Bud Shuster, 1932-2023 April 19, 2023 | Jeff Davis April 19, 2023 - Former House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman E.G. “Bud” Shuster (R-PA) died today at age 91...
Highway Construction Costs Have Risen 50% in Two Years April 18, 2023 | Jeff Davis April 18, 2023 - The Federal Highway Administration recently released its updated index of highway construction costs for the July-September...
ISTEA of 1991 - White House Enrolled Bill File April 17, 2023 | Jeff Davis This is a 29-page PDF file digitized from documents in the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library showing the summary paperwork...
DOT Announces $296 Million in Bridge Grants April 14, 2023 | Jeff Davis April 14, 2023 - This week, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced $295.7 million in funding for nine competitive selectees...
Primer: The Two Types of U.S. Government Shutdown April 14, 2023 | Jeff Davis April 13, 2023 - How would a federal government shutdown under a debt ceiling crisis differ from a "regular" government...
EPA Releases Ambitious, Much Higher GHG Emission Restrictions on Cars and Trucks April 14, 2023 | Jeff Davis April 13, 2023 - The Biden Administration on April 11 released an ambitious plan to increase greenhouse gas emission standards...
Transit's First "Fiscal Cliff" - The Fight for Operating Subsidies, Part 1 April 13, 2023 | Jeff Davis April 13, 2023 - The November 1974 decision to provide federal operating subsidies for mass transit was the culmination of...
Capitol Hill Events - Week of April 17, 2023 April 12, 2023 | Jeff Davis Tuesday, April 18 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – 2023 Member Day hearing - 10:00 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Editorial: Phil Washington and Changing the Rules As We Go March 31, 2023 | Jeff Davis March 31, 2023 - How were Senate Republicans able to defeat Phil Washington's nomination to head the FAA? By changing...
Mass Transit Hangs Off Eroding Fiscal Cliffs March 30, 2023 | Jeff Davis “The beauty and tragedy of heavy rail is that once you’ve dug the hole in the ground and put a...
Phil Washington Withdraws Name from FAA Nomination March 26, 2023 | Jeff Davis On March 24, Phil Washington asked President Biden to withdraw his name from nomination to be Administrator of the Federal...
Budget Would Make $13.5 Billion in Unfunded Promises for New Starts March 24, 2023 | Jeff Davis March 24, 2023 - The President's new budget request proposes to incur an all-time high level of $13.5 billion in...
