January 22, 2021 | Top Story
By Lauren Schapker, vice president of legislative affairs, ARTBA U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Secretary-designate Pete Buttigieg wants to build on the Senate’s 2019 bipartisan highway reauthorization bill, study new funding measures, and examine...
January 15, 2021 | Top Story
By Dean Franks, senior vice president, congressional relations, ARTBA ARTBA’s Executive Committee Jan. 12 shared its transportation policy priorities with a key member of President-elect Joe Biden’s U.S. Department of Transportation transition team. Chairman Steve...
January 7, 2021 | Top Story
By Mark Holan, editorial director, ARTBA U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, an original member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, announced her resignation, effective Jan. 11. “Yesterday, our country experienced a traumatic and entirely...
December 29, 2020 | Top Story
By Dave Bauer ARTBA President & CEO “The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” –Winston Churchill The peaceful transition of power is a hallmark of American democracy, signifying fresh faces and sometimes fresh perspectives to...
December 22, 2020 | Top Story
Update: President Trump signed this measure late Dec. 27. By Lauren Schapker, vice president of legislative affairs, ARTBA Federal transportation programs will receive nearly $4 billion in supplemental transportation spending, above and beyond levels authorized under...
December 21, 2020 | Top Story
By Dean Franks, senior vice president, congressional relations An eight-month congressional log jam on COVID relief is breaking and a $900 billion package is heading to Americans in time for the holidays. Bipartisan congressional leaders Dec. 20 announced the...