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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.

House Passes WRDA Compromise, but Bill Looks Dead in Senate

December 11, 2020
Dec 11, 2020 | Jeff Davis
December 11, 2020 - The House of Representatives passed a compromise biennial authorization bill for the Army Corps of Engineers...
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WRDA Bill (Now With Stimulus!), One-Week CR On House Floor This Week

December 7, 2020
Dec 7, 2020 | Jeff Davis
December 7, 2020 - A one-week stopgap appropriations bill and a new water resources bill enabling a $2 billion harbor...
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Time Running Out for Water Resources, Aviation Certification Bills in This Congress

December 4, 2020
Dec 4, 2020 | Jeff Davis
December 4, 2020 - Several key transportation and infrastructure bills are still unsettled, and time is rapidly running out for...
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Mammoth Defense Bill Contains Coast Guard, Maritime, Airport Provisions

December 4, 2020
Dec 4, 2020 | Jeff Davis
December 4, 2020 - Last night, House and Senate negotiators on the annual national defense authorization bill released the final...
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October Job Numbers Show Impact of Aviation Layoffs

November 6, 2020
Nov 6, 2020 | Jeff Davis
November 6, 2020 - The monthly jobs report for October came out this morning, and it shows almost 18,000 net...
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End-of-FY20 Report on Aviation, Water Trust Funds

October 23, 2020
Oct 23, 2020 | Jeff Davis
October 23, 2020 - The Airport and Airway Trust Fund had a predictably bad year in fiscal 2020 (since Congress...
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Webinar Recap: Transportation Spending and Planning in the Time of COVID

September 25, 2020
Sep 25, 2020 | Madeline Gorman
September 25, 2020 - Throughout this lively discussion, one thing remained clear—infrastructure projects will play a much different role in...
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Jeff Davis Presentation on Eisenhower and Transportation

September 15, 2020
Sep 15, 2020 | Jeff Davis
This is a PDF of the PowerPoint presentation that Eno's Jeff Davis gave at the Capitol Historical Society Heritage Lecture...
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1956 Treasury Secretary Letter to Harry Byrd on Pay-As-You-Build Highways

September 12, 2020
Sep 12, 2020 | Jeff Davis
This PDF is a copy of a letter from Treasury Secretary George Humphrey to Senate Finance Committee chairman Harry Byrd...
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The St. Lawrence Seaway and Federal Maritime Policy Under President Eisenhower

September 3, 2020
Sep 3, 2020 | Jeff Davis
(Clicking on hyperlinks in the text will take you to original source documents, many of which are from the Eisenhower...
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1955 “Weeks Report” – Revision of Federal Transportation Policy

August 31, 2020
Aug 31, 2020 | Jeff Davis
This is the version of the "Weeks Report" of the President's Advisory Committee on Transport Policy and Organization, as released...
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Cabinet Meeting of January 28, 1955

August 31, 2020
Aug 31, 2020 | Jeff Davis
This 12-page PDF document contains items relating to the Cabinet Meeting of January 28, 1955, which considered a draft Special...
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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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