Week of June 5, 2017

Air Traffic Control, Aviation Safety, Aviation Workforce,...

Jun 5, 2017 | Greg Rogers

White House Unveils Plan for Air Traffic Control Reform; Sec. Chao Defends It On Capitol Hill

June 9, 2017 - President Trump on June 5 made a personal pitch for air traffic control (ATC) reform in a White House speech that accompanied the release of a paper detailing the Administration’s principles...

Federal Governance

Jun 9, 2017 | Jeff Davis

Trump Pushes Infrastructure Development in Series of Speeches

June 9, 2017 - President Trump held several events this week to emphasize his infrastructure agenda – but while a few additional details were released, the plan is still frustratingly vague.

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

Chao Preparing Federal AV Policy Revision – What We Know So Far

June 9, 2017

Jun 9, 2017 | Greg Rogers

June 9, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will update the Federal Automated Vehicle Policy (FAVP) “in the...

Air Traffic Control, Appropriations, Aviation Safety, Aviation Workforce, Federal Funding, Federal Governance

House Democrats Counter ATC Privatization With Their Own Bill

June 9, 2017

Jun 9, 2017 | Jeff Davis

June 9, 2017 - House Democrats introduced their own air traffic control reform legislation this week, with Reps. Peter DeFazio...

Accessibility, Automated Vehicles, Emissions, Environment, Equity, Highways, Interstate Highway System, Rail, Transit Technology

An “Unprecedented Mobility Revolution?” We’ve Been Here Before

June 8, 2017

Jun 8, 2017 | William Leimenstoll

The rise of urban freeways offers a number of lessons on how to manage new transportation technologies. AVs promise changes...

Automated Vehicles, Federal Governance

House, Senate Leaders Finalizing Automated Vehicle Bills

June 9, 2017

Jun 9, 2017 | Greg Rogers

June 9, 2017 - After riding in a semi-autonomous Audi on Tuesday, Senate Commerce Chairman John Thune (R-SD) and House...

Accessibility, Automated Vehicles, Cybersecurity, Equity, Federal Governance, Traffic Safety

House E&C Considering 16 Automated Vehicle Bills – Here’s What’s in Them

June 9, 2017

Jun 9, 2017 | Greg Rogers

June 9, 2017 - This week ETW obtained a summary of the 16 bills on automated vehicles (AVs) that House...

Amtrak, Appropriations, FASTLANE, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Railroads

Amtrak Submits $1.6 Billion FY 2018 Budget Request, Asks for Advance Appropriations Through FY 2020

June 9, 2017

Jun 9, 2017 | Jeff Davis

June 9, 2017 - Amtrak submitted its own budget request for fiscal 2018 on May 31, asking for $840 million...

Aviation Safety, Federal Governance, Homeland security

Trump Nominates DOT Gen. Counsel, TSA Head

June 9, 2017

Jun 9, 2017 | Jeff Davis

June 9, 2017 - President Trump announced on June 5 that he was going to nominate Steven G. Bradbury to...

Automated Vehicles, Federal Budget, Federal Governance

Capitol Hill Events - Week of June 12, 2017

June 9, 2017

Jun 9, 2017 | Jeff Davis

POSTPONED Tuesday, June 13 – Senate Appropriations – Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing – subcommittee hearing on the FY 2018...

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