Congress Passes FY 2020 Funding Bill This week, in a flurry of action, Congress passed the FY 2020 Transportation Budget. The legislation includes funding above and beyond what was authorized by the FAST Act. Below is a brief summary: USDOT The bill provides $1.0 billion for national infrastructure investments, these have been called TIGER and…
Nov 20 — Today Councilor Lydia Edwards of the Boston City Council issued a statement declaring that she would lead a transit benefit ordinance in 2020. Transit benefit ordinances are effective tools that increase transit ridership and reduce drive-alone rates. These ordinances are also business friendly as they reduce the amount of parking that employers…
FY 2020 Appropriations Stop-Gap Includes Rescission Fix In order to make the budgetary math work, the 2015 FAST Act included a $7.6 billion rescission in it that was to take effect at the end of the authorized FAST Act. Previous transportation bills have included similar provisions. The thought process being that when the day of…
Yesterday, Secretary Chao announced $900 million in new BUILD grants. BUILD is a Congressionally appropriated program that funds multimodal capital expansion projects. BUILD grants, formerly TIGER grants, are not a part of the FAST Act and are funds allocated over and above authorized levels. Funding will go to 55 projects in 35 states. Click here…
Today, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released guidance on cost of living increases for 2020. As a part of that release, the IRS noted that the monthly cap for transportation fringe benefits will be $270 for 2020, this is an increase from the $265/month cap in 2019. The monthly cap applies to bother parking and…
FTA Issues Notice of Funding for Mobility for All On November 1st, the Federal Transit Administration issued a notice of funding for its Mobility for All Pilot Program. The new program seeks to improve mobility options through strategies to enhance mobility and access to community services for older adults, individuals with disabilities, and people with…
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded $59 million to 43 projects that will explore advanced vehicle technology research. The funding comes from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and addresses a variety of subjects ranging from electric driving systems and batteries to alternative fuels and powertrains. List of Projects
This commentary was published by IBTTA and authored by Bill Cramer on August 27th, 2019. https://www.ibtta.org/blog/third-party-support-tolling-grows The Coalition for Smarter Transportation is sharing this article as it was published: Third-Party Support For Tolling Grows By: Bill Cramer Post Date: August 27, 2019 For years now, IBTTA has been tracking and keeping in touch with…
The Coalition for Smarter Transportation Expresses Support for the Bi-Partisan ‘America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act’ The Bipartisan Reauthorization of the Highway Title Increases Funding for Highway Provisions by 27% and includes numerous provisions that will make our transportation system smarter and more resilient. (Washington, DC) The Coalition for Smarter Transportation (CoaST) issued the following statement of…
The Coalition for Smarter Transportation has developed a resource page dedicated to the reauthorization of the FAST Act. The page includes a variety of resources and tools for website visitors. Included in the resources page are links to the active legislation, section by section analysis, the latest news, as well as policy positions that and…