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Week of July 15, 2019

FTA, transit

Contentious House Hearing Looks At Transit New Start Program

July 19, 2019 - The House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit this week held a contentious hearing to examine the Federal Transit Administration's Capital Investment Grant (CIG) program, which provides federal funding for new subway, light rail, and other fixed guideway transit systems (traditionally called "new starts") as well as projects to increase the carrying capacity of existing systems.

Lessons Learned: Moscow Urban Forum, 2019

I knew it would be strange to be in Russia on July 4 for the Moscow Urban Forum. Moscow is a complicated and challenging city—albeit a stunning, lively one—as it struggles with the transition from a socialist economy to a market one.

In This Issue

Highways, HTF

What Is the “Baseline” for the Upcoming Senate Highway Bill?

July 19, 2019 The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hopes to mark up a draft highway reauthorization bill around August 1, reauthorizing the FAST Act of 2015, which expires at the end of fiscal year 2020. In terms of dollar amounts, wh... Sorry - you don't have access to this item. Please log in [...]

By Jeff Davis

Buses, Environment, Freight, Truck, Trucking

House Climate Panel Debates Technology Investments in the Heavy-Duty Vehicle Sector

July 19, 2019 – On July 16, the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis held a hearing entitled “Solving the climate crisis: Cleaning up heavy duty vehicles, protecting communities”.

By Christopher Oster

Appropriations, Budget, FY20

Negotiators Say They Are Close to Two-Year Spending Caps and Debt Limit Deal

July 19, 2019 With the Treasury Department now warning that it might breach the statutory ceiling on the public debt before Congress returns from its five-week summer recess after Labor Day, Congressional leaders are frantically negotiating with T... Sorry - you don't have access to this item. Please log in below, or check out our [...]

By Jeff Davis

Bicycle, Dockless, micromobility, Streets

Three Takeaways from the Lime Electric Scooter Education and Safety Summit

July 19, 2019 – On July 11, the micromobility company Lime hosted policymakers, academic researchers, advocates, law enforcement officials, and other transportation and public health practitioners for a summit aimed at improving design and operations safety for the new industry of shared electric scooters and bicycles.

By Brianne Eby

Research, USDOT

Hearing: The Role of Research on the Road to Reauthorization

July 18, 2019 – In advance of the impending surface transportation reauthorization, the House Science Committee’s Subcommittee on Research and Technology held a hearing on July 11 regarding existing and future research needs

By Alice Grossman

Aviation, aviation safety, FAA

FAA Faces Scrutiny and No Concrete Timeline for Return of Boeing 737 MAX

July 19, 2019 – An emotionally charged House Aviation Subcommittee safety hearing on July 17 hearing featured testimony from Paul Njoroge and Michael Stumo, family members of victims in the Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 crash, who called for and called for significant change.

By Aaron Somo

FAA, Senate

Senate Vote on FAA Nominee Set for Next Week

July 19, 2019 – Senate floor votes on the nomination of Stephen Dickson to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration have been set for next week.

By Jeff Davis

Capitol Hill Events – Week of July 22, 2019

Tuesday, July 23 – Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation – Subcommittee on Science, Oceans, Fisheries and Weather – subcommitee hearing examining issues faced by America’s waterfronts (witness list to be posted here) – 2:15 p.m., SD-562 Dirksen. Wednesday, July 24 – House Energy and Commerce – Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce – subcommittee hearing [...]

By Jeff Davis