Monday, March 19, 2012

Countdown to Fed Transportation Bill Expiring: T-Minus 12 Days & Counting

Looks like it could be a crazy week in Washington, D.C., according to Transportation Issues Daily. The website reports that the Senate passed MAP-21, a two-year $109 billion bill, late last week. The House, however, doesn't appear to be that organized. The Federal Transportation Bill expires next Saturday and discussion of extending it isn't even on the House agenda for this week.

An extension is required to allow the government to continue collecting the federal gas tax and related fees, and to keep federal transportation programs functioning. We'll keep you updated as the week progresses.
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SRTC is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Spokane County. Urbanized areas with populations exceeding 50,000 people are required to have an MPO. SRTC was formed to address the county's transportation planning needs. It provides coordination in planning between the public, cities, small towns, the county, the state, transit providers, and tribes.

SRTC offers services including transportation monitoring, transportation modeling, census information analysis, travel demand forecasting, historical traffic count analysis, geographic information systems, and trip generation rates.