NHTSA Reports Traffic Fatalities Back On the Rise February 11, 2016 | Emily Han February 9, 2016 - Last week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released their latest estimates of traffic fatalities...
House Panel Holds Roundtable Discussion on Water Resources Bill February 5, 2016 | Emily Han On February 2, 2016, the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Subcommittee Water Resources and Environment held a roundtable to discuss...
Recent GAO Study Examines Bike/Ped Fatalities January 22, 2016 | Emily Han January 21, 2016 - In November 2015 the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report exploring pedestrian and cyclist fatalities,...
GAO Analyzes Amtrak’s “Business Line Model” Restructuring Efforts January 8, 2016 | Emily Han January 8, 2016 - The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report this week exploring Amtrak’s efforts in addressing the...
Comparing the FAST Act’s Environmental Streamlining Provisions With GROW AMERICA December 23, 2015 | Emily Han December 22, 2015 - Although the FAST Act's funding levels and priorities were very different than those of the Administration's...
Compromise PTC Language Included in House Highway Bill and May Ride in Short-Term HTF Extension As Well October 23, 2015 | Emily Han October 23, 2015 - The chairmen of the House and Senate committees that over see railroads, Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA)...
Future Of Stand-Alone PTC Deadline Extension Uncertain October 8, 2015 | Emily Han October 8, 2015 The White House joined the Positive Train Control (PTC) discussion this week, with spokesman Frank Benenati yesterday...
Congress May Move Free-Standing PTC Deadline Extension Bill October 2, 2015 | Emily Han October 1, 2015 - Following the recent release of a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that confirmed that most...
House Hearing Examines Interoperability of Electronic Toll Systems October 1, 2015 | Emily Han October 1, 2015 - On September 30, the House Oversight Subcommittee for Transportation and Public Assets held a hearing on...
GAO Issues New Report Showing Just How Badly Most Railroads Will Miss Dec. 31 PTC Deadline September 18, 2015 | Emily Han September 18, 2015 - The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report analyzing the deadline for the implementation of...
Senate Hearing Looks at Role of Private Investment in Public Infrastructure September 9, 2015 | Emily Han April 30, 2015 - Yesterday, a Senate Banking subcommittee held a hearing to explore opportunities for private-sector involvement in transportation...
Senate Hearing Examines 12/31/2015 Positive Train Control Deadline September 9, 2015 | Emily Han June 11, 2015 - The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held a hearing on June 10th about passenger rail...
