The Gas Tax Versus Inflation – Two Measures
December 9, 2019 – How much buying power has the federal gasoline tax lost over the years, and how have consumers felt past gasoline taxes in their daily lives?
FY20 Appropriations Negotiations at Critical Point
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Building Environmental Collaborations While Funding Highways: An Innovation in Transportation Governance
In this op-ed, Martin Wachs explores how transportation agencies can preserve sensitive land, enhance species habitat, and deliver transportation projects more quickly by partnering with environmentalists.
USDOT Ended FY19 With $152 Billion in Undisbursed Cash
December 6, 2019 – New data from the Treasury Department shows that USDOT started 2019 with $157.2 billion in undisbursed funds, received another $76.1 billion in new funding during the year, and disbursed $80.7 billion. This, along with $420 million in lapsed funding, balance writedowns, rescissions, and transfers, left the Department holding $152.2 billion at the end of the year.
Roundtable Roundup: Adopting a Common Data Language to Enhance Mobility
November 20, 2019 – AARP, The National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC), and the Transportation Research Board (TRB) convened a Roundtable of industry leaders on opportunities to improve mobility and promote a new future for Demand Responsive Transportation (DRT).
Who’s Doing What with Drones?
Ken Dunlap examines policy recommendations for safely integrating unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), how many organizations employ UAS, and how existing regulatory structures align with their use.
Partial Highway Statistics for 2018 Released
December 6, 2019 – The Federal Highway Administration has begun publishing the voluminous tables that will eventually comprise Highway Statistics 2018 as part of the ongoing Highway Statistics Series.
After Inflation, State Transportation Capital Spending Still Has Not Recovered From Recession
December 6, 2019 – Updated data on state transportation capital spending for 2019 shows that states still have not brought their spending levels back to pre-recession levels, in inflation-adjusted dollars.
House T&I Committee Holds Joint Hearing on Freight, Setting the Groundwork for Reauthorization
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Strong Growth in Transportation Spending by States
December 6, 2019 – According to a new report by the National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) overall spending by states increased across the board in fiscal year 2019. The strongest growth rate last year came from transportation, even outpacing the growth in Medicaid.