Week of November 6, 2017

Bicycle, Buses, Electric Vehicles, Federal Governance, Parking,...

Nov 10, 2017 | Jeff Davis

Tax Reform Bill Approved by House Committee; Senate Tax Plan Unveiled

November 10, 2017 - Yesterday afternoon, the House Ways and Means Committee approved a $1.5 trillion tax reform and rate reduction bill after a contentious four-day markup session. Then, last night, the Senate Finance Committee...

Appropriations, FASTLANE, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal...

Nov 9, 2017 | Jeff Davis

No Budget = Delayed FY18 Omnibus = Delayed FAST Act Funding Increases and Discretionary Grants

November 9, 2017 - Conspicuously absent from Congress's pre-Thanksgiving agenda is any kind of final deal amending the Budget Control Act's caps on discretionary appropriations for fiscal year 2018. The ramifications of this delay could...

Accessibility, Automated Vehicles, Emissions, Environment, Equity

Scenario Planning for Automated Vehicles

November 9, 2017

Nov 9, 2017 | Robert Puentes

In region after region, a growing chorus of leaders are calling for their city and metropolitan area to plan for...

Automated Vehicles, Connected Vehicles, Electric Vehicles, Federal Governance, Highways, Traffic Safety

Congress, USDOT Reverse Course on Connected and Electric Vehicles

November 9, 2017

Nov 9, 2017 | Greg Rogers

November 9, 2017 - This has been a big year for emerging vehicle technologies. President Trump praised American automakers on...

FASTLANE, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Freight rail, Highways, Ports, Railroads, Trucking

GAO, in Line with Eno, Recommends More Transparency for Federal Discretionary Grants.

November 9, 2017

Nov 9, 2017 | Paul Lewis

November 9, 2017 - The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently examined how DOT made funding decisions for its FASTLANE grant program...

Federal Governance

Senate Makes Some Progress on Transportation Nominees

November 9, 2017

Nov 9, 2017 | Jeff Davis

November 9, 2017 - The U.S. Senate has made progress on the backlog of transportation-related nominations from President Trump in...

Airports, Ballot Measures, Bicycle, Bridges, Buses, Environment, Local governance, Pedestrian, Pedestrian safety, Public transit, Regional governance, Roadway Design, State Governance, Streets, Traffic Safety

Local Transportation Funding Plans Largely Successful in This Week's Elections

November 10, 2017

Nov 10, 2017 | Jeff Davis

November 9, 2017 - A bevy of proposals to increase transportation spending at the state and local level, either through...

Automated Vehicles, Federal Governance, Traffic Safety, Trucking, Trucking Workforce

New Report Suggests Workforce, Safety Concerns for Automated Trucks Are Overblown

November 9, 2017

Nov 9, 2017 | Greg Rogers

November 9, 2017 - Commercial trucking is likely to be one of the first sectors that benefits from vehicle automation...

Automated Vehicles, Federal Governance, Highways, Traffic Safety

Two Months Later, Stakeholders Still Flooding NHTSA with Comments on AV Policy

November 10, 2017

Nov 10, 2017 | Greg Rogers

November 9, 2017 - Two months after releasing Automated Driving Systems 2.0: A Vision for Safety, the National Highway Traffic...

Federal Governance, Homeland security, Maritime

Capitol Hill Events - Week of November 13, 2017

November 10, 2017

Nov 10, 2017 | Jeff Davis

Monday, November 13 - Senate Finance - full committee business meeting to mark up draft tax reform legislation - 3:00...

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