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.
The recent enactment of the “Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act” (FAST Act) has rightly been acclaimed as a significant legislative...
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December 22, 2015 - Although the FAST Act's funding levels and priorities were very different than those of the Administration's...
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December 16, 2015 - Highlights of appropriations in the omnibus FY 2016 appropriations package for the water resources program of...
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Table showing PPA-level funding in the FY 2016 omnibus appropriations bill for the Transportation Security Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard,...
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Comparison of funding levels in the FY 2016 omnibus appropriations bill with comparable levels for 2016 authorized by the FAST...
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December 16, 2015 - The FAST Act cut annual funding for the TIFIA credit program by over 70 percent. Was...
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December 9, 2015 - Compares major funding and policy provisions in the just-enacted FAST Act to the major funding and...
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Table comparing major highway and transit policy changes self-identified by the Obama Administration in its GROW AMERICA proposal with their...
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Table showing total funding levels authorized by the FAST Act for major programs and modes compared to the five-year (FY...
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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…