Week of March 6, 2017

Mar 9, 2017 | Jeff Davis

Senate Unanimously Passes Legislation to Repeal MPO Consolidation Rule

March 9, 2017 - Last night, the U.S. Senate passed, by unanimous consent, legislation to repeal the December 2016 final rule from the U.S. Department of Transportation that looks to force many local metropolitan planning...

Airports, Local governance, Public/Private Partnerships

Mar 9, 2017 | Robert Poole

Does Airport Privatization Have a Future in the U.S.?

It’s no accident that 34 of the world's top 100 airports are either fully or partly privatized. If the Trump Administration is serious about attracting large-scale private capital to revamp and improve U.S. infrastructure, airport...

Amtrak, Federal Governance

Jeff Rosen Named Deputy SecDOT; Derek Kan Rumored As Under Secretary

March 9, 2017

March 9, 2017 | Jeff Davis

March 9, 2017 - President Trump has announced he will nominate former U.S. Department of Transportation General Counsel Jeffrey A....

Environment, Federal Governance, Highways, Public transit, Public/Private Partnerships

Senate Commerce Examines Rural Access to Infrastructure

March 9, 2017

March 9, 2017 | Greg Rogers

March 9, 2017 - On March 1, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held a hearing to assess U.S....

Air Traffic Control, Amtrak, Appropriations, FASTLANE, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Highway Trust Fund, Highways

Senate Appropriations Examines Infrastructure Needs, Funding

March 9, 2017

March 9, 2017 | Jeff Davis

March 9, 2017 - The Senate Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing Appropriations held a hearing this week on the big...

Air Traffic Control, Aviation Safety, Federal Governance

ATC Reform: Should FAA Be the Safety Regulator of Its Own Operations?

March 9, 2017

March 9, 2017 - Should the U.S. follow the lead of most other industrialized countries and use separate entities to...

Automated Vehicles, Highways, State Governance, TNCs, Traffic Safety, Trucking

The Wild West Era of Autonomous Vehicles is Over

March 9, 2017

March 9, 2017 | Greg Rogers

March 9, 2017 - For nearly a decade, a consortium of tech firms and auto manufacturers has roved the West,...

Appropriations, Federal Governance, Traffic Safety, Trucking, Trucking Workforce

Hours of Service “Restart Rule” Drama May Finally Be Settled

March 9, 2017

March 9, 2017 | Jeff Davis

March 9, 2017 - The long-running drama between the trucking industry and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) over...

FASTLANE, Federal Governance, Homeland security, Maritime, Traffic Safety, Trucking, Trucking Workforce, Unmanned Aerial Systems

Capitol Hill Events - Week of March 11, 2017

March 9, 2017

March 9, 2017 | Jeff Davis

Tuesday, March 14 – Senate Energy and Natural Resources – full committee hearing on opportunities to improve American energy infrastructure (witness...

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