Issues & Modes / Governance
House Prepares to Take Off with FAA Reauthorization
Mar 24, 2023 | Philip PlotchIn 2018, President Donald Trump signed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) five-year reauthorization bill into law in a private...
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Hearing: Railway Safety Act The Main Focus
Mar 24, 2023 | Anusha ChitturiThe U.S Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held a hearing on March 22 to discuss safety issues pertaining to the...
One Vote Short, Committee Delays Vote on FAA Nominee
Mar 24, 2023 | Jeff DavisThe Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee abruptly postponed a vote on the nomination of Phil Washington to run the...
Cities See Hyperlocal ‘Activity Centers’ Key to Sustainable Growth, Less Car Dependency
Mar 21, 2023 | Robert Puentes“This is a model for concentrated future growth,” said Robert Puentes, president and CEO of the Eno Center for Transportation....
Administration Proposes Temporary Transit Operating Subsidies, Other Policy Changes in FY24 Budget
Mar 17, 2023 | Jeff DavisThe fiscal 2024 transportation budget request was mostly devoid of new policy proposals, but mass transit is the exception. The budget...
The FY24 Budget Request for the Transportation Function of Government
Mar 17, 2023 | Jeff DavisWhen we ask, "what does the federal government spend on transportation," the answer isn't always just about the Department of...
Bipartisan Push for Increasing Safety Regulation at the Recent Senate Hearing on Ohio Train Derailment
Mar 10, 2023 | Anusha ChitturiThe Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on March 9 on the recent derailment of railcars carrying hazardous...
FAA Under Fire For Recent Close Calls Between Planes
Mar 08, 2023 | Jeff DavisJeff Davis explains to CNN the intricacies of the FAA, and what it means for fliers in 2023.
FAA Hearing Shows Contentious Opposition to Nominee
Mar 03, 2023 | Jeff DavisPresident Biden's nominee to run the Federal Aviation Administration, Phil Washington, came under intense criticism from Sen. Ted Cruz...
ETW Editorial: Release the OLC Opinion, ASAP
Mar 03, 2023 | Jeff DavisPresident Biden's nomination of Phil Washington to head the Federal Aviation Administration is taking criticism on two separate tracks....
New Report Urges Reform of Spectrum-Allocation Process
Feb 28, 2023 | Robert Puentes“While the immediate crisis was averted, it exposed critical and interrelated gaps and failures in the process and policies used for...
City Transit Systems Begin to Peer Over the Fiscal Cliff
Feb 28, 2023 | Garett Shrode“Cutting service is a feedback loop that makes everyone worse off,” Shrode says. “Even when you cut a significant amount of...