Highway Safety Grant Applications

Posted February 12, 2016 & filed under Funding News, LHTAC News.

Safety Grants available for Local Highway Jurisdictions!
NOW Accepting FFY 2017 Highway Safety Grant Applications

The Idaho Department of Transportation Office of Highway Safety funds grants, which address specific traffic safety priority areas, including Impaired Driving, Aggressive Driving, Distracted Driving, Occupant Protection, Child Passenger Safety, Motorcycle Safety, Youthful Drivers and Traffic Records. Grants may be awarded for assisting the Idaho Office of Highway Safety in addressing traffic safety deficiencies, expansion of an ongoing activity, or development of a new program or intervention. This application is for year‐long grants and is not the same as the Traffic Enforcement Mobilization Agreement (TEMA). (more…)

Nationally Significant Freight and Highways Project Program

Posted February 12, 2016 & filed under Funding News, LHTAC News.

Potential Funding for Local Highway Jurisdictions

The U.S. Secretary of Transportation recently released a message to transportation stakeholder regarding the first guidance on a new Federal grant program for freight. (more…)

Pocatello Safety Fest – Class Schedule

Posted February 4, 2016 & filed under LHTAC News.

The tentative class schedule is available for viewing on the on the Pocatello Safety Fest website.

http://safetyfest-pocatello.org/

Registration starts February 22, 2016. Be sure to mark your calendar because classes fill up fast.

EDC Smarter Work Zones

Posted February 4, 2016 & filed under Every Day Counts Initiative.

Innovation of the Month: Smarter Work Zones

From: FHWA Center for Accelerating Innovation

The Every Day Counts innovation of the month for February is smarter work zones. This innovation provides strategies to optimize road user and worker safety and traffic mobility while highway construction projects are underway. (more…)

EDC3 Regional Models of Cooperation — Congestion Management

Posted February 4, 2016 & filed under Every Day Counts Initiative.

February 11, 2016 1-2:30 ET

Description:

FHWA and FTA’s Regional Models of Cooperation initiative is part of the Every Day Counts 3 program. It provides a framework and process for state departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, transit agencies, and partners, to improve communication, collaboration, policy implementation, technology use and performance management across agency boundaries.

Transportation congestion impacts the daily lives of many who live or work in urban areas, and it is a complex issue that frequently crosses planning jurisdictions in metropolitan areas. MPOs often work together with neighboring MPOs, with local jurisdictions, and with State DOTs to comprehensively measure and address congestion at a regional scale. This webinar will feature examples from 2-3 regions where MPOs and their partners are working together across jurisdictions to manage congestion.

https://collaboration.fhwa.dot.gov/dot/fhwa/WC/Lists/Seminars/DispForm.aspx?ID=751