The first goal of any transportation agency is safety. Yet almost 40,000 Americans die on the transportation system every year. New proposals for safer streets, better vehicle design, and crash avoidance technology are reshaping the narrative around safety in an effort to reverse the downward trend of transportation safety. Governments are also concerned about the security of the system. Terrorism, hacking, and international affairs can threaten the transportation systems that support the national economy.
DOT has broad authority under transportation law in the U.S. Code to establish a performance-based approach to reduce transportation-related air...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/CounterPoint.jpg500750Barbara Boxerhttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngBarbara Boxer2016-08-17 21:51:552023-04-17 11:28:52Guest Op-Ed: Greenhouse Emissions Must Be Measured for Highway System Performance
Are autonomous vehicles the “next big thing” to transform our transportation system? If so, how soon, and what are the...
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August 10, 2016 - Of the nine rural TIGER grants awarded at the end of last year, a streetscape project...
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August 3, 2016 - On July 29, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced the availability of $197 million in grants...
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Pokemon Go is the latest in a long line of distractions for drivers that have prompted responses from federal and...
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A substantial shift in transportation options is emerging, with various technologies advancing to market for connected and highly automated vehicles...
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July 27, 2016 - A Tesla Model S traveling eastbound on US-27A in northern Florida struck and passed under a...
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The recently enacted FAA extension law contains a variety of safety-related provisions, particularly those relating to unmanned aircraft systems (drones).
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Tuesday, July 12 - House Transportation and Infrastructure - Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation - subcommittee hearing on...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.png00Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2016-07-08 19:30:262023-04-17 11:52:23Capitol Hill Events – Week of July 11, 2016
Federal Ban on Chinese Railcars
The Implications of the Federal Ban on Chinese Railcars (September 2018) concludes that until the federal government better understands the potential national security risks of using Chinese railcars in American transit systems, a one-year appropriations ban is more appropriate than a permanent policy change.