ISSUE / Weeks of January 6 and 13, 2020
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Highway Trust Fund,InfrastructureJanuary 17,2020 |Pelosi Promises Rollout of Infrastructure Initiative Week of Jan. 27
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said in her weekly press conference yesterday that House Democrats would roll out their long-awaited infrastructure initiative when Congress returns from next week's... -
Governance,Pedestrian & BicycleJanuary 17,2020 |
Takeaways from the Transportation Research Board’s 99th Annual Meeting
This week, 14,000 transportation researchers and practitioners convened in Washington, DC for the Transportation Research Board annual meeting. Session topics covered all modes of transportation, all...
Guest Op-Ed: Less Spectrum Means Less Safety
January 17,2020 | Shailen BhattWe rarely hear about the 37,000 people who die every year on our roads. The statistics are staggering, which is a big part of the problem – we are numb to the numbers. But these are people – like...
Comparing the Transportation Plans of the 5 Leading Democratic Candidates
January 17,2020 | Jeff DavisWith one month to go until the February 19 infrastructure debate in Las Vegas for presidential candidates, where do the leading presidential candidates stand on transportation issues? In trying to...
Study Commissioned by Congress Recommends Increasing Airport PFC Cap by $3 per Passenger
January 17,2020 | Jeff DavisA new study from the RAND Corporation, commissioned by Congress in 2018, recommends that the statutory maximum passenger facility charge (PFC) levied by airports be increased from $4.50 per passenger...
White House Releases Overhaul of NEPA Implementing Regulations
January 17,2020 | Brianne EbyOn December 9, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released a proposed rule to overhaul the enforcement of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) entitled, “Update to the...
USDOT Solicits Applications for $906M in FY20 INFRA Grants by Feb. 25
January 17,2020 | Jeff DavisThe U.S. Department of Transportation announced this week that the available amount of competitive INFRA grant funding for fiscal year 2020 will be $906 million and that applications for grants will...
Administration Releases AV 4.0 Document
January 17,2020 | Jeff DavisThe Trump Administration today released the fourth iteration of a federal government policy statement on automated vehicles (AVs). The document, entitled Ensuring American Leadership in Automated...
Updated HTF Forecast From CBO Due Jan. 28
January 17,2020 | Jeff DavisThe nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office will release its annual Budget and Economic Outlook report at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, January 28. As part of this report, CBO is expected to issue an updated...
House to Consider $1.25 Billion in FHWA Emergency Relief Appropriations Week of Jan. 27
January 17,2020 | Jeff DavisHouse Democratic leaders today announced that the House will consider a $3.35 billion emergency supplemental appropriations bill the week after the MLK-week recess. While much of the aid in the bill...
OMB, CBO $918m Apart on Scoring FY20 THUD Appropriations
January 17,2020 | Jeff DavisYesterday, the Office of Management and Budget issued its report to Congress estimating total appropriations amounts contained in the two "minibus" bills enacted just before Christmas. The report...