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You are here: Home1 / Issue: Weeks of July 31 and August 7, 2017

Weeks of July 31 and August 7, 2017

Appropriations, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance,...
Aug 10, 2017 | Jeff Davis

Is the Mass Transit “New Starts” Program Fundamentally Flawed – and Can Congress Fix It Without Earmarks?

August 9, 2017 - Is the mass transit new starts program fundamentally flawed because it tries to support long, multi-year funding commitments with annual appropriations? And can Congress fix it without resorting to earmarks?

Airlines
Aug 8, 2017 | Robert Puentes

Point/Counterpoint: Open Skies

August 9, 2017 - The Open Skies relationship between the United States and two Middle Eastern countries - Qatar and the United Arab Emirates - is particularly contentious right now. This week, we have two unique...

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Airlines, Aviation

Ensure Fair and Free Competition Under All of Our Open Skies Agreements

August 8, 2017
August 8, 2017
Open Skies agreements have been very beneficial to U.S. airlines and their passengers. But as long as the UAE and...
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Airlines

Open Skies, Subsidies, and the Need for Transparency

August 8, 2017
August 8, 2017 | Rui Neiva
The UAE and Qatar are far from unique in providing financial support for their airlines. In reality, aviation has long...
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Bridges, FASTLANE, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Freight rail, Highways, Rail

USDOT Announces $79M Tranche of FY17 FASTLANE Grants

August 9, 2017
August 9, 2017 | Jeff Davis
August 9, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Transportation on August 2 notified Congress that Secretary Chao has selected ten...
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Buses, Environment, Pedestrian safety, Public transit, Traffic Safety

Why Isn’t the Transportation Sector More Engaged in Student Transportation?

August 9, 2017
August 9, 2017 | Jenn Aument
The largest mass transit system in the country isn’t commercial bus, train, or air service — or even all those...
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Air Traffic Control, Appropriations, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance

CBO Issues Updated, but Still-Incomplete, Score of House FAA Bill

August 16, 2017
August 16, 2017 | Jeff Davis
August 16, 2017 - The Congressional Budget Office has issued an updated, but still incomplete, score of the budgetary impact...
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Local governance, Public transit, Rail

Transit in Crisis: Who Should Pay for Upgrades – Riders, or Taxpayers?

August 10, 2017
August 10, 2017 | Alice Grossman
August 9, 2017 - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill De Blasio have spent the past three years...
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Ballot Measures, Local governance

Transportation Measures Defeated in Yesterday’s Balloting

August 9, 2017
August 9, 2017 | Robert Puentes | , Owain James
August 9, 2017 - Local voters in voters in Michigan and Missouri went to the polls and voted down transportation-related...
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Federal Governance, Public transit, Public/Private Partnerships

FTA Announces Proposed Rule for Private Investment in Transit

August 9, 2017
August 9, 2017 | Greg Rogers
August 9, 2017 - The Trump Administration’s mission to “unleash” private investment in transportation projects continued last week when the...
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Appropriations, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Highway Trust Fund, Public transit

History of Mass Transit Discretionary Grants and How They Have Been Funded

August 9, 2017
August 9, 2017 | Jeff Davis
August 9, 2017 - The history of how Congress has funded the mass transit "new starts" program over the years.
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Bicycle, Dockless, Local governance, Public transit, TNCs, Transit Technology

Interview with Nat Parker, CEO of moovel

August 9, 2017
August 9, 2017 | Greg Rogers
ETW recently spoke with Nat Parker, CEO of moovel, a Daimler-owned company that is works with city agencies to expand...
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Federal Governance, Maritime, Railroads

More Transportation Nominees Move Through Senate

August 4, 2017
August 4, 2017 | Greg Rogers
August 4, 2017 - At an executive session on August 2, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee approved four...
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Federal Governance

Pace of Trump USDOT Nominations vs. the Previous Five Presidents

August 4, 2017
August 4, 2017 | Jeff Davis
This table shows the Trump Administration's pace of senior nominations for positions at the U.S. Department of Transportation (subject to...
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