Highway Stakeholder Groups Oppose GHG Measurement for Highway Performance August 24, 2016 | Jeff Davis On August 19, 2016, a coalition of 23 highway stakeholder groups submitted comments for the record to the Federal Highway...
Former Norfolk Southern CEO Moorman to Lead Amtrak August 24, 2016 | Jeff Davis August 24, 2016 - Amtrak announced last week that Charles “Wick” Moorman, the former CEO of Norfolk Southern, will become...
Book Review: Sec. Alan Boyd's New Autobiography August 24, 2016 | Jeff Davis Still spry at age 94, the first U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Alan Boyd, has now put his life story on...
Guest Op-Ed: Local MPOs Are Already Cooperating August 23, 2016 | Carl Mikyska MPOs accountable to local elected officials--who in turn answer to local voters—are best suited to represent the local transportation needs...
Capitol Hill Events - Week of August 29, 2016 August 23, 2016 | Jeff Davis Monday, August 29 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials – subcommittee field hearing...
Guest Op-Ed: Congress Did Not Intend Greenhouse Gases to Be Measured for Highway Performance August 18, 2016 | Jim Inhofe In order to effectively improve the performance of our Federal-aid highway program and provide a means to the most efficient...
FTA Requests Public Input for 5-Year Research Plan August 18, 2016 | Greg Rogers August 17, 2016 - Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has turned to the general public for input on which projects merit...
Maryland Purple Line Light Rail On Hold After Judge’s Ruling August 18, 2016 | Jeff Davis August 17, 2016 - How important are ridership forecasts to the environmental impact statements for a new fixed guideway rail...
FTA Releases Final, “Umbrella” Transit Safety Rule August 18, 2016 | Jeff Davis August 17, 2016 - The Federal Transit Administration on August 11 published a Afinal rule establishing a Public Transportation Safety...
Point/Counterpoint: Should Greenhouse Gas Emissions Be Used to Measure Highway Performance? August 18, 2016 | Jeff Davis August 17, 2016 - In this week's edition of Point/Counterpoint, the chairman and ranking minority member of the Senate Environment...
New Fuel Economy Rules for Trucks Will Affect HTF Finances August 18, 2016 | Jeff Davis August 17, 2016 - New fuel economy standards for heavy trucks proposed this week will have a significant long-term effect...
Senate Field Hearing Examines STB Reauthorization Law August 18, 2016 | Jeff Davis August 17, 2016 - The entire federal Surface Transportation Board traveled to Sioux Falls, South Dakota last week to testify...
