track Contact tracing: what is the UK's test, track and trace plan? By www.telegraph.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:50:27 GMT Full Article topics:in-the-news/uk-coronavirus-lockdown topics:places/europe topics:organisations/apple topics:in-the-news/coronavirus storytype:standard
track Contact tracing: what is the UK's test, track and trace plan? By www.telegraph.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:23:18 GMT Full Article topics:in-the-news/uk-coronavirus-lockdown topics:places/europe topics:organisations/apple topics:in-the-news/coronavirus storytype:standard
track Who is Joe Rodon? Manchester United and Manchester City reportedly tracking Swansea starlet By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-10T17:35:16Z Swansea City defender Joe Rodon is a name those outside of the Championship may not be too familiar with but the youngster is making an impact in Wales. Full Article
track Spanish football shutdown: RFEF plans to fast-track lower leagues when season resumes after coronavirus By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-14T18:42:59Z Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales has come up with a new proposal for a fast-track finish to the lower leagues in Spain once football is back under way following the current break due to coronavirus. Full Article
track Live tracker: How many coronavirus cases have been found in each U.S. state? By politico.com Published On :: Using data from the COVID Tracking Project, we’re following how each state is responding to COVID-19. Full Article
track Former Navy Grumman Tracker pilots still get a thrill from flying more than 50 years after flight school By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 17:48:00 +1100 Pilots are still hungry for the thrill of flying a Grumman Tracker more than 30 years after they last launched it off the back of an aircraft carrier. Full Article ABC Radio Sydney illawarra sydney perth Business Economics and Finance:Industry:Air Transport Community and Society:History:All Defence and National Security:Defence Forces:All Defence and National Security:Defence Forces:Navy Australia:NSW:Albion Park 2527 Australia:NSW:Nowra 2541 Australia:NSW:Sydney 2000 Australia:WA:Perth 6000
track Track Club Inspires 2.23 Mile Run On Ahmaud Arbery Birthday By feeds.bet.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 14:08:00 EDT The Atlanta Track Club wants him to be remembered. Full Article National News
track Office for iPad will reportedly get trackpad support 'by the fall' By www.engadget.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 12:47:21 -0400 Microsoft is actively working to update its Office mobile apps to take advantage of the iPad's new and more robust trackpad support, according to The Verge's Tom Warren. We already knew Microsoft planned to take advantage of the feature when TechCrun... Full Article apple excel gear ipad ipados microsoft mouse news office personal computing powerpoint trackpad word
track Season Interrupted: Peninsula track star Aiden Lieb pays it forward By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 3 May 2020 10:00:13 -0400 UCLA-bound hurdles standout Aiden Lieb envisions a future teaching others: 'I want to be that support system that believes in young athletes.' Full Article
track NBA remains on track to open practice facilities Friday in some states By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 23:57:42 -0400 The NBA has told teams it's moving forward in its plan to allow for practice facilities to reopen Friday in states where stay-at-home measures have been removed or relaxed. Full Article
track How the CDC plans to track the mutating coronavirus By www.popsci.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:26:15 +0000 An initiative spearheaded by the Centers for Disease Control’s Office of Advanced Molecular Detection (OAMD) seeks to bring the SARS-CoV-2 sequencing work of private and academic labs into the public sphere. Full Article Science
track Denzel Curry Drops New Track 'I'm Only Sayin Tho' By www.clashmusic.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:20:23 +0000 "We need music and happiness at a time like this..."Denzel Curry has released new track 'I'm Only Sayin Tho'. The rapper is on a hot streak, with his full length 'ZUU' lighting up 2019. Linking with producer Kenny Beats for joint album 'UNLOCKED', the project is set to be adapted into comic book form this summer. New track 'I'm Only Sayin Tho' is the sound of Denzel Curry shining some light on dark times, a blast of raw rap energy as only he can deliver. A full Tommy Swisher collaboration, he's dropped it “just because we need music and happiness at a time like this...” Tune in now. Photo Credit: Qavi Reyez Join us on the ad-free creative social network Vero, as we get under the skin of global cultural happenings. Follow Clash Magazine as we skip merrily between clubs, concerts, interviews and photo shoots. Get backstage sneak peeks, exclusive content and access to Clash Live events and a true view into our world as the fun and games unfold. Buy Clash Magazine Full Article
