Some Things You Probably Didn't Know About Our Next U.S. Transportation Secretary
USDOT Secretary Nominee Anthony Foxx had his confirmation hearing yesterday before the U.S. Commerce Committee and we learned some things about him we didn't know.
For instance, Foxx had his first job at the age of 12 (!) that he rode the bus to after school. And he wants the next federal transportation bill to be longer than the current MAP-21 two-year bill.
About SRTC
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.
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