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There 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.

Transportation-Related Amendments Offered to the FY16 THUD Bill in the House on June 3

September 9, 2015
Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
(More amendments, all of which are “limitation” amendments (“no funds in this act may be used for such-and-such”) were offered...
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Interesting Chart of the Week

September 9, 2015
Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
Historical look at federal transportation infrastructure grants to states and localities over the FY 1941 - 2014 period.
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Budget Attempts To Restrain Growth of “CHIMPs”

September 9, 2015
Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
April 30, 2015 - The Congressional budget blueprint for fiscal year 2016 was held up for several days at the...
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Budget Deal Sets Rules For HTF Solvency

September 9, 2015
Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
April 30, 2015 - Summarizes the FY 2016 Congressional budget agreement, including its limits on appropriations and its restrictions on...
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House-Senate FY16 Budget Talks Begin

September 9, 2015
Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
April 16, 2015 - House-Senate negotiations on the fiscal 2016 budget blueprint have begun in earnest, with the House appointing...
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Reagan Devolution: The Real Story of the 1982 Gas Tax Increase

September 9, 2015
Sep 9, 2015
Remembered as a triumph of bipartisanship, the reality of the 1982 gas tax increase was a bit messier.
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Reagan Devolution: The Real Story of the 1982 Gas Tax Increase (Additional Documentation)

September 9, 2015
Sep 9, 2015
506-page PDF compilation of supporting documents for the Reagan Devolution paper, taken largely from the Reagan Presidential Library, showing the...
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July 31, 2015 11:37 a.m. – DRIVE Wrap-Up

September 9, 2015
Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
A bit of wrap-up from a hectic week: The Clerk of the House is expected to deliver the enrolled text of...
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July 29, 2015 – Senate Moves DRIVE Act Along

September 9, 2015
Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
The U.S. Senate has voted to move its surface transportation bill farther along towards final passage tomorrow. The Senate voted,...
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July 27, 2015 11:34 p.m. – Senate Invokes Cloture on DRIVE Act

September 9, 2015
Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
The U.S. Senate has voted, 62 to 32, to invoke cloture on the DRIVE Act (the surface transportation reauthorization bill...
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July 27, 2015 11:09 a.m. – The HTF Saga Continues (On A Sunday)

September 9, 2015
Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
The Senate held a three-hour session on Sunday afternoon to advance consideration of the surface transportation reauthorization bill (McConnell amendment 2266 to...
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Reagan Devolution: The Real Story of the 1982 Gas Tax Increase (Presentation, May 27, 2015)

September 9, 2015
Sep 9, 2015
On May 27, 2015, the Eno Center for Transportation released a groundbreaking report on the 1982 Gas Tax Increase (Passed...
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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,...

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