LSN Weekly Federal Mobility Digest
Capitol Transportation News AV Industry Boosts Lobbying While Congress Drafts Highway Bill – Autonomous vehiclemanufacturers are boosting their lobbying muscle in Washington as Congress drafts a surfacetransportation reauthorization that could accelerate—or limit—adoption of the technology. Senators ask U.S. to disclose if FAA administrator sold stake in airline – Three Democratic U.S.senators asked the Transportation Department […]
LSN Weekly Federal Mobility Digest
U.S. Department of Transportation News ‘This was preventable’: NTSB scorches FAA over fatal DC air disaster – Federal accidentinvestigators cited several problems, including those at the Federal Aviation Administration, forcausing the catastrophe. DOT reorganizes FAA to support modernization, other goals – The proposed legislation targetsredundant or outdated regulations, which, after being identified, could be amended, […]
LSN Weekly Federal Mobility Digest
Capitol Hill Transportation News Congress advances transportation funding bill – The legislation largely maintains funding forpublic transportation and passenger rail, but slashes a program to add intercity passenger trains. T.S.A. Leader Defends Working With ICE to Congress – At an oversight hearing, Democraticlawmakers peppered the agency’s acting director over the Transportation SecurityAdministration’s role in Trump’s […]
LSN Weekly Federal Mobility Digest
Capitol Hill Transportation News House Transportation Panel Signals Optimism on Highway Bill – Legislation Aims toModernize Freight, Commuter Corridors.Congress eyes new electric vehicle safety standards legislation – backers say it will savelives U.S. Department of Transportation News Three Trump Cabinet officials heading to Ohio and Michigan to talk auto affordability –Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is […]
LSN Weekly Federal Mobility Digest
Capitol Hill Transportation NewsBig automaker hearing postponed after Ford CEO refuses to show – A Senate hearing onthe auto industry had been set to feature the Big Three US automakers. U.S. Department of Transportation News FAA picks 2 firms to replace 612 outdated radar systems that air traffic controllers relyon – The federal government has […]
Plans revealed for Related, Dezer and BH’s Sunny Isles luxury condo tower
62-story, 145-unit condo tower planned for site of Miami Beach Club Related Group, Dezer Development and BH Group filed plans for their oceanfront condo tower in Sunny Isles Beach, months after acquiring the older condo complex that occupies the property. The partnership completed a $131.8 million buyout of the 108-unit Miami Beach Club at 19051 Collins Avenue […]
LSN Weekly Federal Mobility Digest
U.S. Department of Transportation News Trump admin touts pulling nearly 10,000 truckers off the road for failing English tests – The trucking industry is reportedly preparing for a drop in the supply of commercial drivers F.A.A. Chief Failed to Divest Airline Holdings as Promised, Ethics Agency Says– The Office of Government Ethics told senators that […]
LSN Weekly Federal Mobility Digest
U.S. Department of Transportation News What to Know About DOT’s Crackdown on CDL Mills – New FMCSA Enforcement Efforts Aim to Improve Training and Safety Standards Trump announces rollback of Biden-era vehicle fuel efficiency rules: ‘Expensive restrictions’ – The rule called for a yearly 2% efficiency increase for cars made from 2027 to 2031. Those […]
LSN Weekly Federal Mobility Digest
U.S. Department of Transportation News FAA orders ‘radical’ cuts in flights at major airports amid shutdown – The agency said it would shrink flight capacity by 10 percent in 40 busy markets to alleviate pressure on air traffic controllers. SEPTA’s safety issues stem from mismanagement, U.S. transportation secretary says – Sean Duffy calls on Pennsylvania […]
LSN Weekly Federal Mobility Digest
Capitol Hill Transportation News Congress must act before FAA can pay air traffic controllers, Duffy says– An effort to find executive branch money for the aviation system’s frontline safety workers appears to have run aground. U.S. Department of Transportation News US transportation secretary says he’ll revoke $160m from California over non-citizen truck licenses – Sean […]