Transportation professional and author with @buildtheera, Roundabout advocate, Oregon Trail generation pragmatist, #Orioles fan, #TeamPete
Jul 22, 2022 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law #BIL is a massive achievement for both any Congress and any President and it will save thousands of lives and improve millions more. That's the truth and that's the message.
Here's another truth - parts of climate change can no longer be prevented or reversed. This also means it is happening now and we have to make our infrastructure resilient to its effects for survival. This is what the #BIL starts to do and another reason why it is so important.
Oct 2, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Like it or not @USProgressives aren't going to change the views of Sinema or Manchin and Democrats need their votes to get anything done. Work with them and get something to tout and build on for 2022 instead of trying to leverage them, doing nothing for Americans. Govern.
The first step in governance is to pass the #IIJA immediately instead of having the Senate GOP get to decide when @USDOT workers go back to work and/or get paid. Then focus on reconciliation as Manchin and Sinema still will pass something there, just not $3.5 trillion.
Oct 1, 2021 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
It's past 12 AM ET, which means the FAST Act has expired and there are no new appropriated funds for the Highway Trust Fund. There will now be a partial shutdown of @USDOT including almost a complete shutdown of FHWA. What does this mean? (a thread)
For FHWA: All Federal-aid highway programs will cease operations. No FY 2022 funding will be authorized for states. FHWA has no authority to reimburse states, Tribes or territories for any expenses for planning, preliminary engineering or construction incurred starting today.
