ISSUE / Week of May 23, 2022
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Federal Funding,FY23May 27,2022 |CBO Shares Predictably Bad HTF Outlook, but Evidence of COVID Aid Replacing Transit Spending
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office's new baseline projections contain mixed news for the federal Highway Trust Fund. Highway Trust Fund cash flow. The new CBO update shows the... -
The United States’ inland waterway system is made up of roughly 12,000 miles of rivers and 237 lock chambers at 192 different locations on the Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway,...
Pivoting from Mobility on Demand to Food Delivery: Lessons from the MOD Pilot in Los Angeles
May 27, 2022 | Paul LewisThe COVID-19 pandemic prompted transit agencies across the country to quickly modify service, protect the health of passengers and drivers, and yet continue to provide critical transportation...
New Budget Baseline Ignores the IIJA’s “2027 Problem”
May 27, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe bipartisan infrastructure law (the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, or IIJA) provided what its sponsors said was a "once-a-generation" windfall of funding intended to replace "crumbling...
Projected Fee Receipts Help Control Cost of FY23 THUD Bill
May 27, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe new Congressional Budget Office budget baseline forecast had good news for the Transportation-HUD spending bill – its net cost won't go up that much in 2023. HUD. The Department of...
Senate Confirms Cliff, Coes; Biden Appoints New Port/Supply Envoy
May 27, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe Senate this week cleared two more pending nominees by President Biden to senior positions in the Department of Transportation: Steven Cliff was confirmed to be Administrator of the National...