Innovation NewsBriefs
Vol. 22, No. 30
Last month we noted some encouraging signs, based on informal indications, of a narrowing of the partisan divide in congressional posture toward transportation legislation (“Bridging the Partisan Divide,” Innovation NewsBriefs, October 10, 2011). The unanimous vote of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) on November 9 to approve the highway portion of the surface transportation reauthorization bill (S. 1813) has confirmed our initial impression.
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MAP-21 – Possible Impacts of Revised Core Transportation Programs
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011Transportation Issues Daily The MAP-21 proposal would consolidate the current seven “core” highway programs into five. Core highway programs are the primary programs through which funding is allocated to states and on to local jurisdictions. I’ve taken a stab at the possible impacts of the consolidation. If you’re analyzing the bill and have additions or […]
View this complete post...Bridging the Gap: Redirecting Investments to Fix the Nation’s Bridges
Friday, November 4th, 2011
TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE
A large portion of the nation’s 600,000 bridges are in poor condition and require investment to repair or replace. Congress, by virtue of its control of spending and oversight, can encourage states to spend a greater share of transportation funding on maintaining and fixing existing infrastructure. If we are to reduce the number of deficient bridges in our transportation system – currently 11.5 percent of all bridges are deficient – Congress must be part of the solution.
President’s Jobs Council: Invest Aggressively in Transportation
Monday, October 17th, 2011Transportation Issues Daily AASHTO, the national association of State DOTs, reports in their weekly transportation report: “While debate about job creation continued in Washington this week, the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness met Tuesday in Pittsburgh. The council released a report urging the federal government to “invest aggressively and efficiently in cutting-edge infrastructure.” The […]
View this complete post...Highway Trust Fund: All States Received More Funding Than They Contributed in Highway Taxes from 2005 to 2009
Friday, October 14th, 2011
US GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE What GAO Found From 2005 to 2009, every state received more funding for highway programs than they contributed to the Highway Account of the Highway Trust Fund. This was possible because more funding was authorized and apportioned than was collected from the states, and the fund was augmented with about $30 […]
View this complete post...Infrastructure Bank is DOA in House, Mica Declares
Thursday, October 13th, 2011Transportation Issues Daily House Transportation Chair John Mica opened a hearing on an infrastructure bank by stating “I’m afraid that the national infrastructure bank is dead on arrival in the House.” The lone witness in favor of creating a federal infrastructure bank, Marcia Hale, president of Building America’s Future, observed a federal infrastructure bank is […]
View this complete post...Bridging the Partisan Divide
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011Innovation NewsBriefs Vol.22, No. 28 Two infrastructure-focused meetings on Capitol Hill — one sponsored by the liberal-leaning (or “center-left” as they prefer to be called) Progressive Policy Institute (PPI), the other by the conservative-leaning Free Congress Foundation — have sent an encouraging signal that, when it comes to investment in transportation, the partisan divide is […]
View this complete post...A Strong EPA Protects Our Health and Promotes Economic Growth
Monday, October 10th, 2011US COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS
Since implementation of the Clean Air Act in the 1970s, followed by the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, Superfund, and other important environmental laws, America’s gross domestic product (GDP) has risen by 207 percent, and it remains the largest in the world. Complying with the nation’s public health and environmental protection laws has bolstered a $300 billion a year clean technology sector that employs an estimated 1.7 million people.
Guest on The Infra Blog: Peter Rogoff, Administrator, Federal Transit Administration
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Peter M. Rogoff was confirmed by the United States Senate as FTA Administrator on May 21, 2009. He served for 22 years on the staff of the Senate Appropriations Committee, including 14 years as the Democratic Staff Director of its Transportation Subcommittee. He is an acknowledged expert in the area of federal infrastructure budgeting and […]
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