ISSUE / Week of December 2, 2019
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Congressional appropriators have reached tentative agreement on the funding-related issues of the fiscal year 2020 Transportation-HUD appropriations bill, but several controversial policy provisions...
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Environment,Land useDecember 06,2019 | Martin WachsBuilding Environmental Collaborations While Funding Highways: An Innovation in Transportation Governance
Transportation agencies have been trying for generations to fulfill their missions while doing as little environmental harm as possible. But the objectives of enhancing mobility and preserving...
House T&I Committee Holds Joint Hearing on Freight, Setting the Groundwork for Reauthorization
December 06, 2019 | Paul LewisFreight is becoming a more important piece of federal transportation policy. Despite freight’s vital role in the national economy, the 2015 FAST Act was the first federal surface transportation...
Strong Growth in Transportation Spending by States
December 06, 2019 | Robert PuentesAccording to a new report by the National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO), overall spending by states increased across the board in fiscal year 2019. Total state expenditures hit an...
After Inflation, State Transportation Capital Spending Still Has Not Recovered From Recession
December 06, 2019 | Jeff DavisAs part of the National Association of State Budget Officers' recently updated report on state spending levels, they reported that total state spending for capital expenses relating to transportation...
Who’s Doing What with Drones?
December 06, 2019 | Ken DunlapThe Eno’s Aviation Working Group recently completed the initial phase of a project to develop policy recommendations for safely integrating unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the National...
Roundtable Roundup: Adopting a Common Data Language to Enhance Mobility
December 06, 2019 | Madeline GormanOn Wednesday, November 20, 2019 AARP, the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC), and the Transportation Research Board (TRB) convened a Roundtable of industry leaders on...
USDOT Ended FY19 With $152 Billion in Undisbursed Cash
December 06, 2019 | Jeff DavisAs part of closing the books on fiscal year 2019, which ended a little over two months ago, the Treasury Department has released the Combined Statement of Receipts, Outlays, and Balances of the...
Partial Highway Statistics for 2018 Released
December 06, 2019 | Jeff DavisThe Federal Highway Administration has begun publishing the voluminous tables that will eventually comprise Highway Statistics 2018 as part of the ongoing Highway Statistics Series. Back in the...
DOT Announces $423M of Bus Grants to 94 Recipients in 42 States and DC
November 25, 2019 | Jeff DavisThe U.S. Department of Transportation today announced the recipients of $423.3 million in federal funding for bus and bus facility upgrades. "Public bus systems throughout the country provide...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of December 9, 2019
December 05, 2019 | Jeff DavisTuesday, December 10 – Senate Energy and Natural Resources – full committee hearing on the upcoming IMO low-sulfur fuel standard for marine fuels (witness list to be posted here) – 10:00 a.m.,...