FHWA awards $108M to 85 projects

🚙 The Federal Government is making local roads safer with $4.4 billion available under the Roads to Recovery program over the next five years. 👏 The Federal Government has committed to progressively doubling the program’s funding to $1 billion annually, delivered in the 2024-25 Budget. Roads to Recovery supports local road construction and maintenance by Local Government. It directly impacts the quality of our local roads, allows for potholes to be filled, pavements to be repaired, culverts to be installed to improve drainage and keep roads open during bad weather, and helps makes sure we all get home safely. Council will receive $12,289,525 in total across the five years of this program. This includes an additional $3.9 million on what we anticipated to be receiving and will be spent across our extensive road network . 👉 Read more: https://ow.ly/nGbl50RXbIO #federationcouncil #creatingopportunity #celebratingcommunity 📷Federation Council Mayor, Cr Patrick Bourke at the recent NSW Rural and Regional Councils Summit

A reminder that MAPA has two open calls for projects. Local units of government including cities, counties and public transit agencies are eligible for the types of funding available for Fiscal Year 2026. Communities within theTransportation Management Area (TMA) are eligible to apply for federal transportation funding. The TMA covers Douglas, Sarpy and the urbanized portion of Pottawattamie County. Applications are due by January 17, 2025. Learn more about the MAPA Call for Projects: https://lnkd.in/g8-eqzPn. Regional Planning Affiliation 18 (RPA-18) is taking applications for Regional Transportation Alternatives (TA-Set Aside/TASA) funding. RPA-18 covers Harrison, Shelby, Mills and the non-urbanized portion of Pottawattamie County. Applications are due by January 24, 2025. Learn more about the RPA-18 Call for Projects: https://lnkd.in/ggfUbjFc.

A reminder that MAPA has two open calls for projects. Local units of government including cities, counties and public transit agencies are eligible for the types of funding available for Fiscal Year 2026. Communities within theTransportation Management Area (TMA) are eligible to apply for federal transportation funding. The TMA covers Douglas, Sarpy and the urbanized portion of Pottawattamie County. Applications are due by January 17, 2025. Learn more about the MAPA Call for Projects: https://lnkd.in/g8-eqzPn. Regional Planning Affiliation 18 (RPA-18) is taking applications for Regional Transportation Alternatives (TA-Set Aside/TASA) funding. RPA-18 covers Harrison, Shelby, Mills and the non-urbanized portion of Pottawattamie County. Applications are due by January 24, 2025. Learn more about the RPA-18 Call for Projects: https://lnkd.in/ggfUbjFc.

The South Dakota Transportation Commission awarded approximately $4 million in economic development grants for infrastructure improvements to communities across the state. The funds are designated to improve roads leading to schools, main business areas, hospitals, grain elevators, and other economic areas within a community. The grants may cover 80 percent of the construction costs up to a maximum of $600,000. “These economic development grants are a core component of financial assistance the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) provides local governments to improve infrastructure,” said Transportation Secretary Joel Jundt. “By awarding the grant dollars, many rural communities are able to further advance economic development for their residents.” For a full list of grant recipients and additional information on the economic development grant program, please read the full press release at https://lnkd.in/gj6Kwqbd. #SDDOT #SD511

Regional planning in Alberta needs to be restarted, period. Ed Stelmach's ALSA is a mirror image of the BC's failed 1980s CORE process. Except BC had the good sense after about a year that CORE was a failure and to switch to smaller regional plans administered out of local provincial offices. The Land Use Framework became a hog for the big consulting companies but existing plans are riven with jargon, and were never actually implemented properly. They failed completely to address major transportation issues (hence now the separate passenger rail plan), or issues of metropolitan growth and population dispersement (hence the metropolitan planning boards). All regional planning in Alberta is completely bureaucratized, and isolated from active and ongoing political oversight, which is needed to prevent bureaucratic ossification.

