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This is the first annual status report on activities and progress made in response to Executive Order (EO) 13274: Environmental Stewardship and Transportation Infrastructure Project Reviews (signed on September 18, 2002, by President George W. Bush). EO 13274 is designed “to promote...
Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. §1532) requires each agency to prepare a comprehensive written statement for any proposed or final rule that includes a “Federal mandate that may result in the expenditure by State, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or...
This report includes a synopsis of the history of barriers to local coordination of housing and transportation resulting from HUD and DOT statutes and regulations, a summary of efforts to date to identify barriers within each agency’s programs, and a description of efforts underway to address...
The value of travel time is a critical factor in evaluating the benefits of transportation infrastructure investment and rulemaking initiatives. Reduction of delay in passenger or freight transportation is a major purpose of investments, and rules to enhance safety sometimes include provisions...
Safety and freight mobility efficiency are the main drivers for considering exclusive truck lane (ETL) implementation. The underlying hypothesis is that physically separating heavy tmcks from light vehicles will improve highway safety by reducing the number of truck-related crashes. Safety...
The Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST) at the United States Department of Transportation has commissioned this study to assess the cost of surface transportation congestion from a national perspective. For road travel, a number of previous reports have assessed the cost of...
The Obama Administration has taken unprecedented action to build the foundation for a clean energy economy, tackle the issue of climate change, and protect the nation’s environment. Collectively the Administration’s energy actions are improving the efficiency of heavy and light duty vehicles,...
The Office of Policy Development, Strategic Planning and Performance oversees USDOT policies for the Secretary of Transportation, coordinates strategic planning across the Department, and oversees performance-based policy, decision-making, and investment. We initiate and coordinate...
Initiates and develops Secretarial policies relating to the use of economic analysis in evaluating infrastructure investments, rulemakings, Departmental programs, and other initiatives; the use of economic analysis in enhancing the efficient operation of transportation networks; and other...
The Office of Transportation Policy is the office responsible for recommending overall surface transportation policy initiatives to the Secretary. The office coordinates multi-modal initiatives and processes, such as the development of DOT's proposed reauthorization language, and the...