April 30th, 2024 – Chairman Rick Crawford (R-AR) convened the House Highways and Transit Subcommittee to hear testimony related to vehicle electrification. For the hearing, cleverly titled, “It’s Electric: A Review of Fleet Electrification Efforts,” the subcommittee welcomed four panelists covering different areas within electrification.
May 3, 2024 – The Eno Center for Transportation announced that Robert Puentes, Eno’s President/CEO will depart the organization on May 29, 2024. In June he will join the Brookings Institution as Vice President and Director, Brookings Metro.
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May 3, 2024 – With the death of President William Henry Harrison after a mere 31 days in office, Vice President John Tyler became the first person elevated to the presidency after a president’s death and is largely responsible for the precedent that exists today of a vice president being sworn in as president.
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May 3, 2024 – President Biden nominated two new members for the Amtrak Board of Directors yesterday, as the Senate Commerce Committee approved several more transportation-related nominations for Senate floor consideration.
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May 3, 2024 – Even though one-third of all docked bike share systems closed permanently at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of customers using bike share in the U.S. and Canada is now at an all-time high. Thank you, e-bikes.
April 26, 2024 – The Federal Highway Administration this week announced $148 million in grant selectees for the first two rounds of funding for the new Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities Grant Program created by section 11402 of the 2021 IIJA infrastructure law.
April 26, 2024 – Before leaving town for a delayed recess, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) this week arranged for the Senate to take up a possible compromise version of a five-year aviation policy reauthorization bill as soon as next Wednesday (May 1).
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