Governance

Issues & Modes / Governance

Governance is at the core of any transportation issue. Public, private, and nonprofit actors are the machinery that enables the economy to function, compete effectively for employers and labor, and foster innovation. The ability of agencies to respond to changing and expanding demands varies across the country as is shaped to a large extent by a range of different institutional and organizational structures. Governance determines who makes decisions about capital and operating plans and sets out a process for how those decisions are made. Each structure has its own implications for funding, equitable and effective service patterns, and economic growth.

Webinar: Retail at Train and Bus Stations: Innovative Strategies to Enhance Revenue, Amenities, Ridership, and Safety.

At transit stations, riders appreciate a wide variety of retail outlets from newsstands to restaurants. However, the retail landscape...

Text of Debt Limit Bill NEPA Changes, Compared to Original GOP Bill

This PDF document is the text of H.R. 1577, the BUILDER Act, introduced earlier this year by Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA), which was the...

Supreme Court Downsizes “Wetlands” Scope of Clean Water Act

The U.S. Supreme Court on May 25 ruled that the Clean Water Act’s scope only applies to wetlands that have a “continuous surface...

GAO Recommends DOT Gather More Tourism Data

The U.S. Government Accountability Office released a new study this week entitled Travel and Tourism: DOT Should Improve Strategic...

EPW Chairman Carper to Retire; Path Clear for Whitehouse to Take Top Dem Spot

Senator Tom Carper (D-DE), the chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, announced this week that he will not run...

Talk of Permitting Reform in Debt Ceiling Package Grows More Serious

It looks more likely than not that some kind of permitting reform for construction projects will be included as part of the legislation...

Webinar: Collaboration, Leadership, & Overcoming Complex Political Challenges

How can transportation leaders mobilize and maintain support from a wide range of individuals and groups to achieve their...

Short Leave: House Committee Addresses Recruitment and Retention in USCG

The House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on May 11 to discuss the shortage of United States...

Senate Subcommittee Discusses New EPA Vehicle Emission Standards

The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on April 18 to discuss the proposed EPA emission standards for...

Cruz, Other Commerce R’s Ask Biden to Withdraw Amtrak Board Nominee

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and six other Republicans on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee wrote to President...

Bud Shuster, 1932-2023

Former House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman E.G. “Bud” Shuster (R-PA) died today at age 91 of complications...

CTA riders ask: Why is Chicago’s transit tracker unreliable?

“It’s definitely not uncommon,” said Robert Puentes, Eno’s president and CEO, of delays and other service problems. “Pretty...

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