It may have taken decades of discussion to reach this point, but the Tennessee Department of Transportation has moved one step closer to starting ...
Lakeway Transit System Rollout Delayed | Citizen Tribune
The roll-out of Lakeway Transit, Morristown’s fixed-route mass-transit system, will be delayed from October until early December, Rich DesGrosseilliers, the Lakeway Area Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization coordinator said this morning. The reason for the delay is only one of the seven or eight buses required for the transit system has been delivered. Also missing, DesGrosseilliers says, are transit signs, posts and shelters, but those can be ready in a relatively short period of time. Lakeway Transit will be funded through federal and state funds, along with help from the East Tennessee Human Resources Agency, which will operate the system.
Infrastructure Seen as Just One Way to Relieve Traffic Congestion | ASCE SmartBrief
US urban traffic congestion has worsened by 15% over the past five years, according to a Texas A&M University study. Solving the problem will require a varied approach that combines infrastructure with other methods, including better data usage, according to Justin Rees, CEO of TransLoc, a micro-transit provider and unit of Ford Smart Mobility. Government Technology online
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La. Unveils Major Flood Mitigation Plans | ASCE SmartBrief
Louisiana posted to the public for comment a $1.2 billion flood mitigation plan, which will dedicate about $571 million to local and regional projects and programs. At least half of the $1.2 billion supplied by the federal government must be used for the benefit of the 10 parishes that the US Department of Housing and Urban Development identified as hardest hit by the 2016 floods. The Center Square
