subject.  Follow the link below for more information.

Transportation and Global Climate Change website

"Funding the Future" Report Available

A draft committee report on "Funding the Future" is available at the link below. It is the product of a project by TEMPO and TxDOT to produce an estimate of expected conventional revenues through 2035, and quantification of possible revenue enhancements.

Report

Context Sensitive Solutions Report Published

NCHRP report No. 642 Quantifying the Benefits of Context Sensitive Solutions has been published. This report presents guidelines for quantifying the benefits of applying the principles of Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) to transportation projects. The report will be of immediate interest to the staff of state and municipal agencies with responsibility for planning, programming, developing, and operating transportation projects of all types and sizes.

Report

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