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Highway Infrastructure: Better Alignment with Leading Practices Would Improve DOT's Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program

GAO-23-105575
May 24, 2023
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3 Open Recommendations
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Department of Transportation The Secretary of Transportation should establish performance measures for the Reconnecting Communities Pilot program. Such performance measures should indicate DOT's progress in meeting the pilot program's objectives. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of Transportation The Secretary of Transportation should develop and implement a plan to collect and analyze data and evaluate results of the Reconnecting Communities Pilot program. Such a plan should detail the specific data to be collected, a methodology for assessing this data, and a plan for evaluating the pilot program's results with timelines for completion. (Recommendation 2)
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Department of Transportation The Secretary of Transportation should identify a means to assess lessons learned from the Reconnecting Communities Pilot program to inform decisions on whether or how to scale or integrate the pilot with other DOT efforts. (Recommendation 3)
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Travel and Tourism: DOT Should Improve Strategic Planning and Data Collection

GAO-23-105967
May 24, 2023
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Department of Transportation The Secretary of Transportation should direct the Chief Travel and Tourism Officer to develop and incorporate long- and short-term goals related to travel and tourism into the National Travel & Tourism Infrastructure Strategic Plan, and align these goals with the strategies and resources necessary to achieve them. As part of developing these goals, DOT should consult with applicable congressional committees, as appropriate. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of Transportation The Secretary of Transportation should direct the Chief Travel and Tourism Officer to develop a plan to identify and obtain additional data on travel and tourism needed to inform the revision and implementation of the National Travel & Tourism Infrastructure Strategic Plan. (Recommendation 2)
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Supply Chain: Updated Freight Handbook Could Enhance Stakeholder Decision-Making

GAO-23-106072
Apr 25, 2023
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Department of Transportation The Secretary of Transportation should ensure that the FHWA Administrator develops and documents a plan with timelines to update the Freight and Land Use Handbook. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of Transportation The Secretary of Transportation should ensure that the FHWA Administrator develops a strategy to communicate FHWA's updated Freight and Land Use Handbook with freight stakeholders. (Recommendation 2)
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Electric Vehicle Infrastructure: USPS Should Plan for Potential Workplace Charging

GAO-23-105781
Apr 13, 2023
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United States Postal Service The Postmaster General should ensure that the leadership of the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle Program and the sustainability office incorporate the potential for workplace charging in USPS's site planning efforts to deploy fleet-charging infrastructure. (Recommendation 1)
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