Week of March 5, 2018

Buses, Commuter Rail, Federal Funding, Freight rail,...

Mar 9, 2018 | Jeff Davis

$487 Million in TIGER Grants for FY 2017 Announced

March 9, 2018 - Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced the 41 recipients of $487 million in total grant funding for the TIGER surface transportation grant program for fiscal year 2017.

Automated Vehicles, Buses, Connected Vehicles, Cybersecurity, Federal...

Mar 9, 2018 | Greg Rogers

USDOT Unveils Ambitious Multimodal Automation Initiative, Automated Vehicles 3.0

March 9, 2018 - Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation publicly announced the next phase of its bold initiative to encourage the adoption of automation technologies in transportation.

Appropriations, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Railroads, State Governance

Gateway Dispute Escalates - Trump Threatens Veto of Omnibus Appropriations, Chao Has Heated Exchange With House Members

March 9, 2018

Mar 9, 2018 | Jeff Davis

March 9, 2018 - The ongoing dispute over how to fund a $13 billion tunnel between New York and New...

Electric Vehicles

Guest Op-Ed: Consumers are Ready for Electric Vehicles. Our Power Grid Isn’t

March 8, 2018

Mar 8, 2018 | Lidija Sekaric

More than comic fodder, the blackout was a valuable lesson reminding us that even the smartest, newest machines can’t function...

Airports, Appropriations, Federal Funding

Three-Month FAA Extension Expected to Ride in Omnibus Appropriations Package

March 9, 2018

Mar 9, 2018 | Jeff Davis

March 9, 2018 - The omnibus fiscal 2018 appropriations bill that could be considered by the House as early as...

Federal Governance, Fuel tax, Highway Trust Fund

Speaker Ryan Rejects Talk of Gas Tax Increase

March 9, 2018

Mar 9, 2018 | Jeff Davis

March 9, 2018 - This week, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) threw cold water on discussions of a possible federal...

Automated Vehicles, Data, State Governance, Streets, Traffic Safety

California Allows Autonomous Test Vehicles to Operate without a Driver on Public Roads

March 9, 2018

Mar 9, 2018 | Alice Grossman

March 9, 2018 - The State of California has updated their regulations for automated vehicles (AVs) on public roads to...

Bridges, Electric Vehicles, Emissions, Environment, Federal Governance, Streets, Traffic Safety

Energy and Commerce Panel Looks at Transportation Fuels

March 9, 2018

Mar 9, 2018 | Shannon Walsh

March 8, 2018 - On March 7, the House Subcommittee on the Environment held a hearing addressing the future of...

Amtrak, Bridges, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, High-Speed Rail, Local governance, Railroads, State Governance

Timeline of the Gateway Program

March 9, 2018

Mar 9, 2018 | Jeff Davis

Timeline of the history and recent developments relating to the Gateway Program of rail projects in New Jersey and New...

FASTLANE, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Highway Trust Fund, Highways, Public transit

Senate Democrats Release $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan. Again.

March 8, 2018

Mar 8, 2018 | Jeff Davis

March 8, 2018 - Senate Democrats on March 7 released a $1 trillion infrastructure spending plan, which was an expansion...

Amtrak, Federal Governance, Highways, Public transit, Railroads

Trump Moves to Fill Two New STB Positions

March 8, 2018

Mar 8, 2018 | Jeff Davis

March 7, 2018 - As last week's issue of ETW was being emailed out, the White House announced that President...

Aviation Safety, Bridges, Environment, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Highways, Homeland security, Local governance, Maritime, Ports, Public transit, State Governance, Streets

Capitol Hill Events - Week of March 12, 2018

March 8, 2018

Mar 8, 2018 | Jeff Davis

Tuesday, March 13 - Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation - Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and...

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