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Are you joining us on May 30 for the legislative session round-up with Meg Froelich and Michael Davies from RTD at Olsson? What do you want to know about the impact on transportation?

Unless there is significant government reform, laws & regulations will keep getting worse every year until every great endeavor, from high-speed rail between our cities to making life multiplanetary, is effectively illegal.

This story exemplifies how difficult it is to enforce the “polluter pays” and “user pays” principles in #transportation. #Sustainability in #infrastructure is mostly a political challenge.

📢 In case you missed it... Accessible Transportation Reform What Happened, What We Learned, What's Next ▶️ Watch Now: https://lnkd.in/gGNHAMJM In 2023, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks authored legislation to fix and lift accessible transportation. Unfortunately, that bill did not move forward, but learning and coalition-building from the experience can lay groundwork for more funding and reforms. In this meeting, we covered: - New research showing current needs and new case studies of reforms around the US - Policy recommendations supported by 20 years of studies - Funding reform opportunities in 2024 - Discussing coalition and education opportunities in 2024 #AccessibleTransportation #ICYMI

The rise of EVs & alternative fuels means an urgent need for new funding strategies. Check out potential solutions discussed by State DOT leaders & MTI experts in our recording of Beyond the Pump: Rethinking Transportation Funding Without the Fuel Tax webinar https://lnkd.in/gYmKbv3z

A Republican trifecta means big changes for the trucking industry. Truck electrification and carrier profitability could become very different in the coming years. Some of the biggest changes: tax cuts, emissions rollbacks, and a smaller likelihood of speed limiter mandates. Read more on FleetOwner: https://lnkd.in/gja5CChx

Read our quarterly State of the States TAP Implementation Tracking and this month’s federal policy blog post to see how states are implementing the Transportation Alternatives Program and what's ahead for federal transportation policy. Read now: https://ow.ly/eQsb50SBPl4

It is time to deliver

Can't wait to hear about the latest federal legislation and policy updates at the APTA Legislative Conference. If you're going, let's meet up to discuss how Kahua is collaborating with transportation organizations. American Public Transportation Association. #transportation #construction #publictransportation #constructionmanagement #PMIS #enablinginnovation #APTAleg24

What plans do the political parties have for #transportpolicies? 🚘🚉🚴 Who wants to fix the growing amount of potholes in the roads? Which parties are looking to make charging electric vehicles more affordable? Dr. Magda R. Cepeda has compiled a summary of the transport-related proposals from the Labour, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, Reform UK, and the Green Party. https://lnkd.in/eACx9guZ