Issue / State Governance
Webinar: The Role of Transportation in Improving America’s Health
Aug 11, 2020 | Madeline GormanTransportation access is one of the fundamental objectives of the public sector as a means to provide access to jobs, services,...
Road to Recovery Webinar: John Porcari
May 13, 2020 | Madeline GormanThis webinar is led by John Porcari, who served as the Deputy Secretary of Transportation during the 2009 recession. He will discuss...
Road to Recovery Webinar: Ed Emmett
Jun 10, 2020 | Madeline GormanThis webinar features Ed Emmett, who led the Harris County Office of Emergency Management during several natural disasters, Hurricane...
$3 Trillion House Bill Up for Vote Today; Includes Massive Muni Aid, Frontline Transportation Worker Pay Subsidies
May 15, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote late today on a $3+ trillion coronavirus response bill drafted by House...
COVID Bailouts for States – Should DOTs Get Separate Carve-Outs? Should Pre-COVID Financial Conditions Matter?
Apr 24, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis week, Congress passed another round of coronavirus response legislation, this bill (H.R. 266) providing another $483 billion in...
AASHTO Revenue Stopgap Request Letter – April 6 2020
Apr 07, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis is a letter from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) to Congressional leaders dated...
State DOTs Request $50 Billion in New Federal COVID Assistance, $800 Billion Surface Transportation Bill
Apr 07, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) yesterday requested $50 billion in emergency federal...
Were State DOTs Really Left Out of the “CV3” Bill?
Mar 27, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe American Public Transportation Association requested $16 billion in direct aid for transit agencies as part of the third...
Transit and Road Measures Fare Well, but State Revenue Collection Takes a Hit: Takeaways from Election Night
Nov 08, 2019 | Romic AevazThroughout 2019, voters in 31 states decided on over 200 transportation-related ballot measures totaling nearly $19 billion in...
Rideshare Taxes, State Revenue Limits, and Major Transit Bonds: Top 10 Ballot Measures to Watch in November
Oct 31, 2019 | Romic AevazThis November —in addition to a slew of gubernatorial, state legislative, and mayoral elections—voters across 20 states will decide...
Delivering Better Outcomes: Recommendations to Improve the Governance and Oversight of DC Circulator and Streetcar
Oct 22, 2019 | Brianne Eby and Paul LewisThe District of Columbia contributes to the regional transportation network by providing two public transit systems in the...
Reforming America’s Transportation System
Oct 15, 2019 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONIn February 2019 the Eno Center for Transportation (Eno) and the Reason Foundation (Reason) convened a three-day workshop (the...