Issues & Modes / Governance
Metro’s Recurring Problems Raise Questions About Oversight, Management
May 21, 2022 | Robert PuentesWith most transportation systems, it is clear who is responsible, said Robert Puentes, president of the Eno Center for Transportation,...
Senate Confirms Petsonk Nomination
May 19, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe U.S. Senate on May 18 confirmed Annie Petsonk to be Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Aviation and International Affairs....
Senate Confirms Three More USDOT Nominees
May 13, 2022 | Jeff DavisThis week, the U.S. Senate confirmed three more pending nominees for senior positions at the U.S. Department of Transportation. ...
Mineta and Wachs: Two Giants Remembered
May 13, 2022 | Joshua SchankThe transportation community lost two giants when Norm Mineta and Marty Wachs both passed away just over one year apart from one...
Looking Beyond Infrastructure Week
May 13, 2022 | Phil PlotchLooking Beyond Infrastructure Week Infrastructure Week 2022 starts on Monday, May 16. After a decade of coordinated (and...
Biden’s Cure for High Gasoline Prices? The 2021 Infrastructure Bill
May 12, 2022 | Jeff Davis"The Biden infrastructure law should produce reduced demand for gasoline once projects now being allocated funding [are]...
Transit agencies struggle to access funding, rights-of-way, due to complex governance structures
May 09, 2022 | Paul LewisPublic transit agencies are busy creating new strategies to deal with multiple problems, said Paul Lewis, chief finance officer...
Buttigieg Talks Workforce, IIJA Implementation With Senate Panel
May 06, 2022 | Jeff DavisTransportation workforce issues were front and center when Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg testified before the Senate...
Norman Mineta as Mayor and Legislator
May 06, 2022 | Jeff DavisSome parts of the life story of Norman Mineta, who passed away this week at the age of 90, are nationally famous – how his family’s...
Biden Signs Bill Renaming USDOT Headquarters
May 06, 2022 | Jeff DavisPresident Biden today signed the bill S. 400 into law, naming the U.S. Department of Transportation headquarters building the "William...
Workforce Issues Front-and-Center in Congress
Apr 29, 2022 | Robert Puentes and Katie DonahueLast year, the President's National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) released a report concluding that the United States is...
White House Issues IIJA “Stewardship” Guidance
Apr 29, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe Biden Administration today issued a "stewardship" memo to all federal agencies regarding their implementation of the bipartisan...