House’s FY 2016 USDOT Appropriations Bill Cuts Discretionary Spending, Freezes Major HTF Accounts; Bans Some Cuba Travel April 28, 2015 | Jeff Davis April 28, 2015 - The House Appropriations Committee released the full text of the proposed Transportation-Housing appropriations bill for fiscal...
Talking Transportation Dollars and Sense: The Future of Funding April 19, 2015 | Carter Templeton Nossaman transportation policy expert Edward Kussy and rail veteran Kevin Sheys assess the relative merits of the federal transportation funding...
Virginia's Commitment to Transit Funding Creates a Wealth of New Projects Benefiting the Commonwealth April 19, 2015 | Virginia has a long history of commitment to mass transit. The Washington, D.C. region's Metro system, the result of a...
We Must Have Stable, Predictable Funding for the National Airspace System April 19, 2015 | The current funding uncertainty for our nation’s air traffic control system is unacceptable. As a result, NATCA is advocating for...
Infrastructure 2: Congress and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Roads April 14, 2015 | How many politicians does it take to make people pay attention to our infrastructure problem?
Volatile Revenues For Transportation Trust Funds: A Cautionary Tale April 10, 2015 | Jeff Davis April 2, 2015 - The failure of the oil windfall profits tax of 1980 shows how dangerous it can be...
The Transportation President April 1, 2015 | Despite the fact that we are about 600 days away from the actual election, another Presidential campaign is underway. While...
White House Transmits New GROW AMERICA Bill to Congress March 30, 2015 | Jeff Davis March 30, 2015 - Today, the Obama Administration transmitted the 2015 version of its GROW AMERICA surface transportation reauthorization act...
The Politics of Infrastructure: Balancing User Fees and Value Capture March 19, 2015 | Carter Templeton BY RICK RYBECK* Just Economics, LLC On November 23rd, “60 Minutes” broadcast an episode about crumbling infrastructure in the United...
Where are the "Bad" Transportation Projects March 19, 2015 | Transportation projects can develop a bad reputation. When people hear “Bridge to Nowhere” or “Big Dig” for most people their...
Congressional Estimators Say Repatriation Won't Pay for GROW AMERICA March 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis March 9, 2015 - The tax estimating body used by Congress has determined that the President’s proposed funding offset for...
Houston has a shiny, new bus network March 1, 2015 | Paul Lewis Over the past decade, Houston has invested a significant amount of resources in public transit. Most notably a new 12.8-mile...
