Issue / Rail
Webinar: Transit Innovation in the Time of COVID
Aug 04, 2020 | Madeline GormanThe challenges facing public transit during the global pandemic are well-known, with low ridership, safety concerns for workers, and...
Webinar: State of the Industry: Freight Rail in 2020
Jul 23, 2020 | Madeline GormanThe impact of COVID-19 on consumer-facing industries, like aviation or retail, has received great coverage in the press and in the...
Webinar: Congestion Pricing’s Role in Building More Equitable Transportation Systems
Aug 18, 2020 | Madeline GormanCongestion pricing is an idea that has broad support from transportation practitioners. However, many elected officials and members of...
Road to Recovery Webinar: DIY City: How Small Actions Can Solve Big Problems
Jul 22, 2020 | Madeline GormanCities and metropolitan areas around the world face immense challenges today. In a new posthumous book, renowned urban planner Hank...
June Jobs Report Shows Little Transportation Sector Rebound
Jul 10, 2020 | Jeff DavisOn July 2, while we were still focused on the House infrastructure bill, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the estimated jobs...
Regional Variations Persisted As VMT Recovered Somewhat in May
Jul 10, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis week, the Federal Highway Administration released its estimates of vehicle-miles traveled (VMT) on a state-by-state basis and...
June HTF Tax Receipts Were 41% Below Last Year
Jul 10, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe Treasury Department issued its monthly report on Highway Trust Fund revenues this week, covering June 2020. Net tax deposits into...
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Jul 09, 2020 | Madeline GormanCapitol Hill Events – Week of July 13, 2020
Jul 08, 2020 | Jeff DavisMonday, July 13 – House Appropriations – full committee business meeting to mark up the draft Energy and Water and...
House FY21 Appropriations Process Begins, Using “Emergency” Spending Authority
Jul 08, 2020 | Jeff DavisHouse Democrats this week unveiled their outline for the twelve bills that would fund the discretionary side of the federal government...
House DOT Appropriations Bill for FY21 Tries to Fund Party Priorities in Tight Budget Environment
Jul 07, 2020 | Jeff DavisAt 11 a.m. this morning, the House Appropriations Committee released the text of its draft fiscal year 2021 Transportation-Housing...