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Newsby StaffMay 17, 2011

Report: Cities forced to look beyond fed funding for infrastructure projects

Denver, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Seattle and Salt Lake City cited as being particularly successful in moving projects forward, due largely to the willingness of local governments to pool resources and their ability to gain consensus on planning and spending strategies.

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Newsby StaffMarch 30, 2011

APTA: Congress must support transit, remove funding barriers

President William A. Millar called on Congressional leaders to pass a well-funded six-year multimodal surface transportation bill, and eliminate burdensome requirements and approval processes in the New Starts program.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 16, 2011

So. Cal advocates head to D.C. to talk infrastructure investment

Trip participants will be armed with suggestions to maximize existing dollars, expedite project delivery and maintain the U.S.' global competitiveness, all without major impacts to the federal budget's bottom line, according to Mobility 21 members.

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ArticlesFebruary 9, 2011

Five Questions: Rep. John L. Mica (R-Fla.)

Having long been recognized as a national leader on a variety of transportation issues, Rep. John L. Mica (R-Fla.) was recently elected by his peers in the House of Representatives to serve as the Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (T&I), the largest Congressional panel in Congress. He succeeds long-time Chairman James L. Oberstar.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 25, 2011

Fed Highway, Transit subcommittee leaders named

Committee has broad jurisdiction over the Nation's highways, railways, airports, seaports, bus lines and pipelines, as well as the Economic Development Administration, Appalachian Regional Commission, Coast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers, FEMA and other crucial economic development programs.

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Newsby StaffDecember 15, 2010

Leaders call for renewed fed infrastructure investment

An estimated $2.2 trillion investment is needed over the next five years just to get America's entire current infrastructure into "good condition" — an increase of 38 percent from five years ago.

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Newsby StaffDecember 8, 2010

Rep. Mica named chairman of T&I Committee

In the previous two congresses, he served as the Committee's Republican leader. Prior to that, from 2000 to 2006, he chaired the Aviation Subcommittee, during which time he authored the last multi-year FAA authorization to be signed into law. Mica has been a member of the Committee since his election to Congress in 1992.

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Newsby StaffOctober 11, 2010

Obama calls for $50B transportation investment

The president said that his six-year, $50 billion initiative would not only repair and modernize U.S. roads, rails and air systems, but also create jobs.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 7, 2010

Obama calls for $50B in infrastructure spending

The plan amounted to roughly half of what was allocated to infrastructure in last year's stimulus package. Officials said the proposal project would build on the work already begun.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 2, 2010

Michigan receives $3.6M for high-speed rail

Funds will be used to renovate the station's interior lobby, bathrooms, ticketing areas and offices, lighting, signage and to make the station ADA-compliant.

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