USF-CUTR Webinar – StarMetro’s Pilot of a Mobile Fare Payment App – August 28 12:00 EDT

Join our friends at the University of South Florida’s Center for Urban Transportation as they host a webinar on Tallahassee’s StarMetro’s pilot of a mobile fare payment app. Connection information From CUTR: StarMetro’s Pilot of a Mobile Fare Payment App   StarMetro, the public transit agency in Tallahassee, Florida, piloted the use of a mobile fare…

IRS Requests Comment on Draft Guidance for Tax Exempt Organizations With Multiple Sources of ‘Unrelated Business Income’

This week, the Internal Revenue Service released a notice requesting comments on draft guidance on tax-exempt organizations that have more than one unrelated business. The core of the guidance goes into how Unrelated Business Taxable Income (UBTI) would be applied to those organizations with multiple unrelated business lines and basically says that the losses of…

FTA Announces Lo-No Bus Grants

Today the Federal Transit Administration announced $84.45 million in grant selections through the Low- or No-Emission (Low-No) Grant program. This program, authorized by the FAST Act, funds the deployment of transit buses and infrastructure that use advanced propulsion technologies. Eligible projects include the purchase or lease of buses that are powered by modern systems such as hybrid…

The Three C’s of Shared Mobility — Commentary by Cubic

Published on August 23, 2018 Andy Taylor –Co-authored with Stephen Coulter, Founder of Localift. — To say technology is forever changing mobility sounds like a terrible cliché. But the truth is, technological advancements and new economic models are changing transportation faster than many of us can comprehend, leaving us all in a constant race of ‘catching up’ and…

Best Workplaces for Commuters Webinar – Recording & Presentations

Our friends at Best Workplaces for Commuters are hosting a webinar on “Moving Beyond Trip Planning”.   Moving Beyond Trip Planning: Technology Innovations for Your Campus or Workplace Thursday, August 23, 2018 2:00pm – 3:00pm EDT Advances in technology are changing how universities, employers and managed properties shape commuter programs today. Learn how transportation leaders…

FHWA Public–Private Partnerships (P3) Training Resources Released

FHWA Public–Private Partnerships (P3) Training The Build America Bureau, in cooperation with FHWA’s Center for Innovative Finance Support (Office of Innovative Program Delivery), has developed a series of training courses for interested state, regional, and local government officials. The purpose of this training is to provide information and tools to government officials who want to…