ISSUE / Week of July 2, 2018
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July 06,2018 |
FTA Formalizes New Local Funding Evaluation Criteria for New Starts
July 6, 2018 Last Friday (after ETW went to press), the Federal Transit Administration sent out a "Dear Colleague" letter to transit agencies around the country formalizing the Trump... -
July 6, 2018 This week marks the 50th anniversary of the transfer of federal responsibility for mass transit from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Department of...
Electric Vehicles,Emissions,Environment,Governance,State Governance
New Multi-State Plan Outlines Priority Actions for Increasing Zero-Emissions Vehicle Adoption
July 06, 2018 | Alexander LaskaJuly 5, 2018 The nine states of the Multi-State Zero-Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) Task Force released a new action plan this week outlining priority actions to rapidly accelerate the adoption of ZEVs...
Federal Governance,Governance,Rail,Railroads
White House Nominates Third STB Member
July 06, 2018 | Jeff DavisJuly 6, 2018 The White House announced last night that President Trump will nominate Martin Oberman of Chicago to be a member of the railroad-regulating Surface Transportation Board. As first...
Aviation,Environment,Federal Governance,Governance,Traffic Safety
Capitol Hill Events – Week of July 9, 2018
July 06, 2018 | Jeff DavisWednesday, July 11 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Aviation – subcommittee roundtable discussion on counter-UAS issues (witness list here) – 10:00 a.m., 2167...