Insights from the National Shared Mobility Summit

March 8, 2019 | Brianne Eby

March 8, 2019 - This week, professionals in transit, micromobility, carsharing, and ride-hailing gathered together in Chicago for the Fifth...

California HSR Authority Responds to FRA Attempt to Cancel Their Grant

March 8, 2019 | Jeff Davis

March 8, 2019 - On March 4, the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) issued a formal response to the...

White House to Release FY20 Budget Monday (Most of It, Anyway)

March 8, 2019 | Jeff Davis

March 8, 2019 - The White House is scheduled to release most of its budget request for fiscal year 2020...

Capitol Hill Events - Week of March 11, 2019

March 8, 2019 | Jeff Davis

Tuesday, March 12 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Aviation – subcommittee hearing entitled "Looking Forward: Aviation 2050"...

Infrastructure and Climate Change - Balancing Government Dollars vs Market-Based Solutions

March 1, 2019 | Brianne Eby , Hayley Burton

March 1, 2019 - A House hearing on infrastructure and climate change this week explored the need for federal funding...

Is Congress Running Out of Time to Bring Back Earmarks? (For FY20, At Least)

March 1, 2019 | Jeff Davis

March 1, 2019 - The decision of whether or not to revive the earmarking process has to be made by...

Homeland Panel Examines Cyber Threats to Surface Transportation

March 1, 2019 | Jeff Davis

March 1, 2019 - On February 26, the House Homeland Security Committee held a joint hearing to look at ways...

$13.5 Billion Disaster Relief Appropriations Bill Introduced by Senate Republicans

March 1, 2019 | Jeff Davis

March 1, 2019 - This week, a group of Senate Republicans from the South led by Sen. David Perdue (R-GA)...

Grassley, Wyden Push Railroad, Alternative Fuel Tax Break Extensions

March 1, 2019 | Jeff Davis

March 1, 2019 - Yesterday, the chairman and ranking Democrat of the Senate Finance Committee, Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ron...

CBO Estimates New FY20-21 Spending Cap Levels

March 1, 2019 | Jeff Davis

March 1, 2019 - This week, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released its estimates of what the Budget Control Act...

Population Density and High-Speed Rail

March 1, 2019 | Jeff Davis

March 1, 2019 - Why does the U.S. lack high-speed rail in comparison to Europe and Japan? The main answer...

Capitol Hill Events - Week of March 4, 2019

February 28, 2019 | Jeff Davis

Wednesday, March 6, 2019 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation – subcommittee hearing on...