ISSUE / Week of December 4, 2017
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Appropriations,Federal BudgetDecember 08,2017 |White House Promises Infrastructure Bill in January
December 8, 2017 The White House this week made it official and promised to release the Trump Administration's "infrastructure principles" document in January. (This is assuming that Congress... -
Highways,Interstate Highway SystemDecember 08,2017 |
I-66 Shows the Cost of Urban Roadway Access – And It Isn’t Cheap
December 8, 2017 Northern Virginia is realizing the consequence of its success. A growing economy and increasing population mean limited space on its transportation infrastructure, evident...
Shutdown Averted (For Now), but Appropriations Endgame Still in Doubt
December 08,2017 | Jeff DavisDecember 8, 2017 A potential government shutdown starting at midnight tonight has been averted with yesterday's passage of a two-week stopgap appropriations measure (H. J. Res. 123) by the House...
Republican, Democratic Senators Voice Concerns on AV START
December 08,2017 | Greg RogersDecember 8, 2017 On November 30, Sen. John Thune (R-SD) initiated the "hotline" process for his and Sen. Gary Peters’ (D-MI) automated vehicle (AV) bill with the hope of moving it to the Senate...
Tax Reform Bill Sent to House-Senate Conference
December 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 week to iron out differences between the House version of the...
Congress Gears Up for Debate Over Automated Trucks, Workforce Impacts
December 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 is starting to discuss legislation for automated commercial...
Senate PFC Provision Would Lead to $944M in Federal Tax Losses, Say Scorekeepers
December 08,2017 | Jeff DavisDecember 6, 2017 The Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation have determined that the provision in the Senate's Transportation-HUD appropriations bill for fiscal year 2018...
FTA Launches 5-Year Research Initiative for Transit Automation
December 08,2017 | Greg RogersDecember 8, 2017 On December 5, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) unveiled its 5-year agenda for researching the potential benefits of vehicle automation for public transit. Dubbed the...
What do we know about aircraft delays?
December 08,2017 | Ann HeneberyOn Wednesday, Eno released the seventh policy brief in the Eno Aviation Insights series – What do we know about aircraft delays? Flight delays are not only a cause of major frustration for...
DOT Withdraws ECP Brake Rule
December 08,2017 | Jeff DavisDecember 7, 2017 The U.S. Department of Transportation on December 4 announced that it will withdraw a 2015 regulation requiring the use of electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) brakes on...
Careers In Motion at TRB 2018
December 08,2017 | Ann HeneberyCareers In Motion at TRB 2018 As America faces the challenge of updating and repairing its aging infrastructure, policy makers and employers need to create a pipeline of hundreds of thousands of...
Comstock Introduces WMATA Board Reorganization Bill
December 08,2017 | Jeff DavisDecember 8, 2017 Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA), the sole remaining Republican in Congress from the Washington D.C. mass transit service area, introduced a bill in the House this week to make...
Status of Legislation and Nominations – December 8, 2017
December 08,2017 | Jeff DavisFor an updated list of transportation-related bills and their legislative status, click here. For an updated calendar of transportation-related Presidential nominees, click...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of December 11, 2017
December 08,2017 | Jeff DavisWednesday, December 13 – House Homeland Security – full committee business meeting to consider legislation including H.R. 4559, to establish a global aviation security task force, and H.R. 4581,...