ISSUE / Week of October 5, 2015
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Appropriations,Federal GovernanceOctober 08,2015 |House Highway Bill Markup Planned for Oct. 28 As House Leadership Turmoil Continues
October 8, 2015 The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (T&I) is planning to mark up surface transportation legislation on Thursday, October 28 and hopes to make the outline of a... -
October 8, 2015 The White House joined the Positive Train Control (PTC) discussion this week, with spokesman Frank Benenati yesterday commenting to Bloomberg that “[the White House] believe[s]...
The Similarities Between the Decline of Commercial Shipbuilding Industry and the Future of the Aviation Industry
October 08, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONThe views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of The Eno Center for Transportation. A new report by Aaron...
Senate Committee Approves Bill Giving USDOT Power to Appoint WMATA Board Members
October 08, 2015 | Jeff DavisOctober 8, 2015 A Senate committee yesterday approved a short piece of legislation (S. 2093) sponsored by Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) that would allow the Secretary of Transportation to appoint...
Eno Center for Transportation Announces 2015 Senior Executive Program Participants
October 08, 2015 | Ann HeneberyThe Eno Center for Transportation has selected the following 26 participants for its annual Transit Senior Executive (TSE) Program to be held in Washington, DC from October 19-23, 2015: Mona...
Senate Democrats Successfully Filibuster Bill With FY16 Corps of Engineers Funding
October 08, 2015 | Jeff DavisOctober 8, 2015 Earlier today, the Senate fell eleven votes short of breaking a Democratic filibuster of a motion to take up the fiscal year 2016 Energy and Water Development appropriations bill...
Senate Confirms Cordero to Federal Maritime Commission
October 08, 2015 | Jeff DavisOctober 8, 2015 Earlier today, the Senate by unanimous consent confirmed the nomination of Mario Cordero to be reappointed as a member of the Federal Maritime Commission for a term ending June 30,...
Rewriting the Rules of the Road
October 08, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONOur founder, William P. Eno, first penned the Rules of the Road in the early 1900s. These rules were adopted by New York City in 1909 and became the world’s first city traffic plan. Fast-forward...
House Hearing Examines Safety Aspects of Recreational Drones
October 08, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONOctober 8, 2015 In response to an increasing number of reported sightings of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS, or drones) near airports or in regulated airspace, the House Transportation and...