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How Long Can the Highway Trust Fund Go Without Another Bailout?

September 17, 2021

September 17, 2021 | Jeff Davis

September 17, 2021 - The Federal Highway Administration briefed states last month on new procedures that would be used in...

How Can New Transit Environmental Review Approaches Help Address Climate Concerns?

September 17, 2021

September 17, 2021 | Brianne Eby

September 17, 2021 - Many of the challenges with NEPA in the United States are attributed to misunderstandings and conflicts...

Ways and Means Democrats Announce Infrastructure, Clean Energy Tax Incentive Plans

September 13, 2021

September 13, 2021 | Jeff Davis

September 13, 2021 - (1) fully operable pedals, (2) a saddle or seat for the rider, and (3) an electric...

T&I Leaders Unveil $57 Billion Budget Reconciliation Spending Plan

September 10, 2021

September 10, 2021 | Jeff Davis

September 10, 2021 - The chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Peter DeFazio (D-OR), has released the "chairman's...

30 Years Ago: The Failure of the "Nickel for America"

September 10, 2021

September 10, 2021 | Jeff Davis

September 10, 2021 - 30 years ago, in August 1991, House leaders had to back down from a plan to...

Lawmakers vow action after Ida floods Gulf Coast, Northeast

September 6, 2021

September 6, 2021 | Jeff Davis

But the bipartisan bill will be valuable in providing major investments in “future-proofing” infrastructure against climate change and extreme weather...

A big bet on Amtrak

September 5, 2021

September 5, 2021 | Jeff Davis

That's "way more than any other" transportation secretary has ever been given, said Jeff Davis of the Eno Center for...

National links: forget yard signs. The latest political statement is... walking?

September 3, 2021

September 3, 2021 | Jeff Davis

According to Jeff Davis of the Eno Center, transit money was traded away in exchange for lower highway funding levels,...

The Infrastructure Bill's Twin 2027 Problems

August 27, 2021

August 27, 2021 | Jeff Davis

August 27, 2021 - As of this writing, it appears likely that the bipartisan infrastructure bill will be the law...

Breaking Down the $3.5 Trillion Budget Reconciliation Plan

August 27, 2021

August 27, 2021 | Jeff Davis

August 27, 2021 - Now that both chambers of Congress have agreed to the same version of S. Con. Res....

How Transit Got Traded Away in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal

August 27, 2021

August 27, 2021 | Jeff Davis

August 27, 2021 - How did additional funding for public transit go from $85 billion (really $110 billion) in President...

House Passes Budget, Sets Sept. 27 As Passage Deadline for Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

August 24, 2021

August 24, 2021 | Jeff Davis

August 24, 2021 - By a perfectly attended party-line vote of 220 to 210, the House of Representatives has adopted...