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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

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, Regional governance

Guest Op-Ed: Local MPOs Are Already Cooperating

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

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

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 Workforce, Transit Workforce, Trucking, Workforce development

The Infrastructure Opportunity

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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