Week of September 19, 2016

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

Sep 22, 2016 | Jeff Davis

CR to December 9 Offered in Senate

September 22, 2016 - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) today called up legislation in the Senate that would provide continuing appropriations to fund federal operations from the start of fiscal year 2017 on October...

Ballot Measures, Highways, Local governance, Ports, Public...

Sep 22, 2016 | Robert Puentes

Transportation at the Ballot Box: More Votes that Matter this Year

September 22, 2016 - This November, the power of the state and local governments in the American electoral process will be forcefully demonstrated. But in addition to the presidential drama, another election story, with dramatic...

Automated Vehicles, Federal Governance, TNCs, Transit Technology

Autonomous Vehicles Receive USDOT’s Blessing Under New Guidance

September 22, 2016

Sep 22, 2016 | Greg Rogers

September 22, 2016 - USDOT has released the Federal Automated Vehicles Policy, its long-awaited policy overview on the development and...

Automated Vehicles, Cybersecurity, Data, Federal Governance, Highways, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Safety

NHTSA to Manufacturers (Pt. 1): Self-Regulate Autonomous Vehicle Development

September 22, 2016

Sep 22, 2016 | Greg Rogers

September 22, 2016 - This Tuesday, DOT and NHTSA released federal guidelines for the safe testing and deployment of autonomous...

Automated Vehicles, Federal Governance, Public/Private Partnerships, Traffic Safety

NHTSA to Manufacturers (Pt. 2): Save Lives with Autonomous Vehicles

September 22, 2016

Sep 22, 2016 | Greg Rogers

September 22, 2016 - The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration has released a policy agenda detailing how emerging industries...

Air Traffic Control, Airlines, Federal Governance

CEOs of 4 Major Airlines Call for Air Traffic Control Reform at Annual A4A Summit

September 22, 2016

Sep 22, 2016 | Rui Neiva

September 22, 2016 - Airlines for America (A4A), the largest trade association for the U.S. airline industry, hosted its fourth...

Bridges, Federal Governance, Highways, Traffic Safety

GAO Recommends Performance Measures For All Bridges

September 22, 2016

Sep 22, 2016 | Jeff Davis

September 22, 2016 - The U.S. Government Accountability Office issued a new report last week concluding that federal spending on...

Environment, Federal Governance, Public health

House Consideration of WRDA Bill May Happen Next Week

September 22, 2016

Sep 22, 2016 | Jeff Davis

September 22, 2016 - Two days after House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) told a Bloomberg News reporter that the...

Commuter Rail, Federal Governance, Public transit, TNCs

Congress Considers Uber/Lyft Benefits for Federal Employees

September 22, 2016

Sep 22, 2016 | Greg Rogers

September 22, 2016 - A House committee recently approved legislation that would allow federal employees to use their transit benefits...

Air Traffic Control, Airports, Federal Governance, Homeland security, Local governance, Maritime, Public transit, Unmanned Aerial Systems

House Considers Miscellaneous Transportation Bills

September 22, 2016

Sep 22, 2016 | Jeff Davis

September 22, 2016 - As the pre-election session of Congress grinds to a close, the House of Representatives this week...

Appropriations, Federal Budget, Federal Governance, Fuel tax, Highway Trust Fund

Budget Chairman, Experts Support Budget Process Reforms That Would Affect Transportation and Infrastructure

September 22, 2016

Sep 22, 2016 | Jeff Davis

September 22, 2016 - The chairman of the Senate Budget Committee and a panel of experts this week expressed support...

Freight

Former Congressman Nick Rahall Joins Eno’s Freight Working Group

September 22, 2016

Sep 22, 2016 | Ann Henebery

The Eno Center for Transportation is pleased to announce the addition of former West Virginia Congressman Nick Rahall to its...

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