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Waterborne Competitiveness: U.S. and Foreign Investments in Inland Waterways
When the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was signed into law at the end of 2021, it promised to usher in a new era in transportation, energy, water, and telecommunications projects. This major increase in investment provides public transportation programs with $90 billion in…
Want a high level overview of this report? Sign up now for the webinar on June 7 with the authors. The 12,000-mile inland waterways network in the United States is a vital trade corridor serving energy, agriculture, and other freight shipments internally and for export. Major global events like…
The Last Exit: Fixing the Highway Trust Fund while Solvency is still Solvable
March 17, 2026 – As the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s advance appropriations expire in 2026, Congress faces a critical choice between locking in the efficiency, capacity, and ridership gains enabled by predictable rail funding or reverting to an unstable annual funding cycle that would squander recent progress.
Looking Down the Tracks: A Case for More Predictable Intercity Passenger Rail Funding
January 27, 2026 – As the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s advance appropriations expire in 2026, Congress faces a critical choice between locking in the efficiency, capacity, and ridership gains enabled by predictable rail funding or reverting to an unstable annual funding cycle that would squander recent progress.
Benefits and Beneficiaries of the Nation’s Inland Waterways
The Europeans settled the United States via waterborne transportation. Settlements, and then cities, first arose where there were natural seaports. They later developed along rivers as far upstream as the boats of the time could manage. Beginning in the Jacksonian era, the federal government took on responsibility for keeping those inland waterways navigable and properly maintained.