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Week of March 6, 2017

Federal Governance, Regional governance
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...

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

Senate Commerce Examines Rural Access to Infrastructure

Mar 9, 2017 | Greg Rogers
March 9, 2017 - On March 1, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held a hearing to assess U.S....
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Air Traffic Control, Amtrak, Appropriations, FASTLANE, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Highway Trust Fund, Highways

Senate Appropriations Examines Infrastructure Needs, Funding

Mar 9, 2017 | Jeff Davis
March 9, 2017 - The Senate Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing Appropriations held a hearing this week on the big...
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Automated Vehicles, Highways, State Governance, TNCs, Traffic Safety, Trucking

The Wild West Era of Autonomous Vehicles is Over

Mar 9, 2017 | Greg Rogers
March 9, 2017 - For nearly a decade, a consortium of tech firms and auto manufacturers has roved the West,...
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FASTLANE, Federal Governance, Homeland security, Maritime, Traffic Safety, Trucking, Trucking Workforce, Unmanned Aerial Systems

Capitol Hill Events - Week of March 11, 2017

Mar 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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