GAO Report Analyzes How to Measure Transpo GHG Emissions
August 4, 2023 – A new GAO report analyzes how states and metro planning organizations currently estimate and analyze greenhouse gas emissions of transportation systems and projects.
IIJA Funding Means No More “Donor States” – Even When Including Transit
August 4, 2023 – For decades (starting in the 1980s), a group of states, mostly from the Sun Belt, habitually complained that they paid much more in taxes into the Highway Trust Fund than they received in highway spending.
The Current Status of State VMT Fees
August 4, 2023 – Starting in the early 2000’s, interest in VMT fees in the United States has grown significantly and includes research and pilot programs in 37 states and DC.
Former DOT Chief of Staff Inman Nominated to NTSB
July 28, 2023 – President Biden this week nominated J. Todd Inman, former Chief of Staff to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, to be a member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
Summer Break Begins as House Appropriations Plan Flounders
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Making Rail Cleaner: Senate Discusses Opportunities
July 28, 2023 – The Senate Environmental and Public Works’ subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear held a hearing on Wednesday, July 26, to discuss opportunities to reduce emissions from the rail network in the United States.
Driving Change: Advice For The National VMT-Fee Pilot (A Special Excerpt)
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For RAISE Grants, It’s Good to Be a Small (State)
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State and Local Governments Hold the Key to Lower Road Traffic Deaths
July 28, 2023 – The United States has a notoriously high traffic death rate per capita among the OECD countries. Fatalities have trended upward more recently between 2019 and 2021, likely due to the pandemic creating conditions for high traffic speeds and increased crash severity. The good news is that there is a slew of proven measures that can help reverse the trend.
House Subcommittee Looks at Reviving AV Legislation
July 28, 2023 – Over four years after the last efforts to enact legal authorization for self-driving cars went up in smoke, a House subcommittee this week held a hearing to explore new legislation.