ISSUE / Week of August 10, 2020
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Highways & Streets,TransitAugust 14,2020 |Congress Leaves COVID Aid, Surface Transportation Unfinished Until September (Probably)
Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) decided to stop keeping the Senate technically in session in the increasingly unlikely event that Democratic and Republican leaders could... -
August 14,2020 |
Op-Ed: Preparing for the Next Disaster: Looking Beyond COVID-19 Toward Multi-Hazard Approaches to Transportation Planning
Transportation systems play an important role in responding to a range of disasters, from aiding evacuation from hurricanes and wildfires to helping to deliver resources after earthquakes. COVID-19...
FY20,Public health,Transit
How Should Future COVID Mass Transit Aid Be Distributed?
August 14,2020 | Jeff DavisIf you follow transportation Twitter, you may have noticed the hashtag #SaveTransit making the rounds this week, as advocacy groups tried to press Congress to appropriate another $32 billion (at...
Emissions,Environment,USDOT
Increased Focus on Environmental Justice in Federal Transportation Policy Proposals
August 14,2020 | Brianne EbyAll federal agencies, including the USDOT, have had a mandate to incorporate environmental justice into their missions since 1994. The topic has recently received significantly more public attention...
Highway Trust Fund,Highways & Streets
State Highway Spending Down Slightly in July
August 14,2020 | Jeff DavisState highway departments may be reacting to the coronavirus revenue crisis by making significant cutbacks in future spending plans, but the effect on the actual spending currently going on...