ISSUE / Weeks of August 31 and September 7, 2020
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FY21,Highway Trust FundSeptember 08,2020 |One-Year Surface Transportation Extension Seen as Most Likely Option
Congressional leaders and transportation stakeholders appear to be coalescing around support for a one-year surface transportation extension bill, to be enacted before the end of the fiscal year on... -
Next week marks the launch of the annual week of infrastructure education and advocacy events (don't call it Infrastructure Week). This year's United for Infrastructure program focuses on how the...
Amtrak Asks for $5 Billion in House Subcommittee Hearing
September 11, 2020 | Brianne EbyOn Wednesday, September 9, the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing about recent events at Amtrak in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. After achieving...
“Clean” Appropriations Extension Being Negotiated With End Date Still Unclear
September 11, 2020 | Jeff DavisIt's the second week of September, and in every year for the past 25 years, that means that Congress has to pass a stopgap continuing resolution by September 30 to prevent a lapse-of-appropriations...
Administration Befuddles Congress With Highway Trust Fund Revenue Estimates
September 11, 2020 | Jeff DavisAs legislators and Congressional staff negotiate the parameters of what increasingly looks like a one-year extension of the FAST Act, the Trump Administration's estimate of how much extra money the...
New HTF Forecast Worse for FY20-21, Not So Bad Long-Term
September 08, 2020 | Jeff DavisLast week, the Congressional Budget Office released a dismal new budget and economic outlook that estimates the effect of coronavirus, and the spending and tax legislation passed in the last six...
Some Transit Agencies, Airports Still Slow to Spend Emergency COVID Money
September 11, 2020 | Jeff DavisMass transit agencies across the country spent $2.3 billion of their CARES Act coronavirus funding in July, while airports spent $652 million of theirs, according to new reporting from the Office of...
Transportation Jobs Showed Little Growth in August
September 11, 2020 | Jeff DavisJobs in the transportation sector showed little growth in August, according to the Department of Labor's monthly update. The heavy and civil engineering sector lost about 5,500 jobs in August,...
Recap of Eno Webinar on Equity in Congestion Pricing
September 11, 2020 | Brianne EbyIn August, Eno hosted a webinar titled Congestion Pricing’s Role in Building More Equitable Transportation Systems. The webinar was a follow-up to our report on congestion pricing, which describes...
The St. Lawrence Seaway and Federal Maritime Policy Under President Eisenhower
September 03, 2020 | Jeff Davis(Clicking on hyperlinks in the text will take you to original source documents, many of which are from the Eisenhower Library or other National Archives facilities and have never before been...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of September 14, 2020
September 11, 2020 | Jeff DavisWednesday, September 16 – Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation – full committee business meeting to mark up bills including S. 3969, aircraft certification reform, and the Soskin, Primus,...