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...
FRA Awards $25M in PTC Grants, Releases PTC Status Report August 18, 2016 | Jeff Davis August 17, 2016 - The Federal Railroad Administration has selected the recipients of $25 million in grants for positive train...
Guest Op-Ed: Greenhouse Emissions Must Be Measured for Highway System Performance August 17, 2016 | Barbara Boxer DOT has broad authority under transportation law in the U.S. Code to establish a performance-based approach to reduce transportation-related air...
Mapping the Digital City August 17, 2016 | Greg Rogers While GPS mapping was groundbreaking, auto manufacturers and tech companies are now rushing to create sophisticated, ultra-precise maps of cities...
Autonomous Vehicles: Can They Improve Safety and Accelerate Environmental Progress? August 10, 2016 | Howard Learner Are autonomous vehicles the “next big thing” to transform our transportation system? If so, how soon, and what are the...
A Look at Infrastructure Banks (Part 2) August 10, 2016 | Jeff Davis What are the key decisions Congress would have to make when creating a national infrastructure bank?
Metropolitan Planning: A History of Success, an Uncertain Future? August 10, 2016 | Barry Seymour Guest op-ed critiquing USDOT's recent proposed rulemaking to force the consolidation of metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) in many areas.
California Town Builds Wide Coalition to Win Rural TIGER Grant August 10, 2016 | Greg Rogers August 10, 2016 - Of the nine rural TIGER grants awarded at the end of last year, a streetscape project...
Point/Counterpoint: DOT's New MPO Consolidation Rule August 10, 2016 | Jeff Davis This week, we present a matched set of op-eds on DOT's proposed MPO consolidation rule - one opposed to forced...
Examples of National Infrastructure Bank Proposals August 10, 2016 | Jeff Davis A list of the major proposals for a national infrastructure bank put forward in the last decade.
MPO Consolidation is Often Needed August 10, 2016 | Emil Frankel Guest op-ed expressing the need for the consolidation of metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) in many areas.
Capitol Hill Events - Week of August 8, 2016 August 7, 2016 | Jeff Davis Not strictly on Capitol Hill, but... Thursday, August 11 - Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation - full committee field hearing...
