Week of October 1, 2018

Automated Vehicles, Buses, Federal Governance, Ports, Traffic...

Oct 4, 2018 | Jeff Davis

DOT Releases Version 3.0 of Autonomous Vehicle Guidance

October 4, 2018 - At a public event this morning, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao released her department's long-awaited "AV 3.0" guidance document, formally called Preparing for the Future of Transportation: Automated Vehicles 3.0.

Aviation, Federal Governance, Resilience

Oct 5, 2018 | Jeff Davis

President Signs 5-Year FAA Reauthorization Bill into Law

October 5, 2018 - 4:30 p.m. - President Trump has signed the new Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill (H.R. 3o2) into law in a private Oval Office ceremony.

Airlines, Airports, Aviation Safety, Federal Governance, Space, Unmanned Aerial Systems

Op-Ed: Eno's Certification Recommendations in Final FAA Bill

October 5, 2018

October 5, 2018 | Robert Puentes

October 3, 2018 - The FAA reauthorization directly addresses the agency's critical role in certification in order to ensure public...

Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Positive Train Control, Railroads, State Governance

NJ Transit “Working Diligently” Toward PTC Deadline, but has Miles to Go

October 5, 2018

October 5, 2018 | Alexander Laska

October 3, 2018 - Three months from the Dec. 31 deadline, New Jersey Transit told the Senate Commerce Committee at...

Equity, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Land use, Microtransit, Public transit, TNCs

Debate on Transit Subsidies Prompts More Agreement than Expected

October 5, 2018

October 5, 2018 - On October 2, the Cato institute hosted transit network design expert Jarrett Walker, of Jarrett Walker...

Automated Vehicles, Federal Governance, Transit Workforce, Unmanned Aerial Systems

Automated Transportation Policy and Guidance Flies Ahead, but Stalls in Senate

October 5, 2018

October 5, 2018 | So Jung Kim

October 5, 2018 - As USDOT unveiled automated vehicle policy 3.0 and Congress passed the FAA reauthorization, a panel of...

Appropriations, Federal Budget, Federal Funding

As New Fiscal Year Dawns, FY19 Appropriations are 75% Enacted

October 4, 2018

October 4, 2018 | Jeff Davis

October 4, 2018 - This is the first week of the fiscal new year, and for the first time in...

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

Texas Is Once Again the Only Highway "Donor State" As FHWA Distributes $42B in FY19 Funding

October 4, 2018

October 4, 2018 | Jeff Davis

October 4, 2018 - On the first day of the new fiscal year, the Federal Highway Administration issued a formal...

Highways, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Safety, Trucking

2017 Highway Fatalities Down for First Time in Two Years

October 5, 2018

October 5, 2018 | Jeff Davis

October 5, 2018 - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released the annual estimate of fatalities from highway accidents in...

Air Traffic Control, Aircraft, Airports, Aviation Safety, Aviation Workforce, Federal Governance

FAA Bill Requires 119 New Reports to Congress

October 5, 2018

October 5, 2018 | Jeff Davis

October 5, 2018 - The staffs of the House and Senate transportation committees are going to be doing a lot...

Federal Governance, Homeland security, Maritime

Capitol Hill Events - Week of October 8, 2018

October 5, 2018

October 5, 2018 | Jeff Davis

Thursday, October 11 – Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation – Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast Guard – subcommittee...

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