ISSUE / Week of April 12, 2021
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Highway Trust Fund,InfrastructureApril 16,2021 |Senate GOP Prepares Infrastructure Counter-Proposal as Democrats Mull Strategy
President Biden and Transportation Secretary Buttigieg continued outreach to the public and Capitol Hill this week on the Administration's $2.3 trillion "American Jobs Plan" that features about $0.8... -
The transportation world lost one of its most distinguished and impactful voices this week with the passing of Martin Wachs. Marty was a transportation engineering and planning professor/practitioner...
Buttigieg Defends His First Budget Before House Appropriations
April 16, 2021 | Jeff DavisU.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg went before the House Appropriations Committee this week to defend part of the Biden Administration's fiscal 2022 budget request for the Department of...
Eno Releases New Mobility on Demand Reports with Data Insights and Recommendations
April 15, 2021 | Paul LewisEven before the COVID-19 pandemic, public transit in the United States was going through a very dynamic period. The FTA's MOD Sandbox Demonstration Program came along at the right time in order to...
Senate Hearing Kicks Tires on Federal Mileage Fee
April 16, 2021 | Jeff DavisA Senate hearing on April 14 wound up focusing on what needs to happen next in order to begin the transition from a system that finances surface transportation by taxing motor fuels to a system that...
DOT Revises Rules for Renamed RAISE Multimodal Grants
April 15, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe multimodal surface transportation grant program first established in early 2009 and named TIGER by the Obama Administration, and later renamed BUILD by the Trump Administration, has been renamed...
Senate Confirms Trottenberg; White House Officially Nominates 4 More to Senior DOT Posts
April 15, 2021 | Jeff DavisPolly Trottenberg is finally an official employee of the U.S. Department of Transportation. She was sworn in as Deputy Secretary on April 14 following her Senate confirmation the day...
Hearing: COVID’s Effects on Tourism
April 16, 2021 | Jonathan HammondA full year of COVID emergencies has caused a tremendous decrease in travel which has only recently begun to recuperate. With travel, to a large extent, goes tourism. It is not surprising that the...
Port Spending Increase Under Biden Jobs Plan May Be Illusory
April 12, 2021 | Jeff DavisPresident Biden's American Jobs Plan promises massive spending increases for all manner of public infrastructure. The White House says that the hundreds of billions of dollars in proposed one-time...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of April 19, 2021
April 15, 2021 | Jeff DavisTuesday, April 20 – Senate Appropriations – full committee subcommittee hearing on the American Jobs Plan (witness list here) – 10:30 a.m., SD-106 Dirksen. Wednesday, April 21 – House...