April 2, 2020 – What effect is the coronavirus’s effect on demand for travel likely to have on the Highway Trust Fund, which is funded by gasoline and diesel fuel excise taxes, as well as several taxes on the trucking industry?
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April 2, 2020 – On March 31, the Federal Railroad Administration published in the Federal Register a set of proposed metrics and standards for judging Amtrak’s on-time performance and other factors.
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.