Weeks of July 31 and August 7, 2017

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?

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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Bridges, FASTLANE, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Freight rail, Highways, Rail

USDOT Announces $79M Tranche of FY17 FASTLANE Grants

August 9, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Transportation on August 2 notified Congress that Secretary Chao has selected ten...
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Federal Governance, Public transit, Public/Private Partnerships

FTA Announces Proposed Rule for Private Investment in Transit

August 9, 2017 - The Trump Administration’s mission to “unleash” private investment in transportation projects continued last week when the...
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Bicycle, Dockless, Local governance, Public transit, TNCs, Transit Technology

Interview with Nat Parker, CEO of moovel

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 - At an executive session on August 2, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee approved four...

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