Capitol Hill Transportation News
- Uncommon bonds: Speeding transit projects – High partisan tensions in Washington haven’t disrupted the bipartisan push for improving the nation’s infrastructure.
- Transportation Panel Embraces ‘Back to Basics’ Highway Plan, Graves to Prioritize Permitting, Funding Account Shortfall
U.S. Department of Transportation News
- Trump taps Transportation secretary to serve as interim NASA chief – Sean Duffy will take the helm as the administration searches for a permanent leader.
- Airline CEO confirmed as next FAA chief – Bryan Bedford, the head of Republic Airways, will be the next administrator for the FAA despite concerns about past positions on pilot training hours.
- U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Removes Financing Policy Roadblock – The USDOT Build America Bureau announced a policy update to the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) credit program.
Other Federal Mobility News
- Savannah Bets Its Economy on a Big Hyundai Plant. Now It Has to Find the Workers – The city is trying to fill thousands of jobs at a new Hyundai factory.
- United, JetBlue Defend Alliance, Blast Spirit Air’s Objections – United Airlines Holdings Inc. and JetBlue Airways Corp. disputed claims that their proposed partnership would quash competition and raise fares.
- Has There Ever Been a Better Time to Buy an EV?– With federal tax credits for electric vehicles about to end, carmakers try rock-bottom pricing to spur sales.
