Building the Public Sector Workforce Capacity to Build Transit Better
September 24, 2021 – Experienced, empowered staff with strong oversight is associated with fewer project delays and thus significant time and cost savings.
Senate Commerce Questions 4 Biden USDOT Nominees
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GAO’s 10 Options for Climate-Resilient Roads
September 24, 2021 – A new report out this week from the U.S. Government Accountability Office examines ways that the Federal Highway Administration could incorporate climate resiliency in its road programs.
Capitol Hill Events – Week of September 27, 2021
(not in the week of Sept. 27, but…) Saturday, September 25 – House Budget – full committee markup of the fiscal 2022 budget reconciliation bill – 2:00 p.m., virtual. Tuesday, September 28 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Highways and Transit – subcommittee hearing on the role of…
Deadlines Start Catching Up with Congress Next Week
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White House Shows Flexibility on Taxes on Under-400K Earners
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How Long Can the Highway Trust Fund Go Without Another Bailout?
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How Can New Transit Environmental Review Approaches Help Address Climate Concerns?
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 – 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 – 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.