Issue / Transit Workforce
Eno Announces 2018 Transit Senior Executive Program Roster and Speakers
Feb 22, 2018 | Carolyn DorfThe Eno Center for Transportation is pleased announce the class and speaker lineup for the 2018 Transit Senior Executive Program...
Chao Reflects on Challenges for AVs at Detroit Auto Show
Jan 19, 2018 | Greg RogersJanuary 19, 2018 Over a dozen politicians and federal government officials descended on Detroit earlier this week for the opening...
Fatal Amtrak Derailment Draws Attention Back to PTC Implementation
Dec 22, 2017 | Jeff DavisDecember 22, 2017 This week's fatal Amtrak derailment in Washington State between Tacoma and Olympia, killing three people and...
Final Tax Bill Preserves PABs, Kills Transportation Fringe Benefit Deduction for Employers
Dec 16, 2017 | Jeff DavisDecember 15, 2017 At 5:30 p.m. today, Congressional negotiators filed the final "conference report" version of the tax bill (H.R. 1)...
Tax Reform Bill Sent to House-Senate Conference
Dec 08, 2017 | Jeff DavisDecember 8, 2017 The House and Senate sent the $1.45 trillion tax reform bill (H.R. 1) to a House-Senate conference committee this...
FTA Launches 5-Year Research Initiative for Transit Automation
Dec 08, 2017 | Greg RogersDecember 8, 2017 On December 5, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) unveiled its 5-year agenda for researching the potential...
Congress Gears Up for Debate Over Automated Trucks, Workforce Impacts
Dec 08, 2017 | Greg RogersDecember 8, 2017 Even as Congress tries to wrap up its work on the nation’s first laws for automated vehicles (AVs), the House...
Get On The Bus: Schools Should Work With the Transportation Sector For Better Student Transportation
Dec 01, 2017 | Ann HeneberyEarlier this month, voters in Dallas, Texas approved a ballot measure to dissolve the Dallas school bus system – Dallas County...
House Passes $1.5T Tax Reform Bill as Senate Committee Markup Continues
Nov 16, 2017 | Jeff DavisNovember 16, 2017 The House of Representatives has passed a tax reform bill cutting total federal receipts by almost $1.5 trillion...
Tax Reform Bill Approved by House Committee; Senate Tax Plan Unveiled
Nov 10, 2017 | Jeff DavisNovember 10, 2017 (updated Nov. 15) Yesterday afternoon, the House Ways and Means Committee approved a $1.5 trillion tax reform and...
House Tax Reform Bill Would Kill PABs, Discourage Parking and Transit Benefits
Nov 03, 2017 | Jeff DavisNovember 3, 2017 Yesterday, House Republican leaders stunned the infrastructure community yesterday when they released a mammoth tax...
White House Announces MARAD, NMB Nominees
Jun 23, 2017 | Jeff DavisJune 23, 2017 President Trump announced his intention to nominate two more individuals for transportation-related jobs this...