Airlines, Airports, Aviation Workforce

What Happens When People Stop Flying? Analyzing the Cascade of Downstream Effects

March 20, 2020

Mar 20, 2020 | Jeff Davis

March 20, 2020 - What happens when people just stop flying? We tried to look at that simple question and...

Transit Technology

FTA Announces Integrated Mobility Innovation Grant Awards and Next Round of Transit Innovation Funding

March 20, 2020

Mar 20, 2020 | Alice Grossman

On Monday, March 16, FTA announced 25 awards for the 2019 Innovative Mobility Initiative (IMI) grants. IMI grants are part...

FY20, Highways, Transit

Surface Transportation Aid Requests Mount

March 20, 2020

Mar 20, 2020 | Jeff Davis

March 20, 2020 - Requests for federal aid to the surface transportation sector increased this week, with state DOTs asking...

Workforce

DHS Defines "Critical Infrastructure Worker"

March 20, 2020

Mar 20, 2020 | Jeff Davis

March 20, 2020 - The Department of Homeland Security has issued a list identifying "critical infrastructure workers" a.k.a. "workers who...

Appropriations, FY20, Highway Trust Fund

White House Requests $500 Million Amtrak Bailout As Transit Aid, Highway Reauthorization Mentioned As Possibilities For Next Week

March 18, 2020

Mar 18, 2020 | Jeff Davis

March 18, 2020 - Yesterday, the White House requested a $500 million bailout for Amtrak, and the public transit lobby...

Airlines, Airports

Airlines Ask Over $65 Billion in Federal Relief; Airports Want $10 Billion

March 17, 2020

Mar 17, 2020 | Jeff Davis

March 17, 2020 – Yesterday, the airline industry asked for a federal aid package that could wind up being between...