Issue / FASTLANE
TRB Launches Future Interstate Study
Aug 31, 2016 | Greg RogersAs the U.S. grapples with deteriorating infrastructure and increasingly congested metropolitan areas, the Transportation Research Board...
White House Requests CR Allow New Amtrak Budgeting
Aug 31, 2016 | Jeff DavisAugust 31, 2016 Every August, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) sends the House and Senate Appropriations...
House T&I Letter to Sec. Foxx Against MPO Consolidation Rule
Aug 25, 2016 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONLetter dated August 24, 2016 from House Transportation and Infrastructure chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA), ranking member Peter DeFazio...
Guest Op-Ed: Congress Did Not Intend Greenhouse Gases to Be Measured for Highway Performance
Aug 18, 2016 | Jim InhofeGuest op-ed by Senator James M. Inhofe (R-OK), chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works August 18, 2016 My...
FTA Requests Public Input for 5-Year Research Plan
Aug 18, 2016 | Greg RogersAugust 18, 2016 As the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) develops its department-wide, five-year strategic research plan, the...
FRA Awards $25M in PTC Grants, Releases PTC Status Report
Aug 18, 2016 | Jeff DavisAugust 18, 2016 The Federal Railroad Administration has selected the recipients of $25 million in grants for positive train...
Competition for Federal Grants Breeds Transportation Innovation
Aug 03, 2016 | Robert PuentesLast month’s unveiling of the winner of the Smart Cities Challenge got a lot of attention (congrats, Columbus!) That program, run by...
$197 Million in PTC Implementation Grant Funding Soon To Be Available
Aug 03, 2016 | Jeff DavisAugust 3, 2016 On July 29, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced the availability of $197 million in grants to commuter...
STB Withdraws Delay Calculation Policy, Adopts Arbitration Rules
Aug 03, 2016 | Jeff DavisAugust 3, 2016 In a pair of decisions last week, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) withdrew a controversial policy issued late...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of July 11, 2016
Jul 08, 2016 | Jeff DavisTuesday, July 12 - House Transportation and Infrastructure - Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation - subcommittee...
$759 Million in FY16 Highway and Freight Grants Announced
Jul 06, 2016 | Jeff DavisThe U.S. Department of Transportation has made its selections for the first annual round of "FASTLANE" grants under the program...
House Roundtable Examines Innovation Provisions of FAST Act
Jun 15, 2016 | Emily HanJune 15, 2016 On June 9th, the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Subcommittee on Highways and Transit held a...