ISSUE / Week of July 18, 2022
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This week, the House of Representatives passed a $763 billion package of six appropriations bills for fiscal year 2023, including the Department of Transportation's annual funding bill, by a...
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Connected Vehicles,Electric VehiclesJuly 22,2022 |Making Electric Vehicles Cleaner: Barriers and Opportunities to Increasing EV Sustainability
Electric vehicles (EV) present an opportunity to help decarbonize the transportation sector and assist in the broader national transition to greater use of renewable energy. The EV market is rapidly...
Biden Names Former CO, DE Transportation Chief Shailen Bhatt to Head FHWA
July 22, 2022 | Jeff DavisPresident Biden yesterday nominated Shailen Bhatt, former secretary of transportation in two different state governments (Colorado and Delaware), to be his long-awaited head of the Federal Highway...
Report Details Pay, Workplace Culture, and Other Issues to Address in Bus Operator Shortage
July 22, 2022 | Ethan McLeodLocal, state, and federal agencies need to concertedly raise awareness about a worsening national bus operator shortage and take various steps to make it a more “rewarding career, both financially...
Senate WRDA Bill to Get Floor Vote Before August Recess
July 22, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe U.S. Senate agreed yesterday to schedule a vote on passage of the biennial water resources development bill before the Senate departs for the August recess in two weeks, setting the bill up for a...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of July 25, 2022
July 22, 2022 | Jeff DavisWednesday, July 27 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation – hearing on Coast Guard personnel resources (witness list to be posted...