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.

House Prepares to Take Off with FAA Reauthorization

In 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

The 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

The 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

“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

The 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

When 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

The 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

Jeff Davis explains to CNN the intricacies of the FAA, and what it means for fliers in 2023.

FAA Hearing Shows Contentious Opposition to Nominee

President 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

President 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

“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

“Cutting service is a feedback loop that makes everyone worse off,” Shrode says. “Even when you cut a significant amount of...

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