Issues & Modes / Freight
Waterborne Competitiveness: U.S. and Foreign Investments in Inland Waterways
May 24, 2022 | Paul Lewis, Katie DonahueWant a high level overview of this report? Sign up now for the webinar on June 7 with the authors. The 12,000-mile inland waterways...
House, Senate Advance WRDA Bills Authorizing $31B Texas Megaproject
May 19, 2022 | Jeff DavisThis week, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved bipartisan legislation reauthorizing the Army Corps of...
Webinar: Waterborne Competitiveness: Comparing U.S. and Foreign Inland Waterways
Jun 07, 2022 | Madeline GormanThe 12,000-mile inland waterways network in the United States is a vital trade corridor serving energy, agriculture, and other freight...
Congress Kicks Off Full-Fledged Conference Committee on Economic Competitiveness Bill
May 13, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe House and Senate kicked off the first formal intercameral conference committee of the current Congress, and the first one in...
Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Hearing Previews Future Rulings
May 13, 2022 | Paul LewisExacerbated by supply chain bottlenecks and workforce woes, members of Congress expressed their concern with the recent performance of...
Gasoline Prices Rise Again, Diesel Supplies Tightening in Northeast
May 13, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe House of Representatives is scheduled to vote next week on a bill making it a federal crime to sell gasoline at an "unconscionably...
Guest Op-Ed: Why Workforce Development Should Be Included in Freight Transportation Plans
Apr 29, 2022 | Clay BarnesThroughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States’ supply chain system has been strained from significant demand. While some...
Administration Again Proposes Unlikely Cuts in Corps Water Resources Budget
Apr 01, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe Biden Administration has proposed cutting the regular annual budget for the water resources program of the U.S. Army Corps of...
Senate Passes Ocean Shipping Bill; Path to Reconciling With House Bill Unclear
Apr 01, 2022 | Jeff DavisYesterday, the Senate passed legislation (S. 3580) reauthorizing the Federal Maritime Commission and making changes in ocean shipping...
Guest Op-Ed: The Real Danger of Mandatory Reciprocal Switching Is Freight Rail Stagnation
Mar 11, 2022 | Marc ScribnerOn March 15, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) will hold a hearing on a 2016 regulatory proposal that would amend agency policy...
What’s in the FY22 Omnibus: Water Resources Funding
Mar 11, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe just-passed fiscal year 2022 omnibus appropriations bill contains $8.3 billion in funding for the civil works (a.k.a. water...
Links to the Text of Major Highway and Mass Transit Authorization Laws
Feb 27, 2022 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONLinks to the Text of Major Highway and Mass Transit Authorization Laws 2021 IIJA (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act), a.k.a....