Recently, NJ Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the nation’s first state-wide transit benefit ordinance. Join us for a discussion on how your municipality or state can implement this important action that promotes mobility and congestion reduction which providing tax savings to employers and employees. The goal of this webinar is to demonstrate…
The Coalition for Smarter Transportation (CoaST) and Best Workplaces for Commuters (BWC) will host a webinar on ‘A Parking Tax? How New IRS Rules Impact Employers’. During this webinar, staff from CoaST and BWC will review how the Department of Treasury’s recent guidance on parking will impact employers. During the webinar, presenters will: Provide…
In this “Transportation 101”, we are ‘POSITIVE’ you will learn something new. Positive Train Control (PTC) requirements are impacting transit agencies across the country. The oncoming Federally-mandated December 31 deadline and potential restrictions and penalties for missing the deadline may have a large impact on rail and transit services across the nation. CoaST will host a…
In this “Transportation 101”, we will review the numerous FTA grant programs and discuss which ones are discretionary and which ones are formula. In this Transportation 101 you will learn: The different FTA grant programs What each program can be used for What programs are formula vs. competitive Who has access to what funds Other requirements…
In this “Transportation 101”, we will review the basics behind the FTA capital cost of contracting policy. The FTA capital cost of contracting policy is the way that recipients of transit funds are able to contract for transit service. Within this policy, there are a number of nuances that we will review. Jon Martz of…
In this “Transportation 101”, we will review the basics behind FTA funding. FTA has several discretionary and formula funding pots that can be used for a variety of projects. In this webinar, we will go through the a broad overview of the following The different discretionary & formula funding pots How money is distributed What…
In this month’s “Transportation 101”, we will review the Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Program (CMAQ). CMAQ is a funding pot that most State and local agencies turn to when looking to implement congestion programs. In this webinar, we will go through the basics of the program and talk about how CMAQ can be used…