October 11, 2017 – Today the Eno Center for Transportation released the first of a series of policy briefs that make up the latest installment of Eno Aviation Insights. The series focuses on answering important questions affecting the U.S. aviation industry from an independent and objective perspective.
October 20, 2017 – As automated vehicle technology is reaching maturity and capturing the public imagination, states are beginning to evaluate the second wave of AV regulations that will allow for the operation of truly driverless vehicles – and once again, California is leading the charge with a comprehensive set of regulations around how this technology will be operated on its roads.
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October 13, 2017 – A new study produced by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine called for more frequent and comprehensive inspections of railroad routes that carry petroleum products, among many other recommendations.
October 20, 2017 – This week, the Treasury Department released the financial totals for federal trust fund accounts for the fiscal year that ended on September 30, 2017. The reports for the various trust funds show how tax collections fared in FY 2017, as well as the outlays to various federal agencies.
The following chart shows Highway Trust Fund annual new spending obligation authority granted by Congress (obligation limitations, exempt-from-obligation contract authority, and direct appropriations), net tax receipts, and average annual bailout transfers from the general fund or LUST Trust Fund (starting in 2008), in billions of dollars. Updated through actual FY 2017 tax receipts.
October 17, 2017 – Fifty years ago today, on October 17, 1967, the House of Representatives passed the conference report on the first Department of Transportation Appropriations Act by a vote of 368 to 22. The following day, the Senate passed the conference report by voice vote.
POSTPONED – Tuesday, October 17 – Senate Appropriations – Subcommittee on Interior and Environment – subcommittee markup of a draft Interior/Environment appropriations bill for FY 2018 – 9:30 a.m., SD-124 Dirksen. POSTPONED – Tuesday, October 17 – Senate Appropriations – Subcommittee on Homeland Security – subcommittee markup of a draft…
There are two well-established camps when it comes to cycling infrastructure policy. The International Cycling Safety Conference (ICSC) last month in Davis, California recently played host to a clash between these two philosophies.
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