track Australia's tallest building to be built in Melbourne as Government fast-tracks development By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 13:02:57 +1000 The Victorian Government announces a proposal for a 101-storey building is one of four to be approved amid moves to fast-track development in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article Business Economics and Finance Urban Development and Planning Government and Politics Building and Construction States and Territories Architecture
track 'Coffee, then NAFI': Future of 'crucial' fire-tracking website in doubt By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 07:31:03 +1000 It is one of the most popular and important websites for cattle producers, rangers and carbon farmers in northern Australia, but its funding is about to run out. Full Article Fires Environmental Impact Environmentally Sustainable Business Beef Cattle Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
track BioButton to Help Track COVID, Ensure Safe Return to Work By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 15:38:32 +0000 BioIntelliSense, a Silicon Valley company, is unveiling its FDA cleared BioButton device that may help with tracking symptoms of COVID-19 in potential patients and help society return to a normal state of affairs. The BioButton is about the size of a large coin and, with the help of accompanying applications and triage dashboards, it can […] Full Article Cardiology Diagnostics Informatics Medicine Public Health Telemedicine
track Gov't begins roll out of track and trace COVID-19 app By www.pharmatimes.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 10:17:57 +0100 The programme is expected to roll out nationally mid-May Full Article
track Drug Channels News Roundup, April 2020: Drug Pricing Outlook, COVID-19 Data Tracker, Community Oncology Clinics, and My Favorite Chart of 2020 By feeds.feedblitz.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 11:30:00 +0000 Rumor has it that Spring has finally reached our worldwide headquarters here in beautiful downtown Philadelphia. (See photo at right.) While we wait to go outside, please enjoy this month’s selection of noteworthy news:The outlook for drug pricesA outstanding (and free!) resource for tracking COVID-19 daily dataWhat’s up with community oncology practices?Plus, I share my favorite chart of 2020 (so far). P.S. Join the more than 9,200 followers of my curated links to neat stuff at @DrugChannels on Twitter. My recent tweets have highlighted: Prime Therapeutics new gene therapy offering, AmerisourceBergen’s laudable deal with the Justice Department, the Costco/Instacart deal, Rite Aid’s new CEO, clinical trial trends, vaccine pricing, and much more! I have also been tweeting under-the-radar stories about how the coronavirus is affecting drug channels.Tomorrow (May 1), Drug Channels Institute will host the first of two live video webinars: Industry Update and COVID-19 Impact: Retail & Specialty Pharmacies. We'll host the second video webinar—Industry Update and COVID-19 Impact: PBMs & Payers—on May 8. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE AND SIGN UP. Contact Paula Fein (paula@drugchannelsinstitute.com) for our special promo codes for multiple viewing sites. DCI will donate 20% of all profits from these events to The Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s COVID-19 Response Fund.Read more » Full Article Buy-and-Bill Costs/Reimbursement Gross-to-Net Bubble Physicians
track NICE backtracks to approve Janssen's Stelara in ulcerative colitis By www.pharmafile.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:20:00 +0000 NICE has recommended Janssen’s Stelara (ustekinumab) for the treatment of moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC), a move which rows back on the Institute’s decision to reject the drug last year. Full Article Janssen NICE Research and Development Stelara ulcerative colitis Manufacturing and Production
track Attorney General Eric Holder Signs Agreement to Strengthen U.S.-Spanish Cooperation, Pushes for Terrorist Financing Tracking Program Agreement By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 10:07:35 EDT "Whether it is in counterterrorism, counter-narcotics, money laundering, smuggling or combating international organized crime, Spain has long been and will continue to be a strong partner for the United States," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article Speech
track Clean Water Act Settlement Ensures That Boston Racetrack Addresses Wastewater and Stormwater Discharges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:23:52 EDT Sterling Suffolk Racecourse LLC will pay a civil penalty of $1.25 million to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) at its Suffolk Downs racetrack facility in Revere and East Boston, Mass. Full Article OPA Press Releases
