Stakeholder Quotes from 1959 House Gas Tax Hearings September 7, 2019 | Jeff Davis The House Ways and Means Committee held three days of hearings in July 1959 on President Eisenhower's proposed 1.5 cent...
DOT Announces $272M in Rail State of Good Repair Grants September 6, 2019 | Jeff Davis September 6, 2019 -
Hudson River Tunnel Cost Estimate Lowered by $1.4 Billion, Sponsors Say They Will Cap Annual CIG Draw at $600M September 6, 2019 | Jeff Davis September 6, 2019 - The sponsors of the proposed Hudson River Tunnel replacement project on August 23 announced that they...
DOT Gives $225M in Grants for One-Off Discretionary Bridge Program September 6, 2019 | Jeff Davis September 6, 2019 - The U.S. Department of Transportation on August 29 announced that 20 highway bridge replacement projects would...
White House Endorses Ban on Chinese Bus and Rail Procurements September 5, 2019 | Jeff Davis September 5, 2019 - Yesterday, the White House issued an official endorsement of a version of language banning mass transit...
OMB Does Not Request Highway, Transit Fixes in FY20 CR September 5, 2019 | Jeff Davis September 5, 2019 - The White House Office of Management and Budget sent its list of requests for special treatment...
1959 Eisenhower Administration Proposed Motor Fuel Increase Legislation September 5, 2019 | Jeff Davis This is the transmission from the Commerce Department on April 3, 1959 of the Eisenhower Administration's proposed legislation increasing motor...
December 1, 1958 White House Budget Recommendation for Gas Tax Increase September 5, 2019 | Jeff Davis This is a memo dated December 1, 1958 within the White House Bureau of the Budget outlining the Bureau's recommendation...
Capitol Hill Events - Week of September 9, 2019 September 5, 2019 | Jeff Davis Wednesday, September 11 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Highways and Transit – subcommittee hearing on congestion pricing...
FHWA Gives Final $4 Billion in FY19 Highway Obligation Authority to States September 5, 2019 | Jeff Davis September 5, 2019 - The Federal Highway Administration has given an additional $4.0 billion in use-it-or-lose-it highway funding authority to...
1959 Highway Trust Fund Revenue Bonding Proposal September 2, 2019 | Jeff Davis This is a PDF file containing documents relating to the 1959 proposal to finance a shortfall in Highway Trust Fund...
The First Time the Highway Trust Fund Went Broke - Part 2: Ike Requests a 50% Gas Tax Increase, Which No One Likes September 2, 2019 | Jeff Davis September 2, 2019 - In January 1959, President Eisenhower asked Congress to increase the federal gasoline tax by 50 percent...
