Transportation Issues Daily The thirty-plus states with public ferry systems will be interested in how MAP-21 significantly reforms ferries funding compared to SAFETEA-LU. It may surprise you to learn that ferries carry more than 100 million passengers annually and operate in over 35 states. They provide a critical transportation option to help ease congestion in […]
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MAP-21 Annotated – Ferries Funding Reform
Thursday, July 5th, 2012Three Myths about the Trucking Industry
Thursday, June 21st, 2012Transportation Issues Daily Truckers may well be the unsung heroes of the U.S. economy. They deliver 70% of all freight tonnage, while 80% of U.S. communities receive goods exclusively by truck. One out of every 13 people working in our private sector is employed in a trucking-related job across manufacturing, retail, public utility, construction, service, […]
View this complete post...Guest on The Infra Blog: Larry Ehl, Founder and Publisher, Transportation Issues Daily
Tuesday, June 19th, 2012
Larry Ehl, founder and publisher of Transportation Issues Daily (TID). After more than two decades as a government affairs and transportation professional – including about eight years as Federal Relations Manager for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) – in 2009 he started what became a nationally recognized blog on federal transportation issues. His […]
View this complete post...When Will USDOT Announce Latest TIGER Grants?
Friday, June 8th, 2012Transportation Issues Daily Update: based on some feedback to our story, look for TIGER grants to be announced late in the week of June 11 or early in the week of June 18. When will USDOT announce the TIGER grants? Many people have contacted me in the last week asking that question. I decided to […]
View this complete post...What USDOT Wants In – and Out of – a Final Transportation Bill
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012Transportation Issues Daily USDOT has officially expressed what it wants in and out of a final federal transportation bill. Instead of beginning with what the Administration supports, the letter begins with what it dislikes. First up is the threat to veto the transportation bill if it includes the Keystone XL language. Next up is opposition to […]
View this complete post...Is Congress Soon to Become Even More Dysfunctional?
Monday, May 7th, 2012Transportation Issues Daily To paraphrase one of my favorite Frank Sinatra songs: “The Worst is Yet to Come” when contemplating the future of Congressional activity. At least that’s what Politico’s Charles Mahtesian and Jim VandeHei lay out in “Congress: It’s going to get worse.“ This could be very bad news for future federal transportation bills. […]
View this complete post...The Fantasy Solution of an Infrastructure Bank
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012Transortation Issues Daily
When a new Congress or member proposes an infrastructure bank (learn more from Wikipedia), like clockwork I will hear from a couple of State DOT CFOs who say in frustration: “But that’s financing, not funding.” It’s great to have more financing tools and great to accelerate projects, my friends say, but financing rarely adds the additional new funding that is needed to address our long range needs and growing infrastructure deficit. The funding and projects deficit grows due to rising vehicle fuel efficiency, increased construction costs, inflation, and more roads reaching old age and needing preservation and maintenance.
Why a 60-day Extension of SAFETEA-LU Is Problematic
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012Transportation Issues Daily
A sixty-day extension of SAFETEA-LU sounds like enough time for Congress to negotiate and pass a multi-year bill, doesn’t it? Maybe not.
The Hidden Truths of a Gas Tax Holiday
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012Transportation Issues Daily
It’s predictable: when gas prices soar, some people will start advocating for a gas tax holiday. With gas prices having increased in each of the last 22 days, we’re sure to see tax holiday proposals surfacing soon. Forbes calls the holiday notion a “silly but shiny idea”.
View this complete post...Member of SAFETEA-LU Blue Ribbon Commission Weighs in on Senate, House Bills
Thursday, February 16th, 2012Transportation Issues Daily Four years ago a Congressionally-appointed bipartisan Commission offered recommendations for post-SAFETEA-LU federal transportation policy and funding. We asked a member of that Commission, Frank Busalacchi, to comment on the current Senate and House legislative proposals. Busalacchi, former Secretary of the Wisconsin DOT, served on the bi-partisan National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study […]
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