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.

2009 Oberstar Surface Reauthorization Bill – Section-by-Section Summary

2009 Oberstar Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill

FY 2015 USDOT Budget Estimates for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

House Highway Markup Likely Slipping To First Week of October

GAO Issues New Report Showing Just How Badly Most Railroads Will Miss Dec. 31 PTC Deadline

Senate Commerce Holds Feinberg Nomination Hearing

1972 (Sept. 18) Volpe Letter to House Public Works Committee

1966 Highway Safety Act – Enrolled Bill Memo

1966 National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act – Enrolled Bill Memo

2012 FAA Modernization and Reform Act

2003 Vision 100 – Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act
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.
