Eno Transportation Weekly
Week of November 4, 2019
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Ballot Measure, Local governance, State Governance,November 08, 2019Transit and Road Measures Fare Well, but State Revenue Collection Takes a Hit: Takeaways from Election Night
Throughout 2019, voters in 31 states decided on over 200 transportation-related ballot measures totaling nearly $19 billion in potential investment. On Election Day, voters across 20 states decided... -
Eno Announcements, Workforce,November 08, 2019
New Eno Report: Transportation Workforce Planning and Development Strategies
Federal and state transportation workforce shortages are widely considered a problem, presenting “a present and growing need” for workers. However, although jobs in transportation are available...
FHWA Releases State-by-State Totals for July 2020 Highway Funding Cut
November 04,2019 | Jeff DavisThis morning, the Federal Highway Administration sent the state DOTs their estimated allocations of the $7.6 billion cut in highway funding that will take place on July 1, 2020 under section 1438 of...
Senate Panel to Vote on Nominations, TOD Bill Next Week
November 07,2019 | Jeff DavisThe Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee has scheduled a November 13 markup session (10:00 a.m., G-50 Dirksen) with a lengthy list of agenda items. Most of it is not related to...
USDOT to Announce FY19 BUILD Grants on Monday
November 08,2019 | Jeff DavisThe U.S. Department of Transportation is expected to announce the recipients of $883.5 million in fiscal 2019 grant funding under the multimodal surface transportation BUILD grant program (previously...
U.S. Transportation Labor Force Grew to 14.5 Million in 2018
November 08,2019 | Jeff DavisNew data released last week by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics estimated that the number of Americans employed in the transportation-related labor force grew to 14.508 million in 2018, an...
History of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund
November 06,2019 | Jeff Davis(Some of this material appeared, in earlier form, in the September 9, 2009 issue of Transportation Weekly.) The water wars. Presidents Carter and Reagan disagreed on many things, but they shared a...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of November 11, 2019
November 07,2019 | Jeff DavisWednesday, November 13 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials – subcommittee oversight hearing on Amtrak (witness list to be...