Recap: Anthony Foxx, Bill Shuster Co-Host Live Twitter Town Hall
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) co-hosted a live Twitter town hall event Feb. 11, to provide a public dialogue on transportation issues.
February 10, 2015Armed with 300 Signatures, House Members Press Leadership on Transportation Funding Bill
Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) has announced that he and Rep. Reid Ribble (R-Wis.) have organized an effort to collect about 300 signatures on a letter calling on House leaders to produce what the congressmen call a responsibly paid-for, multiyear surface transportation reauthorization bill.
February 10, 2015API Chief Jack Gerard: Infrastructure Priorities Transcend Politics
Jack Gerard, executive director of the Washington-based American Petroleum Institute, told the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Feb. 3 to put aside political differences and agree on long-term funding programs that modernize the country’s aging transportation network.
February 3, 2015Reports Outline Highway Funding Needs, How Investments Could Boost Economy
Highway funding advocacy groups issued reports last week on the need for greater investment, laying the groundwork for an effort to persuade Congress to pass a long-term bill next year.
December 15, 2014Highway Funds Fall Low Enough That Republicans Seek Taxes
Falling fuel prices, crumbling roads and bridges and a gridlocked Congress have U.S. states, even those run by Republicans, debating higher taxes.
December 10, 2014To Maintain Current Highway Conditions, AASHTO Says $120 Billion Is Needed Annually
Local, state and federal governments need to spend a combined $120 billion annually for the next six years just to bring highways and bridges to a condition that meets today’s traffic demands, said a new report from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
December 9, 2014Group Offers Three Possible Solutions for Increasing Transportation Funding
WASHINGTON — The Eno Center for Transportation, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, outlined ways to realize long-term funding for the national transportation system in a report unveiled at the National Press Club on Dec. 3.
December 8, 2014Video: Obama Doesn't See Congress Passing Long-Term Highway Funding Fix
President Obama told chief executives on Dec. 3 he doubts congressional leaders will be able to advance a long-term comprehensive transportation measure next year, approving instead a short-term highway funding fix.
December 3, 2014Eno Center Proposes Fixes for Highway Trust Fund
WASHINGTON — The Eno Center for Transportation, a Washington, D.C., think tank, has outlined ways to realize long-term funding for the national transportation system in a report unveiled at the National Press Club on Dec. 3.
December 3, 2014Federal Funding for Freight Projects in Limbo
Hundreds of massive highway projects on critical freight routes are among a list of transportation needs that states have sent to Washington in hopes of qualifying for the federal funding program Projects of National and Regional Significance.
December 1, 2014