October 27, 2023 – The White House released new actions, including a guidebook of tools and opportunities, in response to the growing number of vacant commercial buildings in the US.
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/iStock-954696082.jpg14152120Jonathan Hammondhttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJonathan Hammond2023-10-27 13:00:372023-10-27 13:00:37DOT Pledges TOD Funds for Conversion of Downtown Offices to Housing
October 27, 2023 – The Highway Trust Fund ran a $17.6 billion deficit in the just-ended fiscal year 2023 once interest on bailout money is excluded from its cash flow, the Federal Highway Administration reported this week.
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October 27, 2023 – How did the U.S. House of Representatives go from being the more pro-rural chamber to the more pro-urban chamber in just eight years? Four words – “one person, one vote.”
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October 27, 2023 – Mike Whitaker was sworn in for a five-year term as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration this morning, following a unanimous confirmation vote by the U.S. Senate on October 24.
October 27, 2023 – After a brief respite in the October-December 2022 quarter, highway construction costs rose 2.7 percent in the January-March 2023 quarter, an annualized increase of 10.8 percent per year, according to the National Highway Construction Cost Index kept by the Federal Highway Administration.
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https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/iStock-495755592-1.jpg13632200Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2023-10-27 11:53:362023-10-31 11:33:01Capitol Hill Events – Week of October 30, 2023
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October 18, 2023 – The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee on Highways and Transit met to discuss the solvency challenges associated with the Highway Trust Fund (HTF).
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October 20, 2023 – Transit agencies across the U.S. are grappling with daunting operating budget shortfalls caused by the depletion of COVID-19 federal relief funds, rising operating costs, and reduced fare revenues.
October 20, 2023 – President Biden’s FAA nominee will get a Senate floor vote next week, but one of his Amtrak Board nominees will have to go that the others may proceed.
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