Issue / Aviation Safety
The first goal of any transportation agency is safety. Yet over 40,000 American 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.
Highway and Transit Donor-Donee Estimates Under the House’s INVEST in America Act
Jul 03, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis is a three-page PDF file: Page 1 is a table showing estimated total highway contract authority apportionments by formula to...
House Passes Mammoth Infrastructure Bill With No Clear Path Forward
Jul 02, 2020 | Jeff DavisYesterday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2, the $1.5 trillion, five-year infrastructure bill assembled by Democratic...
Senate Committee Looks at NHTSA Programs on Eve of Reauthorization
Jul 02, 2020 | Hayley BurtonThe Senate Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety held a hearing titled, “Safety on Our Roads: Overview of Traffic Safety and...
DOT IG Releases Timeline of 737 MAX Development
Jul 02, 2020 | Jeff DavisAfter the second fatal crash of a Boeing 737 MAX jetliner in March 2019 led to the worldwide grounding of the new model airplane,...
“$1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Bill” Only Provides $577 Billion in Actual Spending
Jul 02, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe "$1.5 trillion infrastructure bill" passed by the House yesterday actually only provides $577 billion in funding over five years....
Capitol Hill Events – Week of July 6, 2020
Jul 02, 2020 | Jeff DavisTuesday, July 7 – House Appropriations – Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development – subcommittee markup of draft FY 2021...
House Passes $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
Jul 01, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe House of Representatives at 5:23 p.m. passed H.R. 2, the 2,300-page, $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill put forward by House...
House On Track to Pass Infrastructure Bill Today
Jul 01, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe House of Representatives is on track to complete consideration of, and vote on passage of, H.R. 2, the 2,300-page, $1.5 trillion...
H.R. 2 House Floor Amendment Log
Jul 01, 2020 | Jeff DavisAll amendments are drafted to the text of Rules Committee Print 116-54. When in doubt, click on the name of the amendment sponsor to...
Webinar: Why Transit Agencies Need the Public to Take Ownership of the Transit Experience
Jul 09, 2020 | Madeline GormanIn this webinar, Saba Long and Alice Grossman will talk about why transportation organizations should invite the public to take an...
House to Allow 172 Amendments to Infrastructure Bill – But Only 10 Votes
Jun 29, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis evening, the House Rules Committee approved a special procedure to allow the House to consider H.R, 2, the $1.5(?!) trillion...
As virus restrictions ease, Metro Transit wonders: Will riders come back?
Jun 29, 2020 | Alice GrossmanGrossman notes that transit ridership has been declining for years — and that’s been the case at Metro Transit, too.