Monday, March 5, 2012

What Happens If The Federal Transportation Bill Isn't Extended?

We like to think on the bright side here at SRTC, but sometimes it's hard not to wonder, "What if...." And the topic of those ponderings today is what if a federal transportation bill isn't passed, or the current bill extended, by the March 31 deadline?

Well, the Politico blog predicts stalled construction projects, idled buses and lower gas prices. But don't get excited about the lower gas prices part because it will come with a major price to our roads. Here's Politico says will happen if the transportation bill expires.

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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.