ISSUE / Week of June 1, 2020
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Highway Trust Fund,Highways & StreetsJune 05,2020 |$495 Billion Surface Transportation Bill Introduced by House Democrats
A bill authorizing $495.4 billion in federal funding for surface transportation programs was introduced in the House of Representatives yesterday by the chairman of the House Transportation and... -
The Eno Center for Transportation firmly believes that a diverse group of staff, board members, and partners (both formal and informal) from various racial, ethnic, political, and professional...
Guest Op-Ed: Post-COVID Transportation Planning Demands the Right Data, Not Guesswork
June 05, 2020 | Johanna ZmudWhen will people start vacationing? How many will stick with work-from-home routines? Will online grocery shopping be a fading fad or an enduring trend? The answers to these and other related...
We Need Antiracism in Transportation
June 05, 2020 | Alice GrossmanTransportation professionals need to better address the relationship between transportation and racism. Transportation professionals have taken an important step by beginning to talk a lot about...
The House’s INVEST Act – Highway Formula Funding
June 05, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe bulk of the funding actually provided by the INVEST in America Act ($284 billion, or 69 percent of the bill's $412.2 billion in budget authority) would be apportioned to states and the District...
If Paid For By Motor Fuels Taxes, DeFazio Bill Would Double Federal Gas Tax
June 04, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe ambitious surface transportation reauthorization bill unveiled this week by House Transportation and Infrastructure chairman Peter DeFazio (D-OR) would increase new funding levels from the...
How Realistic Are the House Surface Bill’s Suggested Appropriations?
June 03, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe surface transportation reauthorization bill released by House Democrats this week would provide $412 billion in federal funding over five years (2021 through 2025) for surface transportation...
House Subcommittee Hearing on U.S. Maritime Supply Chain During the COVID-19 Pandemic
June 05, 2020 | Romic AevazOn Friday, May 29, the House Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing entitled “The Status of the U.S. Maritime Supply Chain During the COVID-19 Pandemic.”...
Heavy Construction Jobs Rebounded in May
June 05, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe monthly jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was released this morning, and it showed that non-farm payroll employment increased by 2.5 million people in May 2020, lowering the...
Trump Signs Order Urging Emergency Powers Be Used to Accelerate Project Delivery
June 05, 2020 | Jeff DavisPresident Trump signed a new executive order yesterday evening purporting to use the declared national emergency relating to the coronavirus to activate legal authorities that would allow the...
Trump Administration Selects Indiana New Start, 9 Small Start Transit Projects for Future Funding
June 02, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe U.S. Department of Transportation announced a series of funding allocations for Capital Investment Grant (CIG) projects on May 29, a day after President Trump preempted the announcement by...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of June 8, 2020
June 04, 2020 | Jeff DavisTuesday, June 9 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – full committee hearing on the impact of coronavirus on transportation workers (witness list here) – 1:00 p.m., webcast here.