Infrastructure Week: How Big is a $1 Trillion Bill?
May 19, 2017 – This week was Infrastructure Week, which got us here at ETW got to wondering: how would a $1 trillion infrastructure bill compare to past infrastructure spending initiatives?
Preparing for the Workforce Impacts of Automated Vehicles
May 19, 2017 – Automating the task of driving could dramatically change or eliminate a number of occupations. While this change is expected to take place over the course of decades, thinking about this problem now can empower governments to prepare for, and begin to mitigate, negative externalities of AVs.
Anthony Foxx, Robert Moses, and the Future of Mobility
May 19, 2017 – Former Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and other experts addressed a seminar on the future of mobility this week.
Trump Signs Bill Repealing MPO Consolidation Rule
May 19, 2017 – President Trump on May 12 signed into law the bill S. 496, which repeals the regulation issued in December 2016 by the Department of Transportation that would have required some metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) to consolidate across state lines.
Capitol Hill Events – Week of May 22, 2017
We anticipate the FY 2018 budget will be released at around 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 23. Wednesday, May 24 – House Budget – full committee hearing on the FY 2018 federal budget request (OMB Director Mulvaney to testify) – 9:30 a.m., 1334 Longworth. Wednesday, May 24 – House Appropriations…
OMB Re-Scores FY 2017 Omnibus Appropriations
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Senate EPW Examines Infrastructure Project Streamlining
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Editorial: How to Certify the Safety of Automated Vehicles
May 11, 2017 – Maintaining America’s leadership in the development of automated vehicle technology is critical, and now is the time to develop a federal AV certification system.
Infrastructure Week Preview – Federal Infrastructure Grants: How to Get Back to “Average?”
May 11, 2017 – How much has the federal government spent on transportation and infrastructure grants to state and local governments since World War II, and how much would current spending need to increase to get back to historical average levels?
Sec. Chao’s Self-Driving Gaffe is a Lesson, Not a Failure
May 11, 2017 – The confusion expressed by Transportation Secretary Chao over the capabilities of different levels of automated cars is not uncommon, and is perhaps not even unwarranted.