The annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board provided an opportunity for Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to begin to address the changing needs of the nation's transportation system.
According to Ashley Halsey III, "the Obama administration on Monday began to map out a 30-year framework to meet those needs." The vision statement took place during Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx's appearance at the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, taking place this week in Washington D.C.
Foxx followed up on a promise made last year at the event, in describing how the Obama Administration will address the future of transportation in its final year in office: "Foxx promised a comprehensive review of the demand for new or replacement systems a year ago in an address to the Transportation Research Board, a national organization of transportation experts. He returned to the group Monday to roll out conclusions expected in a report later this year."
One such conclusion, as noted in Halsey's article, "Foxx acknowledged that coming up with a new source of funding for the depleted federal Highway Trust Fund is critical but, he said, the broader question of how best to spend the money requires greater scrutiny."
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