Week of November 16, 2015

Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Highway Trust Fund,...

Nov 20, 2015 | Jeff Davis

Deal on Highway Bill Framework Close but Elusive

November 20, 2015 - House and Senate leaders were tantalizingly close to announcing the broad strokes of a framework for a conference agreement on the surface transportation bill (H.R. 22) today, but since, in conference,...

Appropriations, Federal Governance

Nov 20, 2015 | Jeff Davis

Senate Debates, Pulls FY16 DOT Appropriations Bill

November 20, 2015 - This week, Senate leaders tried to move a beefed-up version of the fiscal year 2016 Transportation-Housing appropriations bill (H.R. 2257) through the chamber. But after two days of debate, the measure...

Bicycle, Pedestrian, Public transit, Roadway Design, Shared Vehicles, Streets, Transit Technology

Eno’s Annual Policy Summit Discusses the “New Rules of the Road”

November 20, 2015

As a child, our founder, William P. Eno, got caught in a horse and buggy traffic jam in Manhattan. This...

Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Local governance, Public transit, Regional governance, State Governance

The Tactical Transportation Toolkit (T3)

November 20, 2015

November 20, 2015 | Elizabeth Bastian

When it comes to transportation problems and solutions in America, the focus often remains on the dense urban agglomerations -...

Fuel tax, Highway Trust Fund, Mileage-Based User Fees

Mineta Transportation Institute: What is the Financial Impact of Switching from Fuel Taxes to a "Road User Charge"?

November 20, 2015

November 20, 2015 | Elizabeth Bastian

Last week, Christopher E. Ferrell and David B. Reinke of the Mineta Transportation Institute released a report titled “Household Income...

Aviation Workforce, Federal Governance

Senate Panel Marks Up, but Fails to Approve, Bill on GA Pilot Medical Requirements

November 20, 2015

November 19, 2015 - On Wednesday, the Senate Commerce Committee held an executive session to mark-up a number of bills...

Automated Vehicles, Transit Technology, Transit Workforce

In the Spotlight: Rohit "Rit" Aggarwala

November 20, 2015

November 20, 2015 | Ann Henebery

As many of our long-time readers are aware, we have been featuring individuals from across the transportation industry once a...

Federal Governance, Unmanned Aerial Systems

House Hearing Examines Drone Technology

November 20, 2015

November 20, 2015 - On Thursday, November 19, the House Energy and Commerce Committee (E&C) continued its “disrupter series,” which...

Federal Funding, Federal Governance, High-Speed Rail, Railroads, State Governance

USDOT Grants $28 Million for DC-Baltimore Maglev Study

November 20, 2015

November 19, 2015 - As headlines this week have indicated, the Federal Rail Administration (FRA) granted the State of Maryland...

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