Getting Back on Track: Intercity Passenger Rail

December 1, 2023

December 1, 2023 | Sohail Husain

Wednesday, November 29 - The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials met to discuss...

DOT Establishes Multimodal Freight Office

December 1, 2023

December 1, 2023 | Jeff Davis

December 1, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Transportation this week announced the establishment of its new Office of Multimodal...

Amtrak Reports FY23 Ridership Up 31%, Still Runs $757M Operating Deficit

November 9, 2023

November 9, 2023 | Jeff Davis

November 9, 2023 - On Halloween, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) added an extra level of spookiness when it...

Biden Announces $16.4 Billion for NEC Rail Infrastructure

November 5, 2023

November 5, 2023 | Jeff Davis

November 6, 2023 - President Biden today announced $16.4 billion in Federal Railroad Administration grants for upgrades to Northeast Corridor...

Biden Administration Increases Federal Share of Hudson Tunnel from 44% to 68%

November 3, 2023

November 3, 2023 | Jeff Davis

November 3, 2023 - Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today announced that the Federal Railroad Administration will be making a $3.8...

House Finally Gets A (Relatively Unknown) Speaker

October 27, 2023

October 27, 2023 | Jeff Davis

October 27, 2023 - After three weeks of leaderless tedium, the House of Representatives on October 25 elected fourth-term Rep....

DOT Pledges TOD Funds for Conversion of Downtown Offices to Housing

October 27, 2023

October 27, 2023 | Kirbie Ferrell

October 27, 2023 - The White House released new actions, including a guidebook of tools and opportunities, in response to...

How the House Went from Anti-Urban to Pro-Urban in 8 Years

October 27, 2023

October 27, 2023 | Jeff Davis

October 27, 2023 - How did the U.S. House of Representatives go from being the more pro-rural chamber to the...

FAA Administrator Whitaker Confirmed, Sworn In

October 27, 2023

October 27, 2023 | Jeff Davis

October 27, 2023 - Mike Whitaker was sworn in for a five-year term as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration...

FAA Nominee To Be Confirmed by Senate Next Week; Amtrak Board Nominees Advance Through Committee

October 20, 2023

October 20, 2023 | Jeff Davis

October 20, 2023 - President Biden's FAA nominee will get a Senate floor vote next week, but one of his...

FAA Nominee Receives Warm Welcome at Senate Hearing

October 6, 2023

October 6, 2023 | Jeff Davis

October 6, 2023 - Mike Whitaker, the new nominee to run the Federal Aviation Administration, received a generally warm hearing...

8 Republicans, 208 Democrats Remove House Speaker, Paralyzing the Chamber

October 6, 2023

October 6, 2023 | Jeff Davis

October 6, 2023 - On October 3, eight backbench Republicans banded together with a unified House Democratic Caucus to depose...