ISSUE / Week of May 20, 2019
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May 23, 2019 This morning, the House Subcommittee on Transportation-Housing Appropriations formally approved the draft fiscal year 2020 Transportation-Housing appropriations bill. The bill text...
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May 24, 2019 The much-ballyhooed May 22 White House meeting between President Trump and Congressional Democrats was over almost as soon as it started, as the President called a halt to further...
Nurturing Our Networks: An Op-Ed
May 23, 2019 | Patricia G. Hendren, Ph.D.May 21, 2019 The future of transportation and our role in that future is rapidly changing. Three current forces are converging and helping to shift how we will travel in the future. The...
Transportation Opportunities for a Green New (Infrastructure) Deal
May 23, 2019 | Brianne EbyMay 23, 2019 Last week, transportation and infrastructure professionals convened around the country to discuss priorities for a national infrastructure agenda. This week of events fell amidst...
Senate Republicans Make Earmark Ban Permanent
May 24, 2019 | Jeff DavisMay 24, 2019 At a closed-door caucus meeting yesterday, Senate Republicans voted to make permanent their ban on allowing any of their GOP colleagues from requesting earmarks in spending, tax or...
House Energy and Commerce Examines Its Own Infrastructure Bill
July 31, 2019 | Christopher OsterMay 24, 2019 "Infrastructure" means much more than just the public works that support transportation, and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce held a full committee hearing on the 2019...
Trends in International Travel Part 4: Conclusion
May 23, 2019 | Paul LewisEno conducted an analysis of the international market for air travel in November 2018 for the Japan International Transport Institute. This multi-part ETW series (part 1, part 2 & part 3) details...
House Energy and Commerce Examines Its Own Infrastructure Bill
May 24, 2019 | Christopher OsterMay 24, 2019 "Infrastructure" means much more than just the public works that support transportation, and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce held a full committee hearing on the 2019...
Bipartisan Deal Struck for Bill With $5.8 Billion in Emergency Transportation and Infrastructure Funding
May 24, 2019 | Jeff DavisYesterday afternoon, Congressional leaders struck a deal with President Trump to expedite a $19.1 billion of disaster relief aid for victims of various hurricanes, wildfires, floods, typhoons, and...
How Have Different State Populations Changed Their Gasoline Consumption?
May 21, 2019 | Jeff DavisMay 21, 2019 The behavior of motorists in the U.S. has changed a lot in the last 35 or so years, and these changes have led to a noticeable drop in per-capita gasoline usage in the 21st Century....