Transportation as a Thread in African American History
A walk through the transportation-related exhibits of the National Museum of African American History.
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A walk through the transportation-related exhibits of the National Museum of African American History.
By Carolyn Dorf
The Eno Center for Transportation is pleased announce the class and speaker lineup for the 2018 Transit Senior Executive Program (TSE). The program will be held March 4-9, 2018 in Washington, DC.
February is Black History Month and a chance to reflect not only on the contributions that people of African descent have made to this country, but the barriers they had to overcome to do so. One such pioneer in transportation is civil rights leader and former Secretary of Transportation William T. Coleman, who served as the first African American Secretary of Transportation and was the second African American Cabinet Member in American history.
By Kyle Shelton
Debates about infrastructure are elemental to the shape of our cities. The ways people engage with projects that cut through their neighborhoods and shape their city are critical avenues for broader political participation. The structures these debates focus on are built to last for 40-50 years, affecting multiple generations. The decisions made about such projects – and the process gone through to reach those decisions – therefore must be open, equitable, and meaningful.
While there has been a lot of talk about how AVs might impact how we utilize land, there has been less discussion about the opposite phenomena: how current land use patterns will impact AVs deployment.
By Greg Rogers
February 23, 2018 – It has long been understood that there are three main factors that lead to most traffic deaths: alcohol, speeding, and not wearing a seatbelt. But as more states begin to allow medical and recreational marijuana use, and the opioid epidemic continues to devastate many American communities, a fourth category has emerged: driving under the influence of drugs (DUID).
By Jeff Davis
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By Jeff Davis
February 23, 2018 – The second-largest program proposed by the Trump Administration’s long-awaited infrastructure initiative is $40 billion in block grants for infrastructure improvements in rural areas, with almost no federal strings attached, to be spent in rural areas at the discretion of the state governor. But how would that $40 billion be divided amongst the states?
By Jeff Davis
[Some of the February 28 meeting times may change due to the pending funeral arrangements in the Capitol for Rev. Billy Graham – keep checking back.] Tuesday, February 27 – House Homeland Security – Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security – subcommittee hearing on TSA’s engagement with the traveling public…
By Jeff Davis
February 22, 2018 – Last Friday, Amtrak submitted an ambitious $11 billion budget request for fiscal 2019 and future years, dwarfing the $738 million requested by the Trump Administration for 2019 only.
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