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Urban Transit Myths
Misperceptions About Transit and American Mobility
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Great Rail Disasters
The Impact of Rail Transit on Urban Livability
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Frequently asked questions about the Personal Retirement Optimization Plan
The Personal Retirement Optimization Plan (or PRO Plan) is a new framework for public worker retirement benefits that delivers post-employment security in a cost-effective way.
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Pension Solvency Overview: Teacher Retirement System (TRS) Of Texas
The Teacher Retirement System of Texas reported an unfunded pension liability of $35.4 billion in 2017.
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Nebraska’s Growing Municipal Pension Funding Challenges
Omaha and Lincoln have made progress in addressing pension issues in recent years, but unfunded liabilities are likely to continue to grow and harm city finances.
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Pension Reform for the New Normal Economy—Examining Colorado’s Successful Model
Colorado's 2018 pension reforms put the state on track to have its public employee retirement system fully funded in 30 years.
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Best practices in optional defined contribution plans for public workers
Governments expanding their retirement options can offer better benefits to employees and slow the growing costs caused by unfunded public pension liabilities.
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Working paper: Best practices in optional defined contribution plans
With the proliferation of unfunded pension liabilities among U.S. governments, optional defined contribution plans can serve as valuable risk mitigation solutions.
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New York Airport Pricing
Frequently Asked Questions
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California Ranks 43rd in the Nation in Highway Performance and Cost-Effectiveness
California’s best rankings are overall fatality rate, structurally deficient bridges and urban fatality rate.
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West Virginia Ranks 16th in the Nation in Highway Performance and Cost-Effectiveness
West Virginia’s best rankings are total disbursements per mile, traffic congestion and capital and bridge disbursements per mile.
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Pennsylvania Ranks 35th in the Nation in Highway Performance and Cost-Effectiveness
Pennsylvania’s best rankings are in rural fatality rate, overall fatality rate and urban fatality rate.
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Maintenance Disbursements Per Mile
Maintenance disbursements comprise about 16.8 percent of total disbursements, totaling $23.33 billion in 2016, about 2.3 percent more than in 2015.
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Urban Highway Fatality Rate
The nation’s urban highway fatality rate worsened from 0.70 in 2015 to 0.77 in 2016.