Week of October 5, 2015

Appropriations, Federal Governance, Highway Trust Fund, Highways

Oct 8, 2015 | Jeff Davis

House Highway Bill Markup Planned for Oct. 28 As House Leadership Turmoil Continues

October 8, 2015 - The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (T&I) is planning to mark up surface transportation legislation on Thursday, October 28 and hopes to make the outline of a draft bill – if...

Commuter Rail, Freight rail, Positive Train Control,...

Oct 8, 2015 | Emily Han

Future Of Stand-Alone PTC Deadline Extension Uncertain

October 8, 2015 The White House joined the Positive Train Control (PTC) discussion this week, with spokesman Frank Benenati yesterday commenting to Bloomberg that “[the White House] believe[s] it is important that the [U.S.] Department...

Airlines, Aviation Workforce, Maritime, Transit Workforce

The Similarities Between the Decline of Commercial Shipbuilding Industry and the Future of the Aviation Industry

October 8, 2015

A new report by Aaron Klein, a former Treasury official, draws parallels between the demise of the U.S. commercial shipbuilding...

Buses, Commuter Rail, Federal Governance, Local governance, Public transit, Rail Safety, State Governance

Senate Committee Approves Bill Giving USDOT Power to Appoint WMATA Board Members

October 8, 2015

Oct 8, 2015 | Jeff Davis

October 8, 2015 - A Senate committee yesterday approved a short piece of legislation (S. 2093) sponsored by Sen. Barbara...

Eno Center for Transportation Announces 2015 Senior Executive Program Participants

October 8, 2015

Oct 8, 2015 | Ann Henebery

Eno Selects Two Scholarship Winners For 11th Annual Forum Featuring Intensive Training and Outstanding Guest Lecturers

Appropriations, Federal Budget, Federal Governance

Senate Democrats Successfully Filibuster Bill With FY16 Corps of Engineers Funding

October 8, 2015

Oct 8, 2015 | Jeff Davis

October 8, 2015 - Earlier today, the Senate fell eleven votes short of breaking a Democratic filibuster of a motion...

Federal Governance, Maritime

Senate Confirms Cordero to Federal Maritime Commission

October 8, 2015

Oct 8, 2015 | Jeff Davis

October 8, 2015 - Earlier today, the Senate by unanimous consent confirmed the nomination of Mario Cordero to be reappointed...

Airports, Federal Governance, Unmanned Aerial Systems

House Hearing Examines Safety Aspects of Recreational Drones

October 8, 2015

October 8, 2015 - In response to an increasing number of reported sightings of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS, or drones)...

Highways, Pedestrian safety, Roadway Design, Streets, Traffic Safety

Rewriting the Rules of the Road

October 8, 2015

Our founder, William P. Eno, first penned the Rules of the Road in the early 1900s. These rules were adopted...

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