Federal Transportation News
FAA seeks input on drone integration at airports – The Department of
Transportation component will use stakeholder responses to shape the FAA’s
operational evaluations and standard-setting as unmanned aircraft systems
proliferate.
Chicago Transit Authority sues federal government over paused projects – The
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is suing the U.S. Department of Transportation
and the Federal Transit Administration for funds obligated to the agency for
construction and modernization projects.
Inside The Bus Coalition’s Push for Stronger Federal Transit Investment – On the
latest episode of METROspectives, leaders from The Bus Coalition (TBC) sat down
with Executive Editor Alex Roman to discuss the organization’s evolving role in
shaping federal transit policy and advocating for stronger investment in bus
systems nationwide.
Department of Transportation releases $1 billion for Wisconsin bridge project –
Wisconsin state and federal Democratic leaders had called on Transportation
Secretary Sean Duffy to release the money allocated under a Biden-era law.
Other Transportation News.
Op-Ed: Transportation policy is incomplete without housing – The housing crisis
delivers a one-two punch to millions of American families: first in the unaffordable
rents and mortgages, then in the brutal commutes from the homes they’re forced to
accept.
