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Though core transit funding held steady during the record-long shutdown, temporary fixes and growing federal debt signal uncertainty for future infrastructure and operations support.
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President-Elect Joe Biden is planning to nominate former presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg to head the transportation department, according to published reports.
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APTA President/CEO Paul P. Skoutelas released a statement praising the move.
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The current authorization for federal transit assistance programs expires in September of this year.
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Will work with Congress to identify a solution to fill the $261 billion gap between HTF revenues and proposed spending levels.
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With funding continuing to be an issue for transit projects, some of the top voices in the industry discuss ways to bridge that gap.
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He testified that federal public transportation policy must focus on the continued solvency of the Highway Trust Fund.
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The program’s goal is to allow states to test user-based alternatives to support the Highway Trust Fund.
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Although it is the first long-term surface transportation bill since SAFTEA-LU expired in 2009, which will give the industry a sense of security when planning, it still didn’t solve the most pressing issue — finding a sustainable funding mechanism.
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Passed by a 363-64 vote, the bill calls for spending $261 billion on highways and $55 billion on transit over six years. As expected, the legislation authorizes highway funding for six years, but only if Congress can come up with a way to pay for the final three years.
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