Issues & Modes / Transit
New FRA Report Details PTC Implementation Woes
Sep 08, 2015 | Jeff DavisAugust 12, 2015 Last Friday afternoon, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) submitted a report to Congress detailing the...
Discussions of Gas Tax Increase To Fix HTF Continue; But Still No Administration or House GOP Support
Sep 08, 2015 | Jeff DavisJanuary 21, 2015 In recent weeks, some key Republican Senators have expressed openness to discussing an increase in federal motor...
House Passes Compromise FY15 Homeland Approps. Bill With Veto-Bait Immigration Riders
Sep 08, 2015 | Jeff DavisJanuary 14, 2015 The House of Representatives earlier today passed a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal...
New FHWA Analysis Shows Devolution “TEA” Bill Requires $50 Billion in Additional Trust Fund Bailout Money
Sep 08, 2015 | Jeff DavisJanuary 14, 2015 A recent Federal Highway Administration analysis (performed at Congressional request) of the “devolution”...
The Perils of Flat Funding
Sep 01, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONIn the weeks leading up to the federal surface transportation vote on a short-term extension, a few members of Congress started touting...
Decline in U.S. Shipbuilding Industry: A Cautionary Tale of Foreign Subsidies Destroying U.S. Jobs
Sep 01, 2015 | Aaron KleinToday there is growing concern over the impact of subsidies by some foreign governments on U.S. airlines and the entire U.S....
Transit Gets 28% Higher Growth Rate Than Highways Under DRIVE Act
Aug 17, 2015 | Jeff DavisAugust 12, 2015 Under the Senate-passed DRIVE Act, mass transit spending from the Highway Trust Fund at the end of the three-year...
July 30, 2015 9:52 a.m. – House and Senate Almost Over DRIVE
Jul 30, 2015 | Jeff DavisJuly 30, 2015 The Senate today is expected to pass both short-term and longer-term surface transportation legislation that will lay...
Would the DRIVE Act Spend Federal Funds More Effectively?
Jul 29, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONIt has been six years since the transportation community had the opportunity to mull over a six-year transportation bill written by a...
Senate Brings Up Unrelated Vehicle To Take For A DRIVE
Jul 24, 2015 | Jeff DavisJuly 24, 2015 This morning, the Senate took a number of steps to get debate going on its surface transportation bill, the DRIVE Act,...
Senate Rejects Initial Vote to Move to DRIVE Act
Jul 21, 2015 | Jeff DavisJuly 21, 2015 A test vote on moving forward on surface transportation legislation failed in the Senate today after Democrats...
New HTF Extension To Dec. 18 Introduced in House
Jul 14, 2015 | Jeff DavisJuly 14, 2015 At 7:43 p.m. last night, House leaders introduced a new bill extending Highway Trust Fund programs – the...