Week of January 29, 2018

Amtrak, Bridges, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Railroads

Mar 2, 2018 | Jeff Davis

Hudson Tunnel May Be Key Sticking Point in FY18 Negotiations

March 2, 2018 - Perhaps the biggest differences between the House and Senate versions of the transportation budget for 2018 initially approved by the appropriators last year revolve around the Gateway Program of rail projects...

Bridges, Federal Budget, Federal Governance, Highways, Railroads,...

Feb 2, 2018 | Jeff Davis

State of the Union Speech Increases Expectations for Highly Leveraged Infrastructure Bill

February 2, 2018 - We still expect President Trump’s infrastructure plan itself to rely on $200 billion in federal budget authority. But the big news from Trump's address was that the amount of money leveraged...

Environment, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Highways, Project Delivery, Public transit

GAO: Progress is Already Being Made on Permitting Reform, but More Data Is Needed

February 3, 2018

Feb 3, 2018 | Alice Grossman

February 2, 2018 - In 2005, 2012, and 2015, Congress enacted three rounds of new laws with the goal of decreasing...

Public transit, Shared Vehicles

Mobility-as-a-Service: Coming to a City Near You Soon…

February 2, 2018

Creating Mobility-as-a-Service (Maas) ecosystems will result in better information and better connectivity - helping cities and organizations face increasing urbanization...

Airports, Amtrak, Federal Governance, Railroads

Trump Nominates Board Members for Amtrak, MWAA

February 2, 2018

Feb 2, 2018 | Jeff Davis

February 2, 2018 - President Trump today announced his intention to nominate new members of the Boards of Directors of...

Aviation Safety, Buses, Homeland security, National Security, Public transit, Railroads

House Hearing Looks at Surface Transportation Security Technology

February 3, 2018

Feb 3, 2018 | Shannon Walsh

February 2, 2018 - On January 30, the House Homeland Security Committee’s Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications and Transportation and...

Aviation Safety, Buses, Commuter Rail, Federal Governance, Freight rail, Homeland security, Maritime, National Security, Public transit, Railroads

Senate Commerce Discusses Emerging Threats to Surface Transportation

February 2, 2018

Feb 2, 2018 | Greg Rogers

January 31, 2018 - As a response to the rise in international terrorist attacks involving multiple surface transportation modes, a...

Automated Vehicles, Congestion Pricing, Environment, FASTLANE, Freight rail, Highways, Interstate Highway System, Land use, Local governance, Public/Private Partnerships, Shared Vehicles, Trucking

Bringing MPOs Into the FAST Era

February 2, 2018

Feb 2, 2018 | Alexander Bond

February 2, 2018 - The policy and practice under which metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) operate has not kept up with...

Aircraft, Airports, Federal Governance

How Does the Federal Government Subsidize Air Service to Small Communities?

February 2, 2018

Feb 2, 2018 | Ann Henebery

January 31, 2018 - Today the Eno Center for Transportation released the tenth policy brief in the Eno Aviation Insights series – How...

Airports, Bridges, Federal Governance, Highways, Public transit, Railroads, Streets

Transportation and Infrastructure in the State of the Union Address, 1997-2017

January 30, 2018

Jan 30, 2018 | Jeff Davis

January 30, 2018 - As we all await President Trump's State of the Union address tonight, in which he is...

Automated Vehicles, Cybersecurity, Federal Governance, Highways, Traffic Safety

Understanding NHTSA’s Voluntary Approach to Automated Vehicles

February 2, 2018

Feb 2, 2018 | Greg Rogers

February 2, 2018 - Autonomous vehicles present an entirely new challenge for automotive regulations, which are typically prescriptive in nature....

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