Week of July 16, 2018

Appropriations, Federal Funding, Federal Governance

Jul 20, 2018 | Jeff Davis

Senate to Take Up Transportation Appropriations Next Week

July 20, 2018 - On Monday evening, the U.S. Senate will begin consideration of a four-bill "minibus" package of appropriations bills for fiscal year 2019, including the Transportation-HUD funding bill.

Environment, Federal Governance, Governance reform, Highways, Interstate...

Jul 18, 2018 | Jeff Davis

What's the Purpose of Mass Transit? - Part 4 - What's the Underlying Goal of Transportation?

July 18, 2018 - This part, which is happily coincident with today's Senate hearing on President Trump's proposed executive branch reorganization plan, explores how the Nixon Administration in 1971 did a complete conceptual about-face on...

Bridges, Federal Governance, Highways, Local governance, Public transit, Resilience, State Governance, Streets

On Disaster Recovery and Infrastructure Resilience, Transportation Takes a Back Seat—For Now

July 20, 2018

Jul 20, 2018 | Alexander Laska

July 19, 2018 - Transportation infrastructure was largely absent from a FEMA report on how it can better prepare for...

Emissions, Environment, Federal Governance, Fuel tax, Highway Trust Fund

House Votes to Reject Carbon Tax as Curbelo Prepares to Introduce HTF Carbon Tax Bill

July 20, 2018

Jul 20, 2018 | Jeff Davis

July 20, 2018 - The House of Representatives this week passed a non-binding resolution rejecting the idea of a carbon...

Transit Workforce, Trucking Workforce, Workforce development

Transportation Schools: The Infrastructure for Workforce Development

July 20, 2018

Jul 20, 2018 | So Jung Kim

July 18, 2018 - While most Americans only consider transportation as a means to get themselves to school and work,...

Appropriations, Aviation Safety, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Homeland security, National Security

House Panel Releases Final FY19 Appropriations Bill, Homeland Security

July 20, 2018

Jul 20, 2018 | Jeff Davis

July 19, 2018 - Earlier today, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security approved a draft appropriations bill for fiscal...

Federal Governance, Public transit, Rail Safety

FTA Finalizes Transit Safety Rules

July 20, 2018

Jul 20, 2018 | Jeff Davis

July 20, 2018 - The Federal Transit Administration this week finalized two long-awaited safety rules governing all transit agencies that...

Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Positive Train Control, Rail Safety, Railroads

FRA Solicits Applications for More Rail Grant Funds

July 20, 2018

Jul 20, 2018 | Jeff Davis

July 20, 2018 - This week, the Federal Railroad Administration issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity for $318 million in...

Amtrak, Appropriations, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Homeland security, Maritime

Capitol Hill Events - Week of July 23, 2018

July 20, 2018

Jul 20, 2018 | Jeff Davis

Tuesday, July 24 – House Homeland Security – full committee business meeting to mark up several transportation security bills (full...

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