FREIGHT BLOG
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2 Key Freight Elements in House Transportation Bill
Leslie Blakey submitted the following as a guest post to Transportation Issues Daily (http://www.transportationissuesdaily.com/) on Feb. 17.
H.R. 7, the House’s transportation proposal, has a number of freight sections. Transportation Issues Daily asked Leslie Blakey to weigh in on the...
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Senate Bill Will Improve Freight Mobility and Economic Vitality
Leslie Blakey submitted the following as a guest post to Transportation Issues Daily (http://www.transportationissuesdaily.com/) on Feb. 14.
MAP-21, the Senate transportation proposal, has a number of freight sections. I asked Leslie Blakey, who manages the Coalition for America’s Gateways...
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Senate, House Give Unprecedented Recognition to Freight in New Transportation Proposals
As an investment, the infrastructure required to move goods efficiently offers many returns – to individuals, businesses and to large sectors of our economy. Not only does investing in our goods movement infrastructure better ensure that beans for our morning caffeine fix...
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A Message from the Chairman of the Board
By Mort Downey, Chairman
The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction has an important task and a heavy burden in searching for spending reductions and revenue increases that will put the federal government on a path to reducing the deficit by $1.5...
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A Message from the Executive Director
The typically-slow summer months have been a-typically busy in Washington this year. The House of Representatives Transportation & Infrastructure Committee and Senate Environment and Public Works Committee have both signaled intentions for a surface transportation authorization. Despite the lack of...
