Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/infrastructure-investment-wins-big-at-the-ballot-box/">Infrastructure Investment Wins Big at the Ballot BoxInfrastructure Investment Wins Big at the Ballot Box
November 08, 2019
Americans in 19 different states lined up at poll centers on November 5th with an array of decisions to make on their ballots. Despite being an off-year election, infrastructure took center stage. Of the collective 305 ballot measures supporting transportation infrastructure investment, 270 – roughly 90% – were approved. From Maine to Texas, these 270......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/states-could-face-surface-transportation-performance-goal-penalties/">States Could Face Surface Transportation Performance Goal PenaltiesStates Could Face Surface Transportation Performance Goal Penalties
November 05, 2019
As we move into reauthorizing the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, recently reported data shows Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia will need to spend a collective $1.8 billion prior to September 30, 2020—the FAST Act expiration— on improvements to National Highway......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/senate-passes-first-fy20-appropriations-bills/">Senate Passes First FY20 Appropriations BillsSenate Passes First FY20 Appropriations Bills
November 01, 2019
This week, the Senate passed their first FY20 appropriations bills in a “minibus,” or spending package (H.R. 3055) that consists of four bills: Interior & Environment; Transportation, Housing & Urban Development; Commerce, Justice & Science; and Agriculture. The Senate’s FY20 Interior & Environment appropriations bill includes: $9 billion for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/success-house-passes-the-full-utilization-of-the-harbor-maintenance-trust-fund-act/">Success: House Passes the Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund ActSuccess: House Passes the Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act
October 29, 2019
This week, the House passed H.R. 2440, the Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act, by a vote of 296 – 109. ASCE endorsed H.R. 2440 earlier this year, and this bill was one of our 2019 legislative fly-in priorities. The passage of H.R. 2440 would not have been possible without the incredible......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/the-highway-trust-fund-needs-fixing-is-a-vmt-tax-the-answer/">The Highway Trust Fund Needs Fixing – New Report Looks at a VMT TaxThe Highway Trust Fund Needs Fixing – New Report Looks at a VMT Tax
October 23, 2019
By 2022, the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), the main funding source for the federal government’s investments in highway and transit infrastructure and primarily funded by the federal motor fuels tax, is set to dry up. In anticipation of this, Congress is looking at long-term solutions to fund our surface transportation systems. One of those proposed......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/take-some-time-today-to-imagine-a-day-without-water/">Take Some Time Today to Imagine a Day Without WaterTake Some Time Today to Imagine a Day Without Water
October 23, 2019
Most of you have probably already had a cup or two of coffee today or started the laundry. Now imagine starting your day without that morning brew, brushing your teeth, or washing your toddler’s hands before breakfast. Imagine what it’s like to not have water, even for one day, and you can see life grinds......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/future-world-vision-unveiled-2019-asce-convention-with-extra-push-for-infrastructure-advocacy/">Future World Vision Unveiled 2019 ASCE Convention With Extra Push for Infrastructure AdvocacyFuture World Vision Unveiled 2019 ASCE Convention With Extra Push for Infrastructure Advocacy
October 11, 2019
ASCE’s 2019 Convention looked a little different this year. Attendees are able to step inside a Floating City – the first installment in ASCE’s Future World Vision, which was officially unveiled at this year’s Convention. Outgoing ASCE President Robin A. Kemper opened the morning energizing the audience by sounding the alarm on infrastructure. In her......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/its-fiscal-year-2020-where-do-the-fy2020-appropriations-bills-stand/">It’s Fiscal Year 2020. Where do the FY2020 Appropriations Bills Stand?It’s Fiscal Year 2020. Where do the FY2020 Appropriations Bills Stand?
October 11, 2019
To close out the fiscal year last month, House passed a stopgap spending measure, or continuing resolution (CR), to fund the government through November 21, 2019. The current fiscal year expired on September 30, and without a second stopgap measure or the approval of Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, we will expect a government shutdown. The......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/freightreport/">Freight Movement Is On the Rise, So America’s Infrastructure Must Hold Its WeightFreight Movement Is On the Rise, So America’s Infrastructure Must Hold Its Weight
October 10, 2019
The national transportation and research group TRIP released a new report on October 3, 2019 detailing an expected 104% rise in annual freight transportation across the U.S. from 2016 to 2045. This increase in freight movement breeds challenges to the nation’s already aging infrastructure. The report, “America’s Rolling Warehouses: Opportunities And Challenges With The Nation’s......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/asce-supports-innovation-and-safety/">103-Year-Old FHWA Rule that Prohibits Innovation Repealed103-Year-Old FHWA Rule that Prohibits Innovation Repealed
October 01, 2019
For the past century, states were not allowed to use “proprietary” products on their federally funded projects. In other words, states could not use federal aid to use or buy patented or propriety products and also limited specifications or processes for bridge and highway projects eligible for funds under the federal-aid highway programs –even if......
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