Message from President Johnson to Congress on March 2, 1966 that recommended the following: creation of a new Department of Transportation, the establishment of a new federal program of highway and vehicle safety, and the…
This is a series of memos from February 18 through 28, 1966, detailing Johnson Administration outreach to Congress on the draft transportation message.
This paper seeks to provide an overview of technology advances in transportation, focusing on those likely to have important implications for transportation policy.
This is a series of memos from February 1966 describing the Administration’s attempts to reach out to key Members of Congress in advance of the formal release of the bill creating a new Department of…
Video of President Johnson’s State of the Union address delivered to Congress on January 12, 1966. Fast forward to the 22 minute mark for his mention of a highway safety agenda and to the 23…
Tables summarizing the FHWA notices issued January 8, 2016 distributing the FY 2016 federal-aid highways obligation limitation under the omnibus appropriations bill and apportioning the FY 2016 highway formula contract authority under the FAST Act.
This a series of three undated memos sent by Under Secretary of Commerce for Transportation Alan Boyd to White House domestic affairs chief Joseph Califano, Jr. along with an undated cover letter (which we believe…
Table comparing major highway and transit policy changes self-identified by the Obama Administration in its GROW AMERICA proposal with their outcome, if any, in the FAST Act.
Table showing total funding levels authorized by the FAST Act for major programs and modes compared to the five-year (FY 2016-2020) totals proposed in the Obama Administration’s GROW AMERICA Act.
13-page summary of the FAST Act conference report prepared by the staff of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Excel spreadsheet from the Federal Highway Administration showing the estimated sub-allocation of Surface Transportation Block Grant Program contract authority to areas by population under the FAST Act for fiscal year 2020.
Excel spreadsheet from the Federal Highway Administration showing the estimated sub-allocation of Surface Transportation Block Grant Program contract authority to areas by population under the FAST Act for fiscal year 2019.