As the American economy grows, so does the volume of freight. Expanding supply chains, just-in-time deliveries, and increasing competition means freight demand has grown faster than the population. Over 50 million tons of freight move across the U.S. transportation network every day on truck, train, barge, pipeline, and plane, with each mode responsible for carrying different goods in an interrelated network. Federal grant programs aim to target funding to freight bottlenecks and intermodal connectors while also supporting experiments in drone delivery. At the local level, policymakers are placing emphasis on managing curb space, reducing emissions, and more efficiently using space to deliver packages, food, and other essentials.
Text of Public Law 106+159, the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999, which established the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...
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Text of Public Law 104-59, the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995.
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Text of Public Law 97-424, the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982, which increased federal motor fuels taxes from 4...
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Text of Public Law 244 of the 67th Congress. The first-ever creation of contract authority occurred in this act, as...
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Mantill Williams is the Director of Advocacy Communications at theAmerican Public Transportation Association (APTA). Prior to his current position, Mantill...
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Blackburn (TN) amendment making a 1 percent cut in each amount made available by the bill – failed by a...
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Bass (CA) amendment to prohibit funds provided by the bill from being used by FTA to implement, administer or enforce...
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(More amendments, all of which are “limitation” amendments (“no funds in this act may be used for such-and-such”) were offered...
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Op-Ed: When Investing in Infrastructure, Invest in Freight
The lesson from the 2019 Infrastructure Week is that throwing money at the problem is not enough. Panel discussions, speeches, and presentations this week did not dwell on the proposed multi trillion dollar funding amount but focused rightly on what the goals and objectives of a federal investment…