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To close the infrastructure gap by 2030 in First Nations communities will cost $349.2 billion. Closing this gap is essential for achieving true reconciliation and ensuring the well-being of our communities. One word, #Monetization

🌟 Tackling Housing Challenges Together: Insights from the Atlantic Mayors Congress 🌟 Join Gale Force Wins as we sit down with Minister Sean Fraser, Canada’s Minister of Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities, at the Atlantic Mayors Congress in Summerside. 🏠 This episode dives into collaborative efforts to address the national housing crisis and the incredible progress being made across Atlantic Canada. 💡 Key Highlights: Visionary solutions to accelerate housing and infrastructure projects. Exciting updates on housing starts across Atlantic Canada. 🏗️ How collaboration across all levels of government is driving change. Success stories from the Housing Accelerator Fund and public land developments. 🎥 Don’t miss this inspiring conversation about leadership, community, and progress! Check out the full episode and discover how Atlantic Canadians are working together to build a brighter future. 📌 Watch now and explore the timestamps to dive into specific topics: 💬 Share your thoughts and let us know how your community is addressing housing challenges! #HousingSolutions #CommunityLeadership #AtlanticCanada #GaleForceWins #Collaboration https://lnkd.in/evacuJBj

Exciting news in Houston! FTA has awarded the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County $1.2 million to plan for transit-oriented development along its proposed Gulfton Corridor bus rapid transit line. The federal funding will help METRO identify locations for future mixed-use development, devise strategies to enhance transit access in underserved communities, and assess community infrastructure needs, such as repairs to sidewalks, crosswalks and traffic signals. bit.ly/FY24TOD

Attention Municipality Representatives: South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization has launched a free Complete Streets Technical Assistance Program (CSTA)! This program is a partnership led by the @ VTCrutgers, with support from Cross County Connection TMA & Sustainable Jersey, and will provide technical assistance to three municipalities to advance a Complete Streets initiative in their community. Click the link below for more details! Municipal governments within the SJTPO region - Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Salem Counties - are eligible to apply. https://lnkd.in/eYEcwVAn #ctsa #completestreets #salemcounty #cumberlandcounty #capemaycounty #atlanticcounty #southjersey 

Last week, John D. Plante, Anthony W. Ravosa, Jr., and I paid a visit to Secretary of Housing & Livable Communities, Ed Augustus, and his Senior Advisor, Gina McLaughlin - our fellow building mates at 100C.  We shared experiences and ideas on how Commonwealth agencies can do their part to accelerate the housing production policy goals of the Healey-Driscoll Administration and streamline permitting on their own accord - an overlooked role in the process amid all the attention being paid to MBTA Communities zoning reform at the local level.  We also discussed creative ways to leverage the development of housing on state-owned properties through low-interest federal financing for transit-oriented development. As many of you know, I'll be happy to talk your ears off - any time, anywhere - about the tremendous TOD opportunities being unlocked by the U.S. Department of Transportation's TIFIA and RRIF programs. The housing crisis is having its moment. Let's not let it go to waste. #langan #livablecommunities #housingcrisis #usdot #tifia #rrif

It’s been six months since ex-TC Jasper crossed Far North Queensland and five months since ex-TC Kirrily crossed North Queensland, both causing widespread destruction to residential communities, infrastructure, and tourism.  Today, we look to #prevention, #preparedness and #recovery needs of the regional communities affected. Suncorp Group and FRRR (Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal) are inviting not-for-profit organisations in impacted areas to apply for a share in $300,000 to support ongoing resilience and recovery efforts.  “I want to encourage local organisations who may have been impacted by cyclones Jasper and Kirrily to apply for funding for projects that will make their communities more resilient for the future,” said Suncorp Group CEO Steve Johnston. Grant applications are now open through the Rebuilding Futures Program, and close 11 July. More information: https://lnkd.in/g5-sB-iV #resilience #rebuildingfutures

Valley Transportation Authority Policy Advisory Committee. The Santa Clara County Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) has released the Transit-Oriented Communities Grant to seek proposals from Santa Clara municipalities, jurisdictions, arts, cultural, education, nonprofit and other community organizations to support VTA’s vision of equitable Transit-Oriented Communities. #HiltonForCouncil #Gilroy #HiltonForGilroy #DowntownGilroy #GilroyBPAC #GilMtg https://lnkd.in/gv2676MJ The goal is to grow innovative and robust partnerships between VTA and local public agencies, nonprofit, community organizations, and other diverse stakeholders to strengthen communities, increase transit ridership, reduce the need for car trips, and support intensive mixed-use, mixed-income development around light rail stations and transit hubs. Selected projects will be collaborative across community and/or local government partners and remove barriers to creating safe, walkable, healthy, resilient, and thriving neighborhoods next to transit. VTA will fund $750,000 in total to eligible applicants. Selected projects are planned to commence between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025. There’s a Pre-Application Workshop on April 30th 1:30-2:30pm at the Gilroy Library I want to provide some stats for the VTA bus routes in Gilroy. These daily boarding increases are from January 2024, all have seen an increase in ridership year-over-year, and to these riders I say thank you for riding public transit. Rapid 568 Gilroy/San Jose- 23% increase Express 121 Gilroy/Lockheed Martin in Sunnyvale- 30% increase Frequent 68 Gilroy/San Jose- 16% increase Local Route 84- 25% increase Local Route 85- 38% increase Local Route 86- 20% increase

We're very glad that this got unanimous support at Niagara Region Council. Thanks to Councillor Diana Huson, MBA, MA for bringing it forward. Infrastructure is a major concern for businesses - when infrastructure decays, we can't do business anymore. We depend on those municipal roads, water, wastewater, and everything else that municipal government provides, and yet the ability of municipal government to provide it is increasingly lacking. There were major tax increases across Niagara in the last two budgets, repeated all across the country, and those were just to maintain existing levels. There's no possibility to shrink the backlog of infrastructure in a poor state of repair, and few reserves to deal with emergencies and climate damage. We need a fundamental rethink of how municipal government is funded.

🚧 Investing in Local Roads Washington County has shared $450K+ with local municipalities to support roadway maintenance—strengthening infrastructure and ensuring safer travel for everyone. 🛣️ 📊 See the full breakdown of shared services here: https://lnkd.in/gKFkBJGP

25% of the proceeds collected within participating region is split up and sent to the counties and municipalities. Your local leaders are the ones who decide how to use those funds, and they're spent on everything from sidewalks and pedestrian facilities to new maintenance vehicles to matching funds for other transportation projects. #yourpennyyourprogress River Valley Regional Commission CSRA Regional Commission Heart of Georgia Altamaha Regional Commission SOUTHERN GEORGIA REGIONAL COMMISSION Georgia Chamber of Commerce Georgia Municipal Association Association County Commissioners of Georgia Office of Governor Brian P. Kemp #infrastructure #roadconstruction #roadmaintenance #bridgeconstruction #gatia #tsplost #stateofgeorgia #trafficmanagement