track Contrack International Inc. Agrees to Pay $3.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 11:05:20 EDT Contrack International Inc., a global design and construction company headquartered in McLean, Va., has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle allegations that it submitted false claims in connection with U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
track Tracking The Pandemic: How Quickly Is The Coronavirus Spreading State By State? By www.npr.org Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:15:27 -0400 View our map and graphics to see where COVID-19 is hitting hardest in the U.S., which state outbreaks are growing the fastest and which are leveling off. Full Article
track Coronavirus World Map: Tracking The Spread Of The Outbreak By www.npr.org Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:22:13 -0400 A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed thousands of people. Full Article
track PTO Cancer Immunotherapy Fast Track By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Jul 2016 16:33:54 +0000 In response to President Obama’s National Cancer Moonshot initiative to eliminate cancer, the USPTO has launched the “Cancer Immunotherapy Pilot Program.” The Pilot Program provides an accelerated review for applications related to cancer immunotherapy and is set to launch in July 2016. According to the USPTO, this initiative: aims to cut the time it takes to...… Continue Reading Full Article Other National Cancer Moonshot Initiative Patents USPTO
track Climate-tracking species are not invasive By feeds.nature.com Published On :: 2020-04-30 Full Article
track Climate-tracking species are not invasive By feeds.nature.com Published On :: 2020-04-30 Full Article
track YourNest Venture Capital launches fast-track funding programme for Indian startups By www.dealstreetasia.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 08:22:58 +0000 Cisco, Intel and JioNext will work with the YourNest team to help assess and shortlist applicants. The post YourNest Venture Capital launches fast-track funding programme for Indian startups appeared first on DealStreetAsia. Full Article YourNest Venture Capital
track Coronavirus in context: Scite.ai tracks positive and negative citations for COVID-19 literature By feeds.nature.com Published On :: 2020-05-01 Full Article
track Tenure-track Positions at The HIT Center for Life Sciences, China By feeds.nature.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 03:42:51 +0000 The HIT Center for Life Sciences (HCLS) was founded in 2016, which is a new strategic development of the university. According to 2020 US News Rankings of Best Global Universities, HIT’s Biology and Biochemistry was ranked 9th in China. As the first special academic zone of Harbin Institute of Technology(HIT), HCLS runs its own graduate program and enjoys unparalleled freedom in research, personnel employment and financial flexibility within the university. 9 Principal Investigators (PIs) star… Full Article
track Tenure-track Positions at The HIT Center for Life Sciences, China By feeds.nature.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 03:42:56 +0000 The HIT Center for Life Sciences (HCLS) was founded in 2016, which is a new strategic development of the university. According to 2020 US News Rankings of Best Global Universities, HIT’s Biology and Biochemistry was ranked 9th in China. As the first special academic zone of Harbin Institute of Technology(HIT), HCLS runs its own graduate program and enjoys unparalleled freedom in research, personnel employment and financial flexibility within the university. 9 Principal Investigators (PIs) star… Full Article
track Differentiation of transplanted haematopoietic stem cells tracked by single-cell transcriptomic analysis By feeds.nature.com Published On :: 2020-05-04 Full Article
track Action on Plastic: On Track with the Regional Action Plan for the Arctic By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Apr 22, 2020 Apr 22, 2020In October 2019, the Belfer Center's Arctic Initiative and the Wilson Center's Polar Institute co-hosted a workshop on Policy and Action on Plastic in the Arctic Ocean with the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. The Arctic Council asked Magnús Jóhannesson, the Council's designated Special Coordinator on Plastics Pollution and Marine Litter, and Gunn-Britt Retter, Head of Arctic and Environmental Unit at the Saami Council — who both participated in the workshop — to comment on some of the points that the report raises. Full Article
track Action on Plastic: On Track with the Regional Action Plan for the Arctic By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Apr 22, 2020 Apr 22, 2020In October 2019, the Belfer Center's Arctic Initiative and the Wilson Center's Polar Institute co-hosted a workshop on Policy and Action on Plastic in the Arctic Ocean with the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. The Arctic Council asked Magnús Jóhannesson, the Council's designated Special Coordinator on Plastics Pollution and Marine Litter, and Gunn-Britt Retter, Head of Arctic and Environmental Unit at the Saami Council — who both participated in the workshop — to comment on some of the points that the report raises. Full Article
