3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (198+ words) Central among the unanswered questions is who will finance, build, and operate this AAM infrastructure, especially vertiports. The federal role in AAM infrastructure development will remain limited as long as substantial funding does not materialize. As a result, state and…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (670+ words) Topics " Government Reform " California With gas prices rising, Californians are being reminded of the billions of dollars a year they pay in fuel taxes and vehicle fees to maintain the state's roads and highways. Yet, despite those high fuel taxes,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (407+ words) Beyond its policy of regularly conducting highway cost-allocation studies, Oregon was also forward-thinking in implementing a per-mile charging program. In response to the growing popularity of hybrids and EVs, the state conducted two pilot programs in 2006 and 2012 to assess the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (343+ words) Yet service performance is treated differently. Agencies monitor reliability, travel times, and disruptions. But they don't take any actions, such as requiring agencies to modify schedules or service levels through corrective action plans or tying future federal grant eligibility to…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago  (1059+ words) Why ADS-B/In is Essential for Aviation Safety As I write this, a battle is underway in Congress about competing aviation safety measures'the ALERT Act and the ROTOR Act. Both are claimed to improve aviation safety, but the ROTOR Act…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (200+ words) Topics " Transportation " Automated Vehicles A version of the following public comment was submitted to the Minnesota Senate Transportation Committee on March 16, 2026. Our assessment of Senate File 4010 is based on my more than 15 years of research on the law and policy…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (1424+ words) Last year, President Trump issued an executive order to "Restore American Maritime Dominance." A recent article from the Eno Center for Transportation provided an update by summarizing the Maritime Action Plan (MAP) released on Feb. 13. The 30-page MAP offers four…...

1+ mon, 11+ hour ago  (426+ words) The continued viability of fuel taxes as a source for a large share of highway funding is threatened by improvements in fuel economy and the prospect of increased electric vehicle adoption. Revenue collected per mile driven has been declining for…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (486+ words) California's largest transportation funding source, the fuel tax, is living on borrowed time. The growing number of fuel-efficient vehicles, hybrids and electric vehicles on the state's roads means the gas tax is no longer a sustainable way to build, maintain,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1033+ words) Partial Shutdown Highlights Flaws in Making TSA the Airport Security Screener and Regulator In the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and since, I have argued that when Congress created the TSA, it made a fundamental mistake. Congress combined the…...