Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Highway trust fund

Jon Stewart on the Transportation Funding Crisis: “This is So Stupid”

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 17, 2014 | 5 Comments

The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook,Daily Show Video Archive Jon Stewart devoted eight minutes to the Highway Trust Fund funding problem in last night’s episode and, in our humble opinion, he NAILED it. If this doesn’t make you want to pound your head against the nearest hard […]

And So Begins the Long Slog to the Lame Duck

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 24, 2014 | No Comments

The push for a long-term transportation bill is slowly giving way to the reality of an utter lack of consensus around a funding mechanism. The chair of the Senate Finance Committee, which is charged with finding that consensus, indicated today that the job just isn’t possible right now. The Hill reports that Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) […]

“Rally for Roads” Demands Transportation Funding Fix

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 11, 2014 | 1 Comment

This morning, the road construction industry rallied in front of the U.S. Capitol to demand that Congress invest in infrastructure. But some of the best-known transportation reformers in Washington were also on hand for an event that didn’t focus on one mode over others. The overriding message of the day was simple: Don’t let transportation […]

Senate Delays Bill as Metro Businesses Plead For Transportation Investment

By Payton Chung | May 8, 2014 | No Comments

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee once again delayed the release of its six-year reauthorization bill, a follow-up to the MAP-21 bill that expires September 30. Committee Chair Barbara Boxer had initially promised to unveil the legislative text early this week, then today, and now is promising to release the bill next Monday, with a […]

2013: Another Year of Falling Per-Capita Driving in U.S.

By Tony Dutzik | Feb 24, 2014 | 13 Comments

This post was originally published on the blog of the Frontier Group, where the author is a senior policy analyst. The number of miles driven in the United States continues to stagnate, even amidst economic recovery, according to just-released figures from the Federal Highway Administration. According to the agency’s December 2013 Traffic Volume Trends report, […]

Sen. Boxer Calls For Solution to Highway Trust Fund Insolvency

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 25, 2013 | No Comments

Senator Barbara Boxer brought together transportation industry representatives this morning to highlight the damage that would be done to the economy if Congress doesn’t come up with a solution to the impending insolvency of the Highway Trust Fund. New CBO estimates, released this week [PDF], project that the fund will be zeroed out by the […]

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