How Quickly do Transportation Programs "Spend Out"? February 16, 2024 | Jeff Davis February 16, 2024 - How quickly do major federal transportation programs spend the money that Congress provides them?
Car Insurance Rates Drove Inflation in U.S. Economy February 16, 2024 | Jeff Davis February 16, 2024 - A 21 percent increase in auto insurance costs was one of two main drivers of economy-wide...
HTF Forecast Actually Worse When IIJA Spending Levels Assumed February 16, 2024 | Jeff Davis February 16, 2024 - The Highway Trust Fund's financial situation is actually a bit worse than we reported just last...
House, Senate Still Struggling over Supplemental Funding, Border Provisions February 9, 2024 | Jeff Davis February 6, 2024 - Congressional dysfunction and confusion was on display this week in both Houses of Congress.
Senate Commerce Breaks Logjam, Approves Bipartisan FAA Reauthorization February 9, 2024 | Jeff Davis February 9, 2024 - After an eight-month hiccup, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee yesterday finally finished approving its...
New Budget Forecast Shows Importance of Expiring IIJA Advances February 9, 2024 | Jeff Davis February 9, 2024 - The new CBO baseline shows how about 25 percent of projected USDOT funding after 2026 is...
VMT Back to Pre-COVID Level in 2023, but Still Lags Per Capita February 9, 2024 | Jeff Davis February 9, 2024 - The Federal Highway Administration released the year-end 2023 edition of Traffic Volume Trends this week, showing...
Fernandez Retiring from FTA; Biden Taps Baker as New DOT General Counsel February 9, 2024 | Jeff Davis
New Forecast Shows Short-Term Good News, Long-Term Bad News for Highway Trust Fund February 9, 2024 | Jeff Davis February 9, 2024 - The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released its annual budget outlook yesterday, and the forecast contains short-term...
Text of Border-Supplemental Bill To Be Released Soon. (For Reals.) February 2, 2024 | Jeff Davis February 2, 2024 - Today is February 2, and we are being told that the release of the long-awaited text...
With Totals In-Hand, Appropriators Now Trying to Make Room for FY24 Programs February 2, 2024 | Jeff Davis February 2, 2024 - The House and Senate Appropriations Committees are hard at work reconciling the twelve annual appropriations bills...
