ISSUE / Week of March 6, 2017
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Federal Governance,GovernanceMarch 09,2017 |Senate Unanimously Passes Legislation to Repeal MPO Consolidation Rule
March 9, 2017 Last night, the U.S. Senate passed, by unanimous consent, legislation to repeal the December 2016 final rule from the U.S. Department of Transportation that would force many local... -
Guest op-ed by Bob Poole, Searle Freedom Trust Transportation Fellow and Director of Transportation Policy, Reason Foundation President Trump included airports in the brief infrastructure portion...
Jeff Rosen Named Deputy SecDOT; Derek Kan Rumored As Under Secretary
March 09, 2017 | Jeff DavisMarch 9, 2017 President Trump has announced he will nominate former U.S. Department of Transportation General Counsel Jeffrey A. Rosen to serve as Deputy Secretary of Transportation. While the...
Senate Commerce Examines Rural Access to Infrastructure
March 09, 2017 | Greg RogersMarch 9, 2017 On March 1, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held a hearing to assess U.S. infrastructure needs and study the specific challenges that rural Americans face...
Senate Appropriations Examines Infrastructure Needs, Funding
March 09, 2017 | Jeff DavisMarch 9, 2017 The Senate Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing Appropriations held a hearing this week on the big picture of U.S. infrastructure needs. (Video of the hearing can be viewed...
ATC Reform: Should FAA Be the Safety Regulator of Its Own Operations?
March 09, 2017 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONMarch 9, 2017 The U.S. air traffic control (ATC) system is operated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA also acts as the safety regulator of all parts of civil aviation,...
The Wild West Era of Autonomous Vehicles is Over
March 09, 2017 | Greg RogersMarch 9, 2017 For nearly a decade, a consortium of tech firms and auto manufacturers has roved the West, pioneering autonomous vehicle technology far from federal regulators in Washington,...
Hours of Service “Restart Rule” Drama May Finally Be Settled
March 09, 2017 | Jeff DavisMarch 9, 2017 The long-running drama between the trucking industry and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) over two provisions of the 2011 hours of service rule was settled...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of March 11, 2017
March 09, 2017 | Jeff DavisTuesday, March 14 – Senate Energy and Natural Resources – full committee hearing on opportunities to improve American energy infrastructure (witness list here) – 10:00 a.m., SD-366...