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 week, shortly before adjourning, Congress passed a continuing resolution/omnibus measure to fund the bulk of the federal government through the end of the fiscal year, September 2015. The $1.1 trillion spending measure passed the…
Cities across the country are taking a holistic, long-term approach to developing their transportation systems.
“One big pothole.” This is how former Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has frequently described the state of…
The system aims to manage parking resources in the city of San Francisco, with the ultimate goal of making the roadways and thoroughfares more efficient for all users and modes and transportation (this includes public…
Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation released the long awaited proposed rule setting new standards for transporting oil by rail following a year's worth of disasters and near disasters.
Both this proposal and a Canadian…
NLC 1st Vice President Ralph Becker, Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, described the critical role public transportation has for local economies and why further investment is needed at a recent Capitol Hill briefing as part of…
Chris Coleman is the Mayor of Saint Paul, Minn., and President of the National League of Cities.
In October 1924, John G. Stutz, Executive Secretary of the League of Kansas Municipalities, invited the then-21 state municipal…
Communities across the country will celebrate the 7th annual National Train Day tomorrow, May 10th, taking a moment to enjoy both the romance and significance of passenger rail in connecting people and places.
From the Museum of the…
James Brooks, Roger Williams and Mark Weinheimer contributed to this post.
Far too many in this country face a transportation infrastructure that is woefully inadequate, limiting opportunities and increasing costs in terms of people’s time…
Uber, Lyft and Sidecar present cities with the opportunity to radically transform transportation in their communities. If cities make use of the lessons they are learning from work with car share firms like Zip Car and with bike share programs,…
This is the third 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…