ISSUE / Week of October 10, 2016
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October 14, 2016 Fifty years ago tomorrow, on Saturday, October 15, 1966, President Lyndon Johnson signed into law the bill that created a new U.S. Department of Transportation. The enactment...
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Fuel tax,GovernanceOctober 13,2016 |New Jersey Raises Gas Tax by 159% but Robs General Fund As Well
October 14, 2016 Last week, the State of New Jersey voted to more than double its state taxes on gasoline, from a total of 14.5 cents per gallon (second-lowest in the U.S.) to 37.5 cents per...
Op-Ed: The Right Approach to Funding Freight Transportation
October 14, 2016 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONBy Judge Ed Emmett For over two decades, I have used a simple analogy to explain the importance of a modern, efficient freight transportation system. My doctor has always stressed that my overall...
NHTSA in Stiff Competition for Autonomous Vehicle Experts
October 14, 2016 | Greg RogersOctober 14, 2016 This is part of an ongoing series about USDOT’s recently released autonomous vehicles policy – click here to access the first entry. The National Highway and Traffic Safety...
Voters to Decide if Public Transit is Right for Detroit
October 14, 2016 | Ann HeneberyOctober 14, 2016 On November 8 the Motor City will vote on a $4.6 billion light rail and bus rapid transit plan for Southeast Michigan. The core goal of this ambitious plan is to provide a...
Current State Gas Tax Rates and Structure – As of October 1, 2016
October 13, 2016 | Jeff DavisOctober 14, 2016 As Team ETW was researching this week's article on the New Jersey gas tax hike, the American Petroleum Institute issued its quarterly update of the total tax rates on gasoline and...
USDOT Launches Nationwide Vision Zero Campaign
October 14, 2016 | Greg RogersOctober 14, 2016 "Every single death on our roadways is a tragedy," said NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind. "We can prevent them. Our drive toward zero deaths is more than just a worthy goal. It is...