On Monday June 15th, the Coalition for Smarter Transportation will host a webinar on the INVEST in America ACT. CoaST staff will review the House transportation reauthorization proposal known as the INVEST Act. In addition to a review, CoaST staff will answer any questions and discuss next steps as we look to impact this important legislation…
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…
CoaST Reauthorization Update December 9TH 2:00 PM EDT Please join the Coalition for Smarter Transportation as we provide an update of the Federal Transportation Authorization. In this webinar we will cover the following information: Update on Status of the Re-authorization of FAST-ACT Status of CoaST principles Review of Action items and resources Update on the…
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…
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…
On Friday, August 2nd, the Coalition for Smarter Transportation will provide an overview of America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 provides a 27% increase in funding over the FAST-Act and serves as a reauthorization of the highway portions of the FAST-Act. The legislation provides new funding for a variety 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…
Today the Highway & Transit Subcommittee of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee held a hearing on ‘Innovation in Surface Transportation’. The Coalition for Smarter Transportation (CoaST) attended as well as provided the following statement ahead of the hearing: The Coalition for Smarter Transportation (CoaST) is grateful the Highways & Transit Subcommittee of the House…