track Action on Plastic: On Track with the Regional Action Plan for the Arctic By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Apr 22, 2020 Apr 22, 2020In October 2019, the Belfer Center's Arctic Initiative and the Wilson Center's Polar Institute co-hosted a workshop on Policy and Action on Plastic in the Arctic Ocean with the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. The Arctic Council asked Magnús Jóhannesson, the Council's designated Special Coordinator on Plastics Pollution and Marine Litter, and Gunn-Britt Retter, Head of Arctic and Environmental Unit at the Saami Council — who both participated in the workshop — to comment on some of the points that the report raises. Full Article
track Action on Plastic: On Track with the Regional Action Plan for the Arctic By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Apr 22, 2020 Apr 22, 2020In October 2019, the Belfer Center's Arctic Initiative and the Wilson Center's Polar Institute co-hosted a workshop on Policy and Action on Plastic in the Arctic Ocean with the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. The Arctic Council asked Magnús Jóhannesson, the Council's designated Special Coordinator on Plastics Pollution and Marine Litter, and Gunn-Britt Retter, Head of Arctic and Environmental Unit at the Saami Council — who both participated in the workshop — to comment on some of the points that the report raises. Full Article
track Action on Plastic: On Track with the Regional Action Plan for the Arctic By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Apr 22, 2020 Apr 22, 2020In October 2019, the Belfer Center's Arctic Initiative and the Wilson Center's Polar Institute co-hosted a workshop on Policy and Action on Plastic in the Arctic Ocean with the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. The Arctic Council asked Magnús Jóhannesson, the Council's designated Special Coordinator on Plastics Pollution and Marine Litter, and Gunn-Britt Retter, Head of Arctic and Environmental Unit at the Saami Council — who both participated in the workshop — to comment on some of the points that the report raises. Full Article
track Action on Plastic: On Track with the Regional Action Plan for the Arctic By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Apr 22, 2020 Apr 22, 2020In October 2019, the Belfer Center's Arctic Initiative and the Wilson Center's Polar Institute co-hosted a workshop on Policy and Action on Plastic in the Arctic Ocean with the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. The Arctic Council asked Magnús Jóhannesson, the Council's designated Special Coordinator on Plastics Pollution and Marine Litter, and Gunn-Britt Retter, Head of Arctic and Environmental Unit at the Saami Council — who both participated in the workshop — to comment on some of the points that the report raises. Full Article
track Action on Plastic: On Track with the Regional Action Plan for the Arctic By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Apr 22, 2020 Apr 22, 2020In October 2019, the Belfer Center's Arctic Initiative and the Wilson Center's Polar Institute co-hosted a workshop on Policy and Action on Plastic in the Arctic Ocean with the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. The Arctic Council asked Magnús Jóhannesson, the Council's designated Special Coordinator on Plastics Pollution and Marine Litter, and Gunn-Britt Retter, Head of Arctic and Environmental Unit at the Saami Council — who both participated in the workshop — to comment on some of the points that the report raises. Full Article
track Action on Plastic: On Track with the Regional Action Plan for the Arctic By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Apr 22, 2020 Apr 22, 2020In October 2019, the Belfer Center's Arctic Initiative and the Wilson Center's Polar Institute co-hosted a workshop on Policy and Action on Plastic in the Arctic Ocean with the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. The Arctic Council asked Magnús Jóhannesson, the Council's designated Special Coordinator on Plastics Pollution and Marine Litter, and Gunn-Britt Retter, Head of Arctic and Environmental Unit at the Saami Council — who both participated in the workshop — to comment on some of the points that the report raises. Full Article
track Action on Plastic: On Track with the Regional Action Plan for the Arctic By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Apr 22, 2020 Apr 22, 2020In October 2019, the Belfer Center's Arctic Initiative and the Wilson Center's Polar Institute co-hosted a workshop on Policy and Action on Plastic in the Arctic Ocean with the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. The Arctic Council asked Magnús Jóhannesson, the Council's designated Special Coordinator on Plastics Pollution and Marine Litter, and Gunn-Britt Retter, Head of Arctic and Environmental Unit at the Saami Council — who both participated in the workshop — to comment on some of the points that the report raises. Full Article
