Automated Vehicles, Data, Federal Governance, Local governance, State Governance, TNCs, Traffic Safety

6 Stories Driving Autonomous Vehicle Policy in 2017

January 5, 2017

Jan 5, 2017 | Greg Rogers

February 5, 2017 - Last year, autonomous vehicles (AVs) graduated from a Silicon Valley aspiration to a perceived inevitability as...

Commuter Rail, Environment, Equity, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, High-Speed Rail, Public transit, Railroads

Bridging the Gap: Secretary Foxx’s Legacy of Choice

January 5, 2017

Jan 5, 2017 | Greg Rogers

January 5, 2017 A key theme throughout Anthony Foxx’s tenure as USDOT Secretary has been expanding options and opportunities in...

Federal Governance

Full Senate Committee Rosters for 115th Now Named

January 5, 2017

Jan 5, 2017 | Jeff Davis

January 5, 2016 - This week, the full lineup of standing committees in the U.S. Senate for the new 115th...

Appropriations, FASTLANE, Federal Budget, Federal Governance, Public/Private Partnerships

Senate Belatedly Debating FY 2017 Budget Blueprint

January 5, 2017

Jan 5, 2017 | Jeff Davis

January 5, 2017 - The U.S. Senate will spend the rest of this week and early next week debating a...

Air Traffic Control, Federal Governance

FAA Gives Thune a NextGen Status Update

January 5, 2017

Jan 5, 2017 | Rui Neiva

February 5, 2017 - Back on December 1, Senator John Thune (R-SD), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science,...

Commuter Rail, Local governance, Public transit, State Governance

Second Ave Subway Opens, But Future Work Remains

January 5, 2017

Jan 5, 2017 | Emily Han

February 5, 2017 - New York City celebrated New Year’s Day with not only its famous ball drop, but also...

Appropriations, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Highways, Traffic Safety

FHWA Distributes Highway Funding Under CR to April 28

January 5, 2017

Jan 5, 2017 | Jeff Davis

January 5, 2017 - Yesterday, the Federal Highway Administration provided an additional $13.7 billion in highway funding permission to state...

Eno at TRB 2017

January 5, 2017

Jan 5, 2017 | Ann Henebery

February 5, 2017 - Next week, over 10,000 transportation engineers, researchers, policymakers and other experts will gather in Washington, DC...