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You are here: Home1 / Issue: Week of April 3, 2017

Week of April 3, 2017

Highways, Interstate Highway System, Traffic Safety, Trucking
Apr 7, 2017 | Jeff Davis

Point-Counterpoint: Twin 33 Trailer Combinations

April 7, 2017- We have a set of dueling guest op-eds for and against the idea of allowing twin trailer combinations of up to 33 feet each to be towed on Interstate highways and other...

Apr 5, 2017 | Jeff Davis

Former SecDOT William Coleman Dies at 96

April 5, 2017 - William T. Coleman, Jr., who served as the fourth U.S. Secretary of Transportation from 1975-1977, died on March 31 at his home in Virginia, at age 96.

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Highways, Interstate Highway System, Trucking

Guest Op-Ed: Twin 33s - Trucking Efficiency, On Demand

April 7, 2017
Apr 7, 2017 | Rui Neiva
Washington has not upgraded transport efficiency in decades, but permitting Twin 33s nationwide would be a great place to start.
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Public health, Traffic Safety, Trucking

Guest Op-Ed: Don’t Let Safety Take a Back Seat to Special Interests

April 7, 2017
Apr 7, 2017 | John Lannen, Harry Adler
Twin 33-foot trailers towed in tandem would not only further degrade our already- deteriorating infrastructure, but they also pose a...
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Automated Vehicles, Buses, Cybersecurity, Highways, State Governance, Streets, Traffic Safety, Transit Workforce, Trucking Workforce, Workforce development

Eno, Virginia Review State Policies for Automated Vehicles

April 7, 2017
Apr 7, 2017 | Greg Rogers
April 7, 2017 - On March 30, the Eno Center for Transportation organized a workshop in partnership with the Commonwealth...
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Automated Vehicles, Cybersecurity, State Governance, Traffic Safety, Transit Workforce, Workforce development

Gov. McAuliffe Touts Virginia’s Potential to Test, Manufacture Automated Vehicles

April 7, 2017
Apr 7, 2017 | Greg Rogers
April 7, 2017 - “It is my goal to make Virginia the capital of automated vehicles.” McAuliffe proclaimed at an...
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Federal Governance

Kan Nomination Announced; Rosen, Duke Advance

April 7, 2017
Apr 7, 2017 | Jeff Davis
April 7, 2017 - As ETW predicted a month ago, President Trump announced he will nominate Derek Kan to be...
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Air Traffic Control, Airlines, Aviation Safety, Federal Governance, Unmanned Aerial Systems

House Hearing Looks at Innovation in Aviation

April 7, 2017
Apr 7, 2017 | Rui Neiva
April 7, 2017 - On April 4, the House Aviation Subcommittee held a hearing on the very eclectic topic of...
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Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Highway Trust Fund, Highways, State Governance

DOT Releases $768 Million in Emergency Relief Highway Funding

April 7, 2017
Apr 7, 2017 | Jeff Davis
April 7, 2017 - U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao on April 6 approved the release of $768.2 million for...
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Commuter Rail, Public transit

WMATA’s SafeTrack Successes Overshadowed by Financial Trouble

April 7, 2017
Apr 7, 2017 | Ann Henebery
April 7, 2017 - On March 29, the House Oversight Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing to examine progress...
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Air Traffic Control, Aviation Safety, Federal Governance

Is the FAA Botching ATC Modernization?

April 7, 2017
Apr 7, 2017 | Rui Neiva
April 7, 2017 - If the FAA is doing its job, and we have a safe and efficienct system, why...
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Air Traffic Control, Airports, Aviation Safety, Federal Governance

Senate Looks at GA, Rural Aviation Issues

April 7, 2017
Apr 7, 2017 | Rui Neiva
April 7, 201 - On April 6, the Senate Aviation Subcommittee hosted a hearing on general aviation (GA) and service...
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Amtrak, Appropriations, Federal Governance, Homeland security, Maritime, Railroads

Senate Commerce OK’s Surface-Maritime Security Bill

April 7, 2017
Apr 7, 2017 | Jeff Davis
April 7, 2017 - The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on April 5 approved legislation making changes and...
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Eno Announces 2017 Future Leaders Class

April 7, 2017
Apr 7, 2017 | Ann Henebery
Each year, the Eno Future Leaders Development Conference (LDC) gives 20 of the nation’s top graduate students in transportation a...

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