ISSUE / Week of September 12, 2016
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Environment,Federal BudgetSeptember 14,2016 |Senate WRDA Bill Passes Penultimate Hurdle; Final Passage Vote Assured By Tomorrow Morning
September 14, 2016 The U.S. Senate has just voted, 94 to 3, to bring to an end debate on the Water Resources Development Act of 2016, ensuring that the bill will come up for a vote on final... -
Appropriations,Federal BudgetSeptember 14,2016 |
Appropriations CR to Early December Close, But Deal Not Sealed Yet
September 14, 2016 Negotiators between Congress and the White House are extremely close to an agreement on a stopgap continuing appropriations resolution (CR) that will avert a government shutdown...
Guest Op-Ed: STB Proposal Makes the Right Switch Toward Rail Competition
September 14, 2016 | Jennifer Hedrick(Ed. Note: Last week’s ETW included a guest op-ed from the President of the Association of American Railroads criticizing several new economic regulations of the freight rail industry proposed by...
Federal Maritime Navigation Programs: Interagency Cooperation and Technological Change
September 14, 2016 | Greg RogersSeptember 14, 2016 Last Wednesday, the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee held its first hearing of Congress’s September session, titled “Federal Maritime Navigation Programs:...
Will Obama USDOT Try to Give Out FY17 Grants in January?
September 14, 2016 | Jeff DavisSeptember 14, 2016 Will Obama USDOT Try to Give Out FY17 Grants in January? Fiscal year 2017 begins on October 1, and although it is now clear that appropriations for that year will be provided...
Collaborative Mobility: Democratizing Transit for the 21st Century
September 14, 2016 | Greg RogersSeptember 14, 2016 We have entered an era of unprecedented citizen participation in transportation planning. Officials at the USDOT are tearing down the federalist insulation that long separated...
House Panel OK’s Cuba Flight Restrictions, Mass Transit Security Grant Bills
September 14, 2016 | Jeff DavisSeptember 14, 2016 The House Homeland Security Committee approved two transportation-related bills by voice vote yesterday. One would restrict airline travel between the U.S. and Cuba; the second...
FTA Gives Out $211M in Discretionary FY16 Bus Grants
September 14, 2016 | Jeff DavisSeptember 14, 2016 The Federal Transit Administration on September 8 announced the recipients of $211 million in discretionary bus and bus facility funding for fiscal year 2016. Another $55...
Eno Board Members Elected to APTA’s Executive Committee and Board of Directors
September 14, 2016 | Ann HeneberySeptember 14, 2016 On September 12 the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) announced its new Executive Committee and new members of the Board of Directors. Among the many industry...