Issues & Modes / Transit
House Panel Approves FY16 USDOT Budget
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisMay 14, 2015 The House Appropriations Committee yesterday approved the fiscal 2016 appropriations bill for the Department of...
Getting to the Route of It: The Role of Governance in Regional Transit
Sep 09, 2015Metropolitan regions are the economic engines of our nation and public transit is the machinery that enables the largest metropolitan...
Interesting Chart of the Week
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisMay 6, 2015 When looking at federal spending programs over a long period of time, the actual dollar amounts are not particularly...
DOT Issues Long-Awaited Rail Car Rule
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisMay 6, 2015 Last Friday, U.S. DOT released its much-anticipated rulemaking for shipping crude oil and other liquid energy products...
Senate Begins Procedural Set-Up To Consider Surface Transportation Bill Next Week
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisJuly 15, 2015 (Ed. Note: The Senate Commerce Committee’s markup of its portion of the surface transportation bill, originally...
Senate Hearing Looks at Role of Private Investment in Public Infrastructure
Sep 09, 2015 | Emily HanApril 30, 2015 Yesterday, a Senate Banking subcommittee held a hearing on “Exploring Opportunities for Private Investment in...
House Subcommittee OK’s $71.5 Billion FY16 USDOT Budget
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisApril 30, 2015 A House appropriations subcommittee today approved a draft bill making available $71.5 billion in spending authority...
Foxx Defends DOT FY16 Budget Before Senate Appropriators
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisApril 22, 2015 U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx defended his department’s fiscal year 2016 budget request before a...
Lean Year Ahead For USDOT Appropriations in the House
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisApril 22, 2015 The House Appropriations Committee voted earlier today to allocate $1.017 trillion in discretionary appropriations...
CBO Data Illustrates Future Cost of Past HTF Commitments
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisApril 16, 2015 As Congressional leaders return to Washington to discuss how to extend Highway Trust Fund program spending authority...
APPENDIX–Getting to the Route of It: The Role of Governance in Regional Transit
Sep 09, 2015To learn more about how governance affects transit performance outcomes, the Eno Center for Transportation (Eno) partnered with...
House-Senate FY16 Budget Talks Begin
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisApril 16, 2015 House-Senate negotiations on the fiscal 2016 budget blueprint have begun in earnest, with the House appointing a team...