August 4, 2023 – For decades (starting in the 1980s), a group of states, mostly from the Sun Belt, habitually complained that they paid much more in taxes into the Highway Trust Fund than they received in highway spending.
August 4, 2023 – Starting in the early 2000’s, interest in VMT fees in the United States has grown significantly and includes research and pilot programs in 37 states and DC.
July 28, 2023 – President Biden this week nominated J. Todd Inman, former Chief of Staff to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, to be a member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
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July 28, 2023 – The Senate Environmental and Public Works’ subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear held a hearing on Wednesday, July 26, to discuss opportunities to reduce emissions from the rail network in the United States.
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July 28, 2023 – The United States has a notoriously high traffic death rate per capita among the OECD countries. Fatalities have trended upward more recently between 2019 and 2021, likely due to the pandemic creating conditions for high traffic speeds and increased crash severity. The good news is that there is a slew of proven measures that can help reverse the trend.
July 28, 2023 – Over four years after the last efforts to enact legal authorization for self-driving cars went up in smoke, a House subcommittee this week held a hearing to explore new legislation.
July 28, 2023 – The Department of Transportation issued a final rule this week mandating that airlines upgrade the lavatories in their single-aisle jetliners so that at least one restroom per plane is large enough for a wheelchair-bound person and an attendant to fit inside at the same time, with the door closed.