May 1, 2020 – U.S. gasoline production at the refiner/blender level picked back up last week, rising 9.4 percent above the week before, which represented a 12.8 percent increase over the post-coronavirus low seen three weeks prior.
May 1, 2020 – The coronavirus has caused transit agencies to change the types of services they are purchasing from private mobility partners.
May 1, 2020 – Private companies who took on the risk of reduced traffic demand when they agreed to operate toll facilities in partnership with governments are now seeing their worst-case scenarios come to life.
Wednesday, May 6 – Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation – full committee hearing to examine the state of the aviation industry and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic (witness list here) – 2:30 p.m., SD-106 Dirksen.
April 24, 2020 – The bipartisan leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on April 21 released draft text of two periodic reauthorization bills dealing with water – a $17 billion Army Corps of Engineers water resources (navigation and flood control) reauthorization, which also addresses Clean Water Act (CWA) issues, and a $2.5 billion Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) reauthorization.
April 24, 2020 – If Atlanta’s Vision Zero program is to be truly “World Class,” it must reconsider for whom the system is designed, and follow through with a radical transformation of the city’s streets.
The precipitous drop in public transit ridership since the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus is well reported. Yet it is important to note that it is a big country and transit means different things. While railroads, subways, and buses all operate as part of a holistic transportation network, whom they serve and how they function are different and those differences are playing out in the virus crisis.
April 24, 2020 – Next month, Congress is expected to debate additional financial aid for state governments. Should this aid also be used to patch pre-COVID financial problems, and should state DOTs get their money through their state government, or outside it?
April 24, 2020 – For transportation agencies looking beyond current revenue shortfalls, the economic crisis appears likely to affect plans to place transportation measures on the ballot this year.
April 24, 2020 – After months of rumors and expectations, the White House announced on April 20 that President Trump will formally nominate Joel Szabat, the Senate-confirmed Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Aviation and International Affairs, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy.