Tag: transportation policy

April 26, 2022

The leader of the transportation policy committee in the U.S. Senate endorsed the Biden administration’s latest initiative to curb emissions through a comprehensive funding program. Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, promoted […]

October 26, 2020

With many forecasters placing Democrats as slight favorites to win the Senate in eight days, we thought we’d start this pre-election week with a committee primer to get you up to speed with what transportation policy might look like in […]

January 6, 2020

AVIATION: The Boeing 737 MAX has been grounded for almost 10 months, and the furor over the passenger jet’s deadly track record is expected to drag well into 2020. Boeing Chairman David Calhoun is set to become the company’s CEO […]

August 22, 2019

Fruitful partnerships between state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations depend on communication, collaboration and inclusion, according to transportation experts. Darryl Fields, senior transportation planner at the Mid-America Regional Council, said successful projects come from frequent collaboration with government […]

August 12, 2016

A group representing the freight rail industry is challenging whether a panel of federal regulators has the power to define on-time performance for passenger trains. The Association of American Railroads (AAR) is fighting a rule issued by the Surface Transportation […]