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Jeff Davis2019-09-05 09:32:092023-04-17 08:11:29FHWA Gives Final $4 Billion in FY19 Highway Obligation Authority to StatesThere are over 4 million miles of roads in the United States moving cars, trucks, transit, and non-motorized vehicles across a seamless, integrated network. About three-quarters of the roads are owned by localities but the vast majority of travel occurs on major state roads and the federally-designated Interstate System. Today, this complex system is under strain as demands for upgrades and repair, safety improvements, and modernization mount.
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The First Time the Highway Trust Fund Went Broke – Part 2: Ike Requests a 50% Gas Tax Increase, Which No One Likes
Sep 2, 2019 | Jeff Davis
September 2, 2019 - In January 1959, President Eisenhower asked Congress to increase the federal gasoline tax by 50 percent...
The First Time the Highway Trust Fund Went Broke – Part 1: the 1958 Highway Act Makes Spending Unsustainable
Aug 21, 2019 | Jeff Davis
August 21, 2019 - The Highway Trust Fund actually had to be bailed out 60 years ago, in September 1959....
Parking Reform Picks up Steam in 2019
Aug 16, 2019 | Romic Aevaz
August 14, 2019 - Over the past two decades, research from economists has brought parking policy to the forefront of...
DOT Issues Amendments to Truck/Bus Driver Hours of Service Rules
Aug 16, 2019 | Jeff Davis
August 16, 2019 - This week, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a proposed rule that would implement...
Fuel Efficiency Standards – California vs. the Feds (How We Got Here, and What Comes Next)
Aug 2, 2019 | Christopher Oster
August 1, 2019 - California is fighting the Trump Administration over automaker fuel economy standards - but are the new...
All States Would Get Uniform Percentage Funding Increases Under Senate Bill, FHWA Says
Aug 1, 2019 | Jeff Davis
August 1, 2019 - The Federal Highway Administration has completed its initial funding analysis of S. 2302, the Senate highway...
State Highway Formula Funding Totals Under Senate ATI Bill
Jul 31, 2019 | Jeff Davis
This is a PDF of three tables showing state-by-state formula funding totals under the Senate's highway reauthorization bill.
House Panel Probes Proposed Bills in Car Safety Hearing
Jul 31, 2019 | Christopher Oster
July 26, 2019 - With over 40,000 deaths attributed to on and off-road related vehicle incident in 2017 and 2018,...
FAA, STB Nominees Advanced in Senate
Jul 31, 2019 | Christopher Oster
July 11, 2019 - Stephen Dickson, nominee for the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), had his nomination advanced...
House Hearing Looks at Trucking Workforce, Safety Concerns
Jul 31, 2019 | Christopher Oster
June 13, 2019 - The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit held a hearing on Wednesday, June...
Senate EPW Committee Approves 5-Year Highway Bill
Jul 30, 2019 | Jeff Davis
July 30, 2019 - This morning, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved, by a 23 to 0 vote,...Refreshing the Status Quo: Federal Highway Programs and Funding Distribution

This year, the federal government gave $45.6 billion in highway “formula” funding to the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The state-by-state distribution of this money was based almost entirely on how the states fared on a variety of real-world metrics back in calendar year 2007,...
