When the Department of General Service’s Green Gov Challenge code-a-thon ended about a month ago, Acumen’s busy season of civic hacking and innovations contests came to a close, for now. In case you missed out: Back in June, Acumen cultivated our civic hacking chops at Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s (VTA) Hack My Ride 2.0 […]
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Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announces end of term
February 11, 2013 – 11:31 am
For the past four years, he has been advocating for high speed rail service, and expanding the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program that helped fund state road and bridge projects. Based on his unwavering support and deep understanding of where this nation should be on HSR, infrastructure investment, job creation, and sustainable […]
An infusion of funding
November 8, 2010 – 6:42 am
President Obama’s strategy to improve the nation’s transportation infrastructure with the federal infusion of $902 million in funds for high-speed rail (such as in San Joaquin Valley) and other inter-city rail projects means those of us in the transportation industry in California truly have the advantage of federal and state support. Especially in the Bay […]
