The first goal of any transportation agency is safety. Yet almost 40,000 Americans die on the transportation system every year. New proposals for safer streets, better vehicle design, and crash avoidance technology are reshaping the narrative around safety in an effort to reverse the downward trend of transportation safety. Governments are also concerned about the security of the system. Terrorism, hacking, and international affairs can threaten the transportation systems that support the national economy.
Wednesday, February 1 - House Transportation and Infrastructure - full committee hearing entitled "Building a 21st Century Infrastructure for America"...
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January 25, 2017 - On January 19, the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)...
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While it is fun and sometimes productive to imagine potential scenarios, speculation about an unknown future dominate the conversations, and...
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January 18, 2017 - While last week’s TRB Annual Meeting was very much focused on the potential impact of connected...
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Tuesday, January 10 - Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs - full committee confirmation hearing on the nomination of General John...
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January 5, 2017 - Yesterday, the Federal Highway Administration provided an additional $13.7 billion in highway funding permission to state...
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Letter the Federal Aviation Administration to Senate Commerce chairman John Thune dated December 15, 2016 responding to questions raised by...
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Federal Ban on Chinese Railcars
The Implications of the Federal Ban on Chinese Railcars (September 2018) concludes that until the federal government better understands the potential national security risks of using Chinese railcars in American transit systems, a one-year appropriations ban is more appropriate than a permanent policy change.