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Washington Update

Washington Update. Roger Petzold, Team Leader Office of Interstate & Border Planning. What’s New?. FHWA Leadership Funding USDOT & FHWA Goals New Opportunities Green Borders BFWG TBWG Action Plan. New FHWA Leadership. Victor Mendez: FHWA’s 17th Administrator

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Washington Update

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  1. Washington Update Roger Petzold, Team Leader Office of Interstate & Border Planning

  2. What’s New? • FHWA Leadership • Funding • USDOT & FHWA Goals • New Opportunities • Green Borders • BFWG • TBWG Action Plan

  3. New FHWA Leadership • Victor Mendez: FHWA’s 17th Administrator • Greg Nadeau: FHWA’s 19th Deputy Administrator

  4. Funding - ARRA • 4,697 projects underway and 8,096 projects obligated • Projects in all 50 states, DC, PR, and Federal Lands • The total obligated funds of projects under construction are $12,559,576,896 • $2,652,244,069 expended as of October 9, 2009

  5. 1380 TIGER Grant applications received $56.5b in funds requested 260 from Northern Border States $9.3b from Northern Border States Funding - TIGER

  6. Funding - Reauthorization • FHWA under a CR • House: 3 month extension • Senate & Administration: 18 month SAFETEA-LU Extension

  7. USDOT Draft Strategic Goals • Safety • Livable Communities • State of Good Repair • Economic Competitiveness • Environmental Sustainability • Organizational Excellence

  8. FHWA Strategic Goals • System Performance • National Leadership • Program Delivery • Corporate Capacity

  9. New Opportunities! Livable & Sustainable Communities • Increased access to convenient, affordable transportation options including access to transportation for special needs populations and individuals with disabilities • Increased portions of roads that accommodate pedestrians and bicycles safely • Lower household spending for transportation • Improved mass transit experience

  10. New Initiatives • Green Border Working Group EPA, GSA, CBP, OST, & FHWA • Green Border Inventory EPA – 10 GSA – 7 CBP – 4 FHWA – 3 Miscellaneous – 6 • Green Border Peer Exchange Spring/Sumer 2010 in Tucson, Arizona

  11. TBWG Action Plan • Bi-National Automated Border Wait Time Measurement Imitative Underway, complete fall/winter 2010 Next part: communication aspects • Newsletter – Communication & Facilitation 3rd Edition expected by March 1, 2009

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