Issues & Modes / Highways and Streets
Webinar: The Emerging Future of Supply Chains
Mar 09, 2022 | Madeline GormanMany of the goods imported into the U.S. rely on intricate, finely-tuned, international supply chains. When the COVID-19 pandemic...
One of the Infrastructure Plan’s Biggest Winners Is the Pavement You Drive On
Feb 19, 2022 | Jeff DavisLast April, after Mr. Biden unveiled a jobs plan that prioritized rebuilding roads and bridges, transportation groups began...
Guest Op-Ed: Protecting Pedestrians, Our Most Vulnerable Road Users
Feb 11, 2022 | David Schwebel, Ph.DOur roads are filled with all kinds of users. We see trucks and cars, of course. We also see motorcycles, bicycles, and increasing...
DOT, Energy Release Rules for National EV Charging Program
Feb 11, 2022 | Jeff DavisYesterday, the U.S. Departments of Transportation and Energy released their initial guidance and rules for the $4.2 billion in formula...
Bridge Collapse Revives Criticism Over Using Road Dollars for Police
Feb 08, 2022 | Jeff DavisJeff Davis, a senior fellow with the Eno Center for Transportation and the editor of the Eno Transportation Weekly, said...
House Spins Wheels Reviewing Autonomous Vehicle Technology
Feb 04, 2022 | Jonathan HammondKITT, Herbie, the Batmobile – autonomous vehicles (AVs) have captured the public imagination for decades. Now, they’ve captured the...
USDOT Releases New National Road Safety Strategy
Jan 28, 2022 | Jeff DavisYesterday, the U.S. Department of Transportation released a new "National Roadway Safety Strategy" document that expresses a new "Safe...
FHWA Distributes $246 Million from IIJA for Appalachian Highways
Jan 28, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe Federal Highway Administration on January 25 gave Appalachian states the first 20 percent of the $1.25 billion in advance...
Former NACTO President Hutcheson Replaces Joshi at FMCSA
Jan 21, 2022 | Jeff DavisWith Meera Joshi headed to New York City to be a Deputy Mayor, it was announced this week that Robin Hutcheson will be replacing Joshi...
FHWA Gives States $5.3 Billion in Bridge Funding
Jan 14, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe Federal Highway Administration today gave state DOTs $5.3 billion in new funding specifically to repair and improve highway...
How Will the “Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program” Work?
Jan 07, 2022 | Jeff DavisIn President Biden's original American Jobs Plan, the transportation portion of that proposal called for $15 billion for a...
White House Releases Plan to Address Truck Driver Shortage
Dec 17, 2021 | Jeff DavisThis week, the White House released an "action plan" for the Biden Administration to address the oft-discussed truck driver shortage...