ISSUE / Week of March 30, 2020
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Amtrak,Highway Trust FundApril 01,2020 |House Democrats Seek to Move Previously Planned $760 Billion Infrastructure Bill As Next Response to Coronavirus
House Democratic leaders announced at a press conference today that they hope to include their $760 billion, five-year infrastructure framework they unveiled in late January as part of the next... -
Transit,Transportation TechnologyApril 03,2020 |
Innovative Ways that Transportation Providers are Responding to the Crisis
One of the indelible effects of the COVID-19 outbreak is the dramatic decrease in travel within metropolitan areas. Those with the luxury to stop traveling have clearly done so. Passenger vehicle...
FTA Apportions $24.9 Billion in Coronavirus Aid to Transit Systems
April 03,2020 | Jeff DavisEarlier today (a day ahead of schedule), the Federal Transit Administration announced the apportionment and allocation of $24.925 billion in emergency appropriations to mass transit agencies across...
Op-Ed: Coronavirus Stimulus 4.0? Infrastructure Investment in a New Era
April 03,2020 | Paul LewisThe passing of the $2.2 trillion CARES Act and a Congressional recess has not stopped rumblings of another round of stimulus. While CARES was intended to get cash quickly to people, companies, and...
DOT and EPA Roll Back Obama-Era Automobile Fuel Efficiency Standards
April 03,2020 | Brianne EbyOn March 31, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule, which...
Guest Op-Ed: Passengers with Disabilities and Workers Must Not Be Overlooked in COVID 4 Bill
April 03,2020 | Carol TysonBackground As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the U.S., the virus and our collective response is disproportionately affecting people with disabilities and others who struggled with or were denied...
Treasury, USDOT Set Rules and Conditions for Coronavirus Aviation Aid
April 03,2020 | Jeff DavisSeven days after President Trump signed the $2+ trillion coronavirus response bill (H.R. 748) into law, the Treasury Department and the Transportation Department are poised to start distributing some...
Eno’s 2019 Impact Report
April 03,2020 | Robert PuentesA Message from Robert Puentes Eno's President and CEO We like to refer to our organization as the world's oldest start-up. Although we are approaching our centenary in 2021, the Eno Center for...
CBO Scores FY21 Budget Request, Including Trump Infrastructure Plan
April 03,2020 | Jeff DavisThe Congressional Budget Office on March 30 released its re-estimate of the President's budget request for fiscal year 2021, including President Trump's $1 trillion infrastructure proposal. In the...
How Much Will the Coronavirus Recession Hurt Highway Trust Fund Revenues?
April 03,2020 | Jeff DavisThe novel coronavirus's effects on the economy are broad, and evolving every day. No one thought a month ago that the U.S. would be thrown into a severe (and hopefully short) recession before Easter....
FRA and Amtrak Propose Metrics for Passenger Train Delays. Again.
April 03,2020 | Jeff DavisOn March 31, the Federal Railroad Administration published in the Federal Register a set of proposed metrics and standards for judging Amtrak's on-time performance and other factors. Comments on the...
Federal Aviation Policy Under President Eisenhower
April 03,2020 | Jeff DavisAuthor's note: I have been preparing a comprehensive overview of federal transportation policy under President Eisenhower as part of the build-up to the dedication of the Eisenhower Memorial in...