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On May 16, the Hon. Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, announced a federal investment of $198,946 to support four active transportation planning projects for…
Read MoreOn May 12, the Hon. Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, and Scott Pearce, Acting President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), announced a federal investment of $95,000…
Read MoreThe House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities is nearing the end of its study of the “Role of McKinsey & Company in the Creation and the…
Read MoreThe House of Commons has risen for the Victoria Day holiday. When it returns during the week of May 29, it will hold the following debates: Monday, May 29: Third…
Read MoreOn May 18, the Hon. Helena Jaczek, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, announced that the Government of Canada awarded a $14.95 million contract to Arup Canada Inc. for the professional…
Read MoreAPWA Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Resource page 118th Congress Public Policy Priorities APWA Washington Report Contact Congress “What is Public Works?” Tell Your Story Public Works Research InfoNow…
Read More(All times ET) May 23 at 10 a.m., the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee is holding a full committee mark-up on 17 different measures, including a supply chain package referred to previously;…
Read MoreThe Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced underserved communities nationwide will receive an additional $160M in disaster mitigation grants; $136M will come via the Building Resilient Infrastructure Communities (BRIC) grant…
Read MoreThe Federal Highway Admin. (FHWA) has published Model Long-Range Transportation Plans: A Guide for Performance Based Planning; Providing examples and case studies on integrating performance-based plans, programs and processes, the guidebook…
Read MoreThe Coalition Against Bigger Trucks (CABT), of which APWA is a member, is opposing provisions expected to be part of a ‘Supply Chain package’ scheduled for mark-up by the House…
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