ISSUE / Week of November 2, 2015
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Federal Funding,Federal GovernanceNovember 06,2015 |House Passes Six-Year Highway Bill; Conference Up Next
November 6, 2015 The House of Representatives has passed its version of a six-year surface transportation authorization bill. The actual vote to agree to the legislation and send it back to the... -
Appropriations,Federal BudgetNovember 06,2015 |
With Budget Totals in Place, Talks Begin On Omnibus FY 2016 Appropriations Package
November 6, 2015 Now that the budget deal finalized last week has given them revised spending totals for fiscal year 2016, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees are quietly working...
Federal Budget,Federal Governance,Governance,Highways
What Is This “Federal Reserve Surplus Fund” Offset?
November 06, 2015 | Jeff DavisNovember 6, 2015 Going into this week’s debate on the Senate-passed DRIVE Act, everyone knew that the banking industry was not happy about the largest of the “pay-fors” in that Senate-passed...
Automated Vehicles,Connected Vehicles,Cybersecurity,Data,Federal Funding,Federal Governance,Freight,Governance,TNCs,Traffic Safety,Transit Technology,Trucking
ITS America Panel Discusses the Future of Transportation Innovation
November 06, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONNovember 6, 2015 Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced its latest round of TIGER grants. Of the $485 million in grants announced, there were two grants of $25 million,...
Bicycle,Highways,Pedestrian,Pedestrian safety,Streets,Traffic Safety
Happy 80th Birthday to the MUTCD – You the Man(ual)!
November 06, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONTomorrow, November 7, marks the 80th birthday of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways. USDOT is celebrating and we love a good party so this week we have a guest...