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Week of January 7, 2019
Appropriations, Aviation workforce, Federal funding, Federal governance, Governance, Highways, Homeland security, Transti workfroceJanuary 11, 2019 - The partial lapse-of-appropriations shutdown that began at midnight on December 21 is now three weeks old, but a pivotal milestone was reached this morning when civilian federal workers who are either furloughed or else being forced to work under the life/safety exception missed their first scheduled paycheck.
Shutdown Continues With No End in Sight, As Federal Workers Miss First Paycheck
January 11, 2019 - The partial lapse-of-appropriations shutdown that began at midnight on December 21 is now three weeks old, but a pivotal milestone was reached this morning when civilian federal workers who are either furloughed or else being forced to work under the life/safety exception missed their first scheduled paycheck.
Appropriations, Federal funding, Federal governance, Governance, Highways, State governanceJanuary 9, 2019 - Yesterday, the Federal Highway Administration issued a notice giving the 50 state DOTs and the District of Columbia an extra $30 billion in obligation authority to start new federal-aid highway projects, but warned them that if a new short-term continuing appropriations resolution is enacted, they will have to take most of that money back for the time being.
FHWA Gives States An Extra $30B in Highway Spending Authority; Warns Them to Exercise Restraint
January 9, 2019 - Yesterday, the Federal Highway Administration issued a notice giving the 50 state DOTs and the District of Columbia an extra $30 billion in obligation authority to start new federal-aid highway projects, but warned them that if a new short-term continuing appropriations resolution is enacted, they will have to take most of that money back for the time being.

In This Issue

Governance, Highways, State governance, Tolls
Virginia Proposes Tolling 325 Miles of Interstate 81
January 11, 2019 – This week, Virginia governor Ralph Northam announced that he and a bipartisan group of state legislators are proposing legislation to levy tolls across the 325-mile length of Interstate 81 throughout the state in order to pay for $2.2 billion in capacity and safety upgrades to the corridor. But even if the General [...]
By Jeff Davis
congestion pricing, emissions, Environment, Highways, Street, Tolls
Overdue and Overlooked: Congestion Pricing
January 9, 2019 – While no silver bullet will fix the woes of urban mobility and access, transportation economists believe that congestion pricing strategies come close. This month, Eno will launch a project to evaluate best practices in congestion pricing techniques.
By Martha Roskowski
Appropriations, Environment, Federal funding, Federal governance, Governance, Resilience
Price of Emergency Relief Bill Increases by $4.3 Billion for Water Infrastructure, Nutrition
January 11, 2019 Next week, the House of Representatives is scheduled to consider a $12.1 billion package of emergency disaster relief appropriation (H.R. 268). Amendments submitted to the House Rules Committee in anticipation of a hearing on the ... Sorry - you don't have access to this item. Please log in below, or check out [...]
By Jeff Davis
Federal governance, Governance
Organization of New Congress Continues…Slowly…
January 11, 2019 The new 116th Congress took a few additional organizational moves this week, but the naming of House members to committees is taking longer than normal. Senate committees, however, were officially established and populated this we... Sorry - you don't have access to this item. Please log in below, or check out our [...]
By Jeff Davis
Environment, equity, Public transit, Regional governance, Transit technology, Transit workforce
Eno Staff to Participate in TRB Annual Meeting Sessions
January 11, 2019 – Eno staff will participate in several sessions at the TRB Annual Meeting next week, presenting on topics ranging from transportation workforce planning to transportation technologies.
By Alexander Laska
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