Guest Op-Ed: Infrastructure – How to Make A Difference
Large, regional infrastructure projects are key to unlocking future economic growth. One example is the AIRnet-21 proposal that would rebuild the Northeast Corridor rail line.
House Adopts FY20 Spending Plan: Appropriations Bills to Move Forward in May
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House Hearing Pushes Case For Unlocking Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund
April 12, 2019 – An April 10 hearing before the the House Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee discussed waterborne transportation and appeared designed to make the case for legislation unlocking $9.3 billion in past collections for the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund – legislation that seems very likely to be included in the forthcoming infrastructure initiative from House Democrats.
FTA Funds Five Small Starts, Speeds Up Funding Schedule for Caltrain, Chicago Core Capacity
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Chao Defends FY20 Budget Request Before House Appropriators
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T&I Looks at Street and Highway Safety
April 12, 2019 – The House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit met April 9th for a hearing on street and highway safety.
Eno Launches Unmanned Aviation Systems (UAS) Project, Seeks Research Consultant
The United States’ national airspace is poised to host an increased presence of autonomous and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the coming years. The time is ripe for the formation of new transportation policy on integrating autonomy into U.S. airspace.
Why is the Mass Transit Account Less Solvent Than the Highway Account?
April 11, 2019 – Congress has chosen to let mass transit spending get significantly farther ahead of its dedicated revenue stream than highways has gotten ahead of its revenue stream, comparatively speaking.Â
FY20 Transit Apportionments Face Automatic 12 Percent Cut
April 11, 2019 – Yesterday, the Treasury Department announced that the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund has failed its forward-looking solvency test for fiscal year 2020. As a result, unless Congress passes new legislation fixing the problem, apportionments of FY 2020 mass transit formula funding to transit agencies will be reduced by around 12 percent from the levels provided by the FAST Act.
Pre-1960s Attempts to Create a U.S. Department of Transportation – Part 2: the Federal Transportation Agency of 1946
April 9, 2019 – In 1946, President Truman came very close to creating a Federal Transportation Agency to unite federal road, aviation, and maritime activity under one roof.