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Deadlines Start Catching Up with Congress Next Week

September 17, 2021/

Appropriations, FY22, Highway Trust Fund

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White House Shows Flexibility on Taxes on Under-400K Earners

September 17, 2021/

Fuel tax, Mileage-Based User Fees

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By Jeff Davis

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How Long Can the Highway Trust Fund Go Without Another Bailout?

September 17, 2021/

Highway Trust Fund

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By Jeff Davis

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How Can New Transit Environmental Review Approaches Help Address Climate Concerns?

September 17, 2021/

Environment, Infrastructure, Project Delivery, Public transit

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By Brianne Eby

September 17, 2021 – Many of the challenges with NEPA in the United States are attributed to misunderstandings and conflicts between agencies. The following efforts specifically aimed at early coordination—between permitting agencies and between planning and environmental staff—might help to mitigate a number of risks that, if unaddressed, may result in time consuming litigation associated with the NEPA process.

Re-Examining the Role and Scope of Community Engagement in Project Delivery

September 17, 2021/

Project Delivery, Public transit, Transit Workforce

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By Romic Aevaz

September 17, 2021 – Examples from abroad suggest that the U.S. does not face a binary choice between top-down planning and comprehensive public outreach. Rather, officials should be empowered to make tough decisions rather than attempting to please all constituencies, and project development processes and environmental laws should emphasize the quality, rather than quantity, of public engagement.

Op-Ed: Why Automated Driving Faces a Monster Uphill Battle

September 17, 2021/

Automated Vehicles, Roadway Design, Safety & Security, Streets

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By Paul Lewis

September 17, 2021 – We need to appreciate the fact that driving is based on social and navigational skills that humans are adept at after millions of years of evolution. We need to recognize that driving is not as simple as making the rules of the road into an algorithm and training artificial intelligence on edge cases.

T&I Panel OKs $57B Reconciliation Package After Tedious Markup

September 17, 2021//

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Capitol Hill Events – Week of September 20, 2021

September 16, 2021//

Monday, September 20 – House Rules – full committee hearing on the floor procedures for consideration of the first FY 2022 continuing resolution, the defense authorization bill, and the women’s health protection act – 12:00 p.m., H-313, The Capitol. Tuesday, September 21 – Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation – Subcommittee…

Eno Releases New Paper Aimed at Ensuring Long-Term Safety for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems

September 10, 2021/

Aviation Safety, Aviation Workforce, Unmanned Aerial Systems

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By Paul Lewis

September 10, 2021 – Eno’s newest report, Guiding the New UAS Industry to Safety Excellence, outlines practical steps to expand adoption of key principles of safety culture and Safety Management Systems (SMS) based on analysis of public expectations, the composition of the UAS industry, traditional aviation safety tools, and prior DOT experience in promulgating these in new transportation industries.

White House, Congress Push Plans for Reducing Emissions from Aviation

September 10, 2021/

Aviation, Emissions

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By Jeff Davis

September 10, 2021 – The Biden Administration yesterday announced a new initiative to develop sustainable aviation fuels. In an extensive fact sheet released by the White House, the long-term goal of “a fully zero-carbon aviation sector by 2050” was announced.