track Action on Plastic: On Track with the Regional Action Plan for the Arctic By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Apr 22, 2020 Apr 22, 2020In October 2019, the Belfer Center's Arctic Initiative and the Wilson Center's Polar Institute co-hosted a workshop on Policy and Action on Plastic in the Arctic Ocean with the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. The Arctic Council asked Magnús Jóhannesson, the Council's designated Special Coordinator on Plastics Pollution and Marine Litter, and Gunn-Britt Retter, Head of Arctic and Environmental Unit at the Saami Council — who both participated in the workshop — to comment on some of the points that the report raises. Full Article
track Action on Plastic: On Track with the Regional Action Plan for the Arctic By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Apr 22, 2020 Apr 22, 2020In October 2019, the Belfer Center's Arctic Initiative and the Wilson Center's Polar Institute co-hosted a workshop on Policy and Action on Plastic in the Arctic Ocean with the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. The Arctic Council asked Magnús Jóhannesson, the Council's designated Special Coordinator on Plastics Pollution and Marine Litter, and Gunn-Britt Retter, Head of Arctic and Environmental Unit at the Saami Council — who both participated in the workshop — to comment on some of the points that the report raises. Full Article
track Action on Plastic: On Track with the Regional Action Plan for the Arctic By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Apr 22, 2020 Apr 22, 2020In October 2019, the Belfer Center's Arctic Initiative and the Wilson Center's Polar Institute co-hosted a workshop on Policy and Action on Plastic in the Arctic Ocean with the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. The Arctic Council asked Magnús Jóhannesson, the Council's designated Special Coordinator on Plastics Pollution and Marine Litter, and Gunn-Britt Retter, Head of Arctic and Environmental Unit at the Saami Council — who both participated in the workshop — to comment on some of the points that the report raises. Full Article
track Action on Plastic: On Track with the Regional Action Plan for the Arctic By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Apr 22, 2020 Apr 22, 2020In October 2019, the Belfer Center's Arctic Initiative and the Wilson Center's Polar Institute co-hosted a workshop on Policy and Action on Plastic in the Arctic Ocean with the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. The Arctic Council asked Magnús Jóhannesson, the Council's designated Special Coordinator on Plastics Pollution and Marine Litter, and Gunn-Britt Retter, Head of Arctic and Environmental Unit at the Saami Council — who both participated in the workshop — to comment on some of the points that the report raises. Full Article
track Action on Plastic: On Track with the Regional Action Plan for the Arctic By www.belfercenter.org Published On :: Apr 22, 2020 Apr 22, 2020In October 2019, the Belfer Center's Arctic Initiative and the Wilson Center's Polar Institute co-hosted a workshop on Policy and Action on Plastic in the Arctic Ocean with the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. The Arctic Council asked Magnús Jóhannesson, the Council's designated Special Coordinator on Plastics Pollution and Marine Litter, and Gunn-Britt Retter, Head of Arctic and Environmental Unit at the Saami Council — who both participated in the workshop — to comment on some of the points that the report raises. Full Article
track Action on Plastic: On Track with the Regional Action Plan for the Arctic By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Apr 22, 2020 Apr 22, 2020In October 2019, the Belfer Center's Arctic Initiative and the Wilson Center's Polar Institute co-hosted a workshop on Policy and Action on Plastic in the Arctic Ocean with the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. The Arctic Council asked Magnús Jóhannesson, the Council's designated Special Coordinator on Plastics Pollution and Marine Litter, and Gunn-Britt Retter, Head of Arctic and Environmental Unit at the Saami Council — who both participated in the workshop — to comment on some of the points that the report raises. Full Article
track African Leadership Transitions Tracker By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 14:07:00 +0000 The African Leadership Transitions Tracker (ALTT) is an interactive feature that factually recounts and visually presents changes at the head of state level in every African country from independence or end of the colonial period to the present. The interactive application aims to start a broader conversation about leadership transitions and what they mean for… Full Article
