Transportation
Mobility is central to individual prosperity, as well as to commerce and to the growth of communities. Whether it is city streets, commuter highways, rail lines, or ports, the work of cities requires attention to both the existing transportation network, and the emerging trends that will shape the future. NLC’s resources in this area focus on streets, bicycle paths, traffic management, and public transit along with the ways in which technology has and will shape tomorrow’s transportation system.
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This is the first in a series of blogs that will explore the impact TIGER grants have on local communities by helping them better leverage financing options, meet transportation safety goals, and increase overall quality of life by introducing…
“Dear Member of Congress: I’m stuck in traffic wasting time, fuel and money. All around me are trucks, commuters and families delayed and frustrated. Please pay attention to America’s ailing and inadequate infrastructure. It’s important. It’…
Celebrating Train Day and Transportation Week May is a month for celebrating transportation across the country. National Transportation Week was held May 14-20 and Train Day on May 11. For cities and towns, transportation…
I live in a region that is nationally known for its traffic congestion. In virtually every poll, newspaper article, or blog on the topic (google “DC region traffic congestion” for proof), the DC metro area is up in the ranks. Somewhat…
As local governments are looking for alternative financing options for their transportation initiatives, public-private partnerships (PPPs) are becoming an increasingly attractive solution for them.
PPPs are used regularly in several…
June 1, 2012
After weeks of optimism by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chair Barbara Boxer that a conference agreement on a long-term transportation bill is within reach, some troubling signs are now emerging that…
Earlier this month, Citi and IBM, both NLC Corporate Partners, as well as Streetline announced a $25 million Citi credit facility to fund innovation in parking and help transform cities for the future. Citi is joining the collaboration between…
This is the sixth in a seven-part series about mayors’ 2012 State of the City Speeches. As the rest of America waits for the Federal Government to get its act together and pass a comprehensive transportation bill, cities across the country are…
by Federal Relations Staff
Members of the NLC Board of Directors and Hispanic Elected Local Officials (HELO), met in Washington, D.C., last Thursday to visit Capitol Hill, the White House and the U.S. Department of Transportation and…
Just before Thanksgiving, NLC joined an amicus brief filed by the City of Chicago in support of New York City's petition for certiorari in City of New York v. Metropolitan Taxicab Board of Trade.
In the case, New York asks the…