Hard Facts

EXCLUSIVE: FHWA Administrator Nicole Nason looks forward to working with Congress to finish a new surface reauthorization package in 2020.

Just in time for the holidays, Congress and the President have restored a planned $7.6 billion cut in transportation funding, boosting confidence in federal spending for projects across the United States.

Are we on the road to nowhere, or is there hope for the future of surface transportation in America? Tanya Snyder, transportation reporter for Politico Pro stops by to discuss the policy challenges ahead for regulating rapidly evolving transportation technologies.

On this episode, we talk to Mark Ogden, technical specialist and project manager for the Association of State Dam Safety Officials about the current state of America’s aquatic infrastructure.

On this episode, Neil Pedersen, Executive Director of the Transportation Research Board, shares the details of TRB’s The Future Interstate Report: 10 Big Ideas for the 21st Century.

On this episode, Ed Sullivan, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist in the Market Intelligence Group for the Portland Cement Association, shares the details of his annual Fall forecast for the economy and cement consumption.

The lagging condition of our infrastructure is well known. Perhaps it’s the magnitude of the need that makes one transportation non-profit’s message so unique. Transportation for America has made a break from conventional thinking, and while others are saying “more,” its leaders have energetically declared “no more.”

Emergency managers know what it takes to recover from natural disasters. David Paulison, the longtime chief of Miami Dade Fire Rescue, rose to national prominence in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, when he was tapped to help New Orleans and other storm-ravaged communities recover while serving the nation as its FEMA chief.

Researchers for the non-profit, non-partisan Eno Center for Transportation want Congress to update the way transportation dollars are spent. The think-tank recently published a report focused on the outdated funding formulas that are used to dole out billions in federal dollars to states annually.

As Congress continues to work this fall on a new surface reauthorization bill, we’re talking about the report, Delivering for America, with Matt Sonnesyn, the Business Roundtable’s Vice President of Infrastructure, Energy, and Environment.