track Keeping Controversial Dulles Project on Track By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 From a distance, the finger-pointing and the hand-wringing over the seeming demise of plans to build rail to Dulles Airport make it appear that the project collapsed under its own weight.The Dulles dust-up is not a unique disease, but rather a symptom of a much larger national transportation illness. As hard as it may be to think of a $5 billion mega-transportation project as a “microcosm” of anything, right now that is exactly how one should consider the Dulles rail controversy. The disagreements about the planned 23-mile Metrorail line through Tysons Corner in Virginia, continuing to Dulles International Airport — stalled now due to ideological differences over the appropriate federal role in transportation — are a subset of a larger battle taking place. Around the country, metropolitan-based civic and business leaders are constructing 21st-century visions for transit, engaging local governments in true regional decision making and leveraging private funding for infrastructure projects. Formerly auto-centric metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles and Dallas have made transformative use of new investments in key transit corridors. Metropolitan Denver is embarking on arguably the most extensive transit expansion this nation has ever seen. These regions have looked to transit to shape future growth, to provide more choices and to at least somewhat mitigate climate changes. Unfortunately, most of this innovation is happening in spite of — rather than in conjunction with — the federal government. The sad fact is that our national government takes an impeding and outmoded approach to transportation innovation, establishing starkly different rules that favor highways over transit projects. This unlevel playing field has profound effects on metropolitan America and, by extension, on the economic competitiveness of the nation. The federal program that funds new transit projects is totally discretionary and highly regulated by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Projects must prevail through an onerous review before final recommendation is made. Even then, each project is subject to the annual congressional appropriations process. Clearly, some kind of competitive process is warranted. However, the current bureaucratic rigmarole is so torturous, it is no wonder that some metropolitan areas are forgoing the federal process completely and funding new transit segments on their own. In addition, this administration’s inexplicably hostile approach to nonhighway projects has compounded the problem, resulting in shortsighted thinking that ignores the realities and challenges of the modern metropolis. But no such federal gantlet governs highway projects. Simply put, the states do not have to seek federal permission to build them. More inequity exists in terms of what the federal government is willing to contribute to investments. Federal law created 50 years ago establishes 80 percent to 90 percent of the funding for highway projects. For transit investments, the contribution is much lower — just 47 percent, according to the Office of Management and Budget. The Dulles share is only 20 percent. Finally, developers of federal transit projects must demonstrate a long-term ability to operate and maintain the facility. Makes sense, right? It is one thing to create a project but, as the collapse of the bridge in Minneapolis underscored, maintaining it is entirely another. Yet recipients of highway dollars amazingly are not responsible for this. All of this brings us back to the Dulles rail project. Understandably, many feel that the Department of Transportation’s lack of clear guidance and direction, astonishing miscommunication, unprecedented heavy-handedness and traditional, road-centric thinking may be too much to overcome. Yet the hope is that cooler heads prevail. The focus now must be on making Dulles rail a negotiated success rather than a standoff failure, because too many benefits are on the line. The project promises to transform a congested suburban corridor, contribute toward energy independence and take advantage of a unique private finance and development partnership to accommodate decades’ worth of metropolitan growth. It also will anchor Washington’s status as an international capital. Right now, though, our outmoded transportation infrastructure, both here and around the country, is ill-served by an outmoded federal partner. Robert Puentes is a fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program. Authors Robert Puentes Publication: The Politico Full Article
track Tracking deregulation in the Trump era By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 12:00:01 +0000 The Trump administration has major deregulatory ambitions. But how much deregulation is actually happening? This tracker helps you monitor a selection of delayed, repealed, and new rules, notable guidance and policy revocations, and important court battles across eight major categories, including environmental, health, labor, and more. For a more thorough explanation of the tracker, including… Full Article