April 2, 2020 – Earlier today (a day ahead of schedule), the Federal Transit Administration announced the apportionment and allocation of $24.925 billion in emergency appropriations to mass transit agencies across the country.
April 2, 2020 – The CARES Act signed into law on March 27 provides $25B in necessary funding for transit and more than $1B for Amtrak, but omits funding for the Section 5310 program that people with disabilities rely on.
April 1, 2020 – House Democratic leaders announced at a press conference today that they hope to include their $760 billion, five-year infrastructure framework they unveiled in late January as part of the next coronavirus response legislation when Congress reconvenes in late April (or whenever it is).
March 27, 2020 – The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the $2+ trillion coronavirus relief package by voice vote, clearing the measure for President Trump’s (imminent) signature.
March 27, 2020 – COVID-19 should not derail plans for congestion pricing in the U.S. and should, in fact, strengthen the reasons for doing it.
March 27, 2020 – Requests by state DOTs for direct aid were denied by Congress this week – at least for now.
March 27, 2020 – The third coronavirus aid bill provides just over $1 billion for Amtrak.
March 27, 2020 – Here is how the $46 billion in aviation sector loan and loan guarantee authority under the third coronavirus response bill would work.
March 27, 2020 – The third coronavirus response bill appropriates $32 billion in grants for air carriers. Here is how the money can be used and how it will be distributed.
March 27, 2020 – The Department of Homeland Security has announced a one-year extension of the Real ID enforcement deadline from October 1, 2020 to October 1, 2021.