ISSUE / Week of March 21, 2022
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March 28,2022 |White House Submits $142.3 Billion Department of Transportation Budget for Fiscal 2023
President Biden’s budget request for fiscal year 2023 for the U.S. Department of Transportation totals envisions $142.3 billion in gross spending authority, an increase of about $1.6 billion from... -
Appropriations,Federal FundingMarch 29,2022 |
$2.85 Billion Request for CIG in FY23; Allocation Strategy for IIJA Funding Revealed
President Biden's fiscal 2023 budget request, released yesterday, includes a $2.85 billion request for appropriations for the Federal Transit Administration's Capital Investment Grant program, which...
Equity,Local governance,Public health,Traffic Safety
Guest Op-Ed: America Needs to Invest in Universal Road User Education
March 29, 2022 | Jonathan French, P. E.As we continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic and over 800,000 lives lost in the U.S., the number of road user deaths could easily be overlooked. However, it is a crisis of its own with over...
Aviation
Biden Names Safety Chief Nolen Acting FAA Administrator
March 29, 2022 | Jeff DavisOn Saturday, March 26, the Biden Administration announced that Billy Nolen has been named Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, now that the resignation of Steve Dickson from...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of March 28, 2022
March 28, 2022 | Jeff DavisTuesday, March 29 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Highways and Transit – subcommittee hearing on workforce development and job creation in surface transportation...