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As the American economy grows, so does the volume of freight. Expanding supply chains, just-in-time deliveries, and increasing competition means freight demand has grown faster than the population. Over 50 million tons of freight move across the U.S. transportation network every day on truck, train, barge, pipeline, and plane, with each mode responsible for carrying different goods in an interrelated network. Federal grant programs aim to target funding to freight bottlenecks and intermodal connectors while also supporting experiments in drone delivery. At the local level, policymakers are placing emphasis on managing curb space, reducing emissions, and more efficiently using space to deliver packages, food, and other essentials.

Port Spending Increase Under Biden Jobs Plan May Be Illusory

April 12, 2021
Apr 12, 2021 | Jeff Davis
April 12, 2021 - In the case of federal spending on ports and inland waterways, new information in the FY22...
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CP-KCS Merger Would Create Canada-US-Mexico Unified Railroad

March 25, 2021
Mar 25, 2021 | Jeff Davis
March 25, 2021 - In what seems like the last, unfinished piece of 1990s railroad merger mania, Canadian Pacific and...
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House T&I Examines Private Sector Role in Addressing Climate

March 19, 2021
Mar 19, 2021 | Brianne Eby
March 19, 2021 - On March 17, the full House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing titled “The Business...
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Biden DOT Rewrites INFRA Grant Solicitation – But Will FY21 Be the Only Year Team Biden Gets to Select Projects?

February 26, 2021
Feb 26, 2021 | Jeff Davis
February 26, 2021 - The Biden Administration has released its revised version of the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for...
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First T&I Hearing of 2021 Looks at COVID and Transportation Workers

February 5, 2021
Feb 5, 2021 | Hayley Burton
February 5, 2021 - A hearing before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held yesterday examined the continuing impact of...
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Buttigieg Sworn In As SecDOT, While New Personnel Announced

February 5, 2021
Feb 5, 2021 | Jeff Davis
February 5, 2021 - Pete Buttigieg was sworn in as the 19th United States Secretary of Transportation on the morning...
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Trump Team Drafted FY21 BUILD and INFRA Funding Notices with New Transparency Requirements

January 22, 2021
Jan 22, 2021 | Jeff Davis
January 22, 2021 - As some of their last official actions, the Trump Administration at the U.S. Department of Transportation...
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Railroads Successfully Implement Positive Train Control Technology Two Days Before Extended Deadline

January 15, 2021
Jan 15, 2021 | Christian Piñeiro
January 15, 2021 - The railroad industry can finally rest easy after the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)  announced the successful...
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Trucking Braces for ‘COVID Hangover’ and Ongoing Battles in 2021

December 29, 2020
Dec 29, 2020 | Jeff Davis
Close attention is being paid to the team that will surround Buttigieg at DOT. Jeff Davis, senior fellow at the...
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Final FY21 Appropriations Provide More Water Infrastructure Funding Increases

December 22, 2020
Dec 22, 2020 | Jeff Davis
December 22, 2020 - The omnibus appropriations act for fiscal year 2021 provided another round of funding increases for Corps...
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Omnibus Legislation Includes Water Resources, Pipeline Safety Bills

December 22, 2020
Dec 22, 2020 | Jeff Davis
December 22, 2020 - The year-end omnibus fiscal legislation passed by Congress yesterday included two separate recurring bills negotiated by...
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Year-End Package Extends Rail Tax Credit Forever, Clean Fuel Credits Temporarily

December 22, 2020
Dec 22, 2020 | Jeff Davis
December 22, 2020 - The section 45G short-line railroad tax credit was made permanent by the new year-end spending legislation...
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Op-Ed: When Investing in Infrastructure, Invest in Freight

The lesson from the 2019 Infrastructure Week is that throwing money at the problem is not enough. Panel discussions, speeches, and presentations this week did not dwell on the proposed multi trillion dollar funding amount but focused rightly on what the goals and objectives of a federal investment…

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