$1.5T Omnibus Bill Sets Regular USDOT Budget at $104B for FY 2022 March 9, 2022 | Jeff Davis March 9, 2022 - At 1:30 a.m. this morning, the text of the $1.5 trillion omnibus appropriations package for fiscal...
Time Running Out As CR Deadline Approaches, Administration Asks $33B in Emergency Funds March 5, 2022 | Jeff Davis March 4, 2022 - By Monday evening, we should know if Congress will be able to meet its March 11...
Sec. Buttigieg Defends DOT's Implementation of Infrastructure Bill Before Senate March 4, 2022 | Jeff Davis March 4, 2022 - U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee this week...
Guest Op-Ed: Alternative Traffic Enforcement to Re-Center Road Safety March 4, 2022 | Jonathan Hammond March 4, 2022 - Rather than focusing on enforcement, traffic safety efforts should prioritize implementation of safe systems designs through...
Guest Op-Ed: Repurposed Streets + Small Vehicles = Big Wins for Climate, Safety, and Justice March 4, 2022 | Jonathan Hammond March 4, 2022 - It’s time to lean into the public right-of-way and see street space as a solution space—as...
A History of the Secretary's Ability to Approve (or Disapprove) Highway Projects March 4, 2022 | Jeff Davis March 4, 2022 - How far does the Transportation Secretary's legal authority to approve or disapprove state highway projects go?
Capitol Hill Events - Week of March 7, 2022 March 4, 2022 | Jeff Davis Tuesday, March 7 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials – subcommittee hearing on...
Transportation and Infrastructure Mentions in the State of the Union Address, 2000-2021 March 1, 2022 | Jeff Davis Every mention of "transportation," "infrastructure," and related terms in every State of the Union Address in the 21st Century (2000-2021).
Administration Predicts HTF Will Need Additional Bailout Before End of IIJA March 1, 2022 | Jeff Davis March 1, 2022 - The Treasury Department today predicted that the Highway Trust Fund will need another $12 billion bailout...
Capitol Hill Events - Week of February 28, 2022 February 25, 2022 | Jeff Davis Tuesday, March 1 – President Biden's State of the Union address – 9:00 p.m., Hall of the House. Wednesday, March...
Federal Court Suspends "Social Cost of Carbon" Standard February 18, 2022 | Jeff Davis February 18, 2022 - A federal judge in Louisiana on February 11 issued an injunction halting the use of the...
Guest Op-Ed: What Would a Land Value Tax Mean for Transportation? February 18, 2022 | Jonathan Hammond February 18, 2022 - In many ways, one of our country's greatest needs in transport has nothing to do with...
