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ROUTES Webinar - BCA

ROUTES Webinar - Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA) for Rural Projects

December 16, 2020

Benefit Cost Analyses (BCAs) are required for most discretionary grants at USDOT, and can be one of the most challenging parts of the application. BCA is a systematic process for identifying...

A Special Tribute to Women Leaders

Each year at the Department of Transportation, we make a special effort to recognize and celebrate the important contributions that women are making to transportation, and to our country. During the current national emergency, it is especially appropriate to recognize and celebrate the...

Making Public Transit Safer During COVID-19 Outbreak

Transportation systems are always important for communities and our country, and never more so than during a crisis.  That’s why so many at the U.S. Department of Transportation are working overtime to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) situation affecting the U.S. and the world...

The Future of Rural Mobility

Posted by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao I just attended the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, and had the opportunity to highlight the need to pay attention to the transportation needs of rural, as well as urban, communities.  In many countries, including the...