ISSUE / Week of June 11, 2018
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Appropriations,AviationJune 15,2018 |House, Senate Appropriators Have Fewer Transportation Policy Provisos in Dispute This Year
June 14, 2018 Now that the House and Senate Appropriations Committees have approved their versions of the fiscal 2019 Transportation-Housing appropriations bill (the House bill is here and the... -
Automated Vehicles,Public transitJune 15,2018 |
New Report Finds Benefits of AV Deployment Far Outweigh Costs to Workforce
June 13, 2018 The economic and social benefits of widespread deployment of automated vehicles (AVs) will far outweigh the costs in labor displacement and lost wages, according to new research...
Senate Committee Examines Effects of Autonomous Technologies on Infrastructure
June 15, 2018 | Jayden BowmanJune 14, 2018 On Wednesday, the full Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing entitled, “Innovation and America’s Infrastructure: Examining the Effects of Emerging...
How Are the FY19 House and Senate Appropriations Bills Keeping the $10 Billion per Year Infrastructure Promise?
June 15, 2018 | Jeff DavisJune 15, 2018 The February 2018 bipartisan budget deal increasing discretionary appropriations totals for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 was accompanied by a “deal memo” between Congressional...
California Voters Decide Transportation Initiatives, Recall Legislator Who Voted for Gas Tax Increase
June 15, 2018 | Brianne EbyJune 14, 2018 In last Tuesday’s primary, California voters decided on a mix of state and regional transportation measures. Prior to the primary, Eno reported on two statewide measures,...
Dockless Bikesharing Companies are Testing New Approaches to Improve Equity
June 15, 2018 | Brianne EbyJune 14, 2018 Dockless bike systems, launched in the U.S. in 2017, have spread to dozens of cities. In addition to providing a transportation service with no government subsidy, they are...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of June 18, 2018
June 14, 2018 | Jeff DavisTuesday, June 19 - Senate Appropriations - Subcommittee on Homeland Security - subcommittee markup session to consider a draft Homeland Security appropriations bill for FY 2019 - 10:00 a.m., SD-124...