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.

Senate Rail Hearing Focuses On Pushing Back PTC Deadline

Addressing Future Capacity Needs in the U.S. Aviation System

Preparing a Nation for Autonomous Vehicles: Opportunities, Barriers and Policy Recommendations

Slight Cuts in Coast Guard Budget Request for FY 2016

New Aviation Fees Requested In New Transportation Security Budget

Administration Proposes Revised 6-Year, $478 Billion GROW AMERICA Surface Reauthorization

President Submits $94.7 Billion FY16 USDOT Budget

NextGen: Aligning Costs, Benefits and Political Leadership

House FAA Hearing Examines NextGen, Drone Issues

Senate Hearing Examines Drone Aircraft Safety

House T&I Aviation Roundtable Examines Air Traffic Control Modernization
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.
