$8.2 Billion in IIJA Intercity Rail Project Funding Announced
December 8, 2023 – Today, the Biden Administration is announcing $8.2 billion in grants for ten projects providing enhanced and new passenger rail service in the coming years outside the Northeast Corridor as part of its implementation of the bipartisan infrastructure law.
USDOT Solicits For Another $1.5B of RAISE Grants As Contract Signings Fall Disturbingly Behind
November 30, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Transportation on November 30 issued a formal request for applications for the next round of multimodal RAISE grants, for which a total of at least $1.5 billion will be available.
Getting Back on Track: Intercity Passenger Rail
Wednesday, November 29 – The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials met to discuss issues regarding the future of intercity passenger rail in the United States.
House T&I Uses Hearing to Urge Senate to Act on FAA Bill
November 30, 2023 – Chairman Garret Graves (R-LA) convened the House Aviation Subcommittee to hear invited testimony related to the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization legislation which has already been passed by the chamber.
DOT Establishes Multimodal Freight Office
December 1, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Transportation this week announced the establishment of its new Office of Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy to run the Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW) program for supply chain efficiency and carry out other directives prescribed by law.
Even Counting Mass Transit, There Are No More HTF “Donor States”
December 1, 2023 – Even counting mass transit taxes and spending, the insolvent nature of the Highway Trust Funds mean that every state gets out much more than it puts in, once again.
A Tale of Two States: California vs Texas
December 1, 2023 – When assembling data for the donor state article elsewhere in this issue, something leaped out at me – the fact that Texas paid more gasoline tax into the federal Highway Trust Fund in 2022 than did California ($2.913 billion to $2.735 billion), despite Texas still having 9 million fewer residents (39.0 million vs 30.0 million).
Two Years In, How Quickly Is IIJA Funding Being Put to Work?
December 1, 2023 – How quickly is transportation funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law actually being put to work?
