ISSUE / Week of April 20, 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a reconsideration of nearly all aspects of the November 2020 elections, from campaigning and fundraising to the act of voting itself. Several states have delayed...
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The precipitous drop in public transit ridership since the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus is well reported. Those of us with the luxury to work from home are doing so and transit officials are in the...
COVID Bailouts for States – Should DOTs Get Separate Carve-Outs? Should Pre-COVID Financial Conditions Matter?
April 24,2020 | Jeff DavisThis week, Congress passed another round of coronavirus response legislation, this bill (H.R. 266) providing another $483 billion in aid, bringing the net total amount provided to date to $2.4...
Guest Op-Ed: Atlanta Adopts Vision Zero. Now Comes the Hard Part: Implementation
April 24,2020 | David EdererThis week the City of Atlanta joined the increasingly long list of American cities adopting Vision Zero policies. Atlanta faces an especially high burden of road traffic deaths. In 2019, 73 people...
Senate Committee Leaders Release New Water Legislation
April 24,2020 | Jeff DavisThe bipartisan leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on April 21 released draft text of two periodic reauthorization bills dealing with water – a $17 billion Army Corps of...
Has Coronavirus Started Affecting Highway Outlays?
April 24,2020 | Jeff DavisThe effects of coronavirus on dedicated Highway Trust Fund revenues is pretty straightforward – stay-at-home orders and "social distancing" are reducing most people's weekly driving habits to the...
White House (Finally) Announces Szabat Nomination for Under Secretary
April 24,2020 | Jeff DavisAfter months of rumors and expectations, the White House announced on April 20 that President Trump will formally nominate Joel Szabat, the Senate-confirmed Assistant Secretary of Transportation for...