Provincial Planning Statement (PPS) 2024: What You Need to Know! The Provincial Planning Statement, 2024, is Ontario’s updated land use policy, designed to tackle the housing crisis and simplify planning for municipalities. It replaces older policies like the 2020 Provincial Policy Statement and the 2019 Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. But what does this mean for you? Here’s how the PPS 2024 could impact you: More Housing: Municipalities have more flexibility to increase housing supply, making homes more accessible. Efficient Development: Infrastructure will be aligned with new developments, ensuring support for growth and economic opportunities. Rural & Urban Balance: The policy helps maintain vibrant rural areas while protecting essential agricultural lands and the environment. This policy was shaped by public consultations and input from Indigenous communities, ensuring it reflects various perspectives. Protecting Land & Resources: While boosting housing, PPS 2024 also safeguards farmland, water, and cultural heritage sites from development threats. Reach out to us today! We're here to help! - - - #mortgagetips #homeownergoals #homesweet #househuntingadventures #stoprenting #homemotivation #mortgagerates #mortgagelife #mortgagesspecialist #mortgageadvice #refinance #mortgagelender #housingmarket #mortgagelending #mortgagebroker #cambridgeontario #cambridgeon #cambridgeontariobusiness #cambridgeontariorealestate #canadahousingmarket #canada #ontario #ontariohomes

On August 20, the Ontario government released the final version of the Provincial Planning Statement, 2024 (PPS 2024), and announced significant investments in infrastructure development at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario Annual Conference. Katarzyna Sliwa, Roberto Aburto, Isaiah Banach, Max Reedijk and Karen Sadler provide an overview of the PPS 2024 and these recent announcements. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eKRxuYkg. #RealEstate #LandUsePlanning #Infrastructure #Ontario #ProvincialPlanningStatement

RACS has joined leading Queensland organisations to fight for a better Bruce Highway. Ahead of the State Election in October, RACS, Royal Automobile Club of Queensland, Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ), Queensland Farmers Federation (QFF), Queensland Trucking Association (QTA), and Queensland Tourism Industry Council (QTIC) are urging political parties to commit to a 10-year funding plan with the Federal Government to urgently eliminate all two-star sections of the Bruce Highway. New data reveals the Bruce Highway has an average Fatal and Serious Injury (FSI) crash rate three to five times higher than major national highways in New South Wales and Victoria. Chair of the RACS Queensland Trauma Committee Professor Martin Wullschleger said there are far too many crash victims ending up in the state's emergency departments. “An upgrade would not only ease the load on doctors and health services but most importantly reduce the burden of crashes with injuries and fatalities.” Read the full press release: https://bit.ly/3SFdfr4 #RACS #Queensland #roadtrauma #theBruce #RACQ

The extra $1 billion in last night's budget for connecting essential services such as water, power, sewerage and roads is a win for RCV, which advocated to both Federal and State governments for this investment. Challenges such as a lack of housing supply and workforce shortages need to be addressed in the short term to unlock regional Victoria’s growth potential. When this billion dollars of funds flow it will help local government make it quicker, easier and more affordable to build new homes for people who want to live and work in regional Victoria. But we still have concerns about a lack of investment in community infrastructure needed to match the growth in regional Victoria. We’ve welcomed all the announcements about buckets of money in programs like Growing Regions, Roads to Recovery, Housing Support and Regional Precincts and Partnerships – but regional Victoria is yet to see a cent of it. It’s been two years since the Albanese Government was elected – it’s time to tip these buckets of money into regional Victoria. We need considered investment that underpins long-term economic prosperity, keeps the cost of living down, and improves liveability in the regions. The $1 billion for essential services in last night's budget is a welcome step in the right direction. #federalbudget Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts Kristy McBain MP Michael Sukkar Julie Collins

RCV’s submission to the Federal Government’s inquiry into Local Government Sustainability, published today, calls for Commonwealth support toward permanent solutions to unlock housing supply, fix local roads and build back better following natural disasters in regional Victoria. On the eve of ALGA's National Assembly #NGA24 RCV reiterated its earlier calls for the Federal Government to do more to attract and retain critical workers to Victoria’s regions, highlighting the local government sector is experiencing extreme workforce challenges due to a statewide shortage of planning building and engineering staff. RCV’s submission stressed that regional councils' expenses outstripped inflation, small populations did not always cover costs of services required, and legislative impediments – like rate capping – constrained capacity to raise revenue. Read more here: