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You are here: Home1 / Issue: Week of August 22, 2016

Week of August 22, 2016

Appropriations, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance,...
Aug 24, 2016 | Jeff Davis

CBO Update Shows Little Change in Transportation Funding, Revenues

August 24, 2016 - New budget estimates from the Congressional Budget Office continue to show a dismal long-term federal fiscal picture and a slight deterioration in the projected finances of the Highway Trust Fund.

Aug 24, 2016 | Jeff Davis

Book Review: Sec. Alan Boyd's New Autobiography

Still spry at age 94, the first U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Alan Boyd, has now put his life story on paper for the first time in his new self-published autobiography A Great Honor: My Life...

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Federal Governance, Local governance, Public transit, Regional governance

Point/Counterpoint: MPO Consolidation, Round 2

August 24, 2016
Aug 24, 2016 | Jeff Davis
This week, we have a second round of guest op-eds relating to the U.S. Department of Transportation's proposed rulemaking that...
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Federal Governance, Local governance, Public transit, Regional governance

Guest Op-Ed: Use Incentives, Not Brute Force, To Encourage Needed MPO Consolidation

August 24, 2016
Aug 24, 2016 | Steve Heminger
DOT should put away the rule book and take out its check book to address MPO governance reform. We may...
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Federal Governance, Local governance, Regional governance

Guest Op-Ed: Local MPOs Are Already Cooperating

August 23, 2016
Aug 23, 2016 | Carl Mikyska
MPOs accountable to local elected officials--who in turn answer to local voters—are best suited to represent the local transportation needs...
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Automated Vehicles, Bicycle, Environment, Public transit, Shared Vehicles, TNCs, Traffic Safety, Transit Technology, Unmanned Aerial Systems

Capital Convergence: Innovation in Washington

August 25, 2016
Aug 25, 2016 | Greg Rogers
The proliferation of mobile technology and the rapid acceleration of computer processing power have driven a renaissance of innovation across...
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Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Public transit, Rail Safety, Railroads, Traffic Safety

The FTA’s New Mass Transit Safety Program Rule, Explained

August 24, 2016
Aug 24, 2016 | Jeff Davis
On August 11, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) published a final rule in the Federal Register establishing a public transportation...
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Aviation, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Fuel tax, Highway Trust Fund

GAO: General Aviation Contributed Up to $2 Billion to HTF

August 24, 2016
Aug 24, 2016 | Rui Neiva
August 24, 2016 - A new GAO report says that vendors of jet fuel for general aviation have contributed up...
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Aviation Workforce, Transit Workforce, Trucking, Workforce development

The Infrastructure Opportunity

August 25, 2016
Aug 25, 2016 | Robert Puentes
As we careen toward the November election, there does not seem to be much upon which Hillary Clinton and Donald...
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Amtrak, Railroads

Former Norfolk Southern CEO Moorman to Lead Amtrak

August 24, 2016
Aug 24, 2016 | Jeff Davis
August 24, 2016 - Amtrak announced last week that Charles “Wick” Moorman, the former CEO of Norfolk Southern, will become...
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Aircraft, Emissions, Environment, Federal Governance

EPA Says It Can Set Fuel Efficiency Standards for Aircraft but Manufacturers Wait for ICAO

August 24, 2016
Aug 24, 2016 | Rui Neiva
August 24, 2016 - While the Environmental Protection Agency now says it can regulate greenhouse gas emissions of aircraft, manufacturers...
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Federal Governance, Transit Technology

BTS Releases Smartphone App Version of Pocket Guide to Transportation

August 24, 2016
Aug 24, 2016 | Greg Rogers
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics has released a smartphone app version of its annual Pocket Guide to Transportation which, while...
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Emissions, Environment, Federal Governance, Highways

Highway Stakeholder Groups Oppose GHG Measurement for Highway Performance

August 24, 2016
Aug 24, 2016 | Jeff Davis
On August 19, 2016, a coalition of 23 highway stakeholder groups submitted comments for the record to the Federal Highway...

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