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Apr 11, 2024 | 
enotrans.org | Karen Price |Jonathan Hammond |Jeff Davis |Anusha Chitturi
On Wednesday, April 10th, Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA) convened the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation to discuss the renominations of National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy and Surface Transportation Board (STB) Member Patrick Fuchs. The NTSB and STB are both independent federal agencies tasked with conducting transportation oversight.
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Apr 10, 2024 | 
enotrans.org | Karen Price |Jonathan Hammond |Jeff Davis |Anusha Chitturi
This article is a part of our series From Lighthouses to Electric Chargers: A Presidential Series on Transportation InnovationsThe seventh president of the U.S. and the first from west of the Appalachians, Andrew Jackson served from 1829 to 1837. Born in Waxhaw, South Carolina, Jackson endured a challenging childhood, losing all of his nuclear family by the age of 14 and receiving a very sporadic education.
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
enotrans.org | Karen Price |Jonathan Hammond |Jeff Davis |Anusha Chitturi
This article is a part of our series From Lighthouses to Electric Chargers: A Presidential Series on Transportation InnovationsEvery U.S. presidential election has its own twist. In 1824, Andrew Jackson received 41% of the popular vote while the second place finisher, John Quincy Adams, received 31%. Although Jackson received more electoral votes than any other candidate, he did not receive the needed majority.
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Mar 28, 2024 | 
enotrans.org | Karen Price |Jonathan Hammond |Jeff Davis |Anusha Chitturi
It is an honor and a pleasure to serve as the “Women Take Over” Eno Transportation Weekly guest editor for the second year. The 2024 edition curates an amazing group of writers and thought leaders in the transportation space. Transportation is a fundamental part of our lives, and diversifying the workforce and leadership to best serve our communities is more important than ever before. There are challenges, but there are also opportunities.
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Mar 27, 2024 | 
enotrans.org | Karen Price |Jonathan Hammond |Jeff Davis |Anusha Chitturi
|Katharine Day, Director of Climate and Infrastructure Transformation, Booz Allen Hamilton | Jocelyn Lewis, Surface Transportation Business Lead, Booz Allen HamiltonThe Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) provides more than $1.2 trillion dollars of investment and represents a once-in-a-lifetime infusion of cash into our transportation sector. Our national infrastructure requires sustained investment and innovation to continue to safely transport people and goods.
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Mar 27, 2024 | 
enotrans.org | Karen Price |Jonathan Hammond |Jeff Davis |Anusha Chitturi
|Monali Shah, Transformation Catalyst For centuries, maps have served as our guides, etching paths across continents and igniting the spirit of exploration. Today, they give us a sense of freedom and flexibility in our daily lives. We stand at the precipice of an opportunity – the transformation of digital maps from navigation tools to a dynamic foundation for managing the physical infrastructure that underpins our lives. My own journey in the world of digital mapping mirrors this evolution.
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Mar 27, 2024 | 
enotrans.org | Karen Price |Jonathan Hammond |Jeff Davis |Anusha Chitturi
|Erin Aleman, Executive Director, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) How will tomorrow’s leaders solve for our most pressing transportation problems? According to my son’s third grade class, it will be with visionary solutions that are safe, cost effective and move people seamlessly, without congestion. With a tesseract and wormholes!You might be scratching your head if you’re not a Marvel fan – think unlimited energy and the ability to open portals to travel around the galaxy.
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Mar 27, 2024 | 
enotrans.org | Karen Price |Jonathan Hammond |Jeff Davis |Anusha Chitturi
|Barbara McCann, Senior Advisor to the Associate Administrator , Federal Highway Administration, Office of SafetyThe number of people killed in traffic fatalities in the United States fell to its in modern history in 2011 – 32,479 – but progress stalled for a decade. Deadly crashes accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. By 2022, 42,795 people lost their lives on U.S. roads. A look into the causes for 2021 (the most recent year for which data is available) show the problem to be broad and deep.
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Mar 27, 2024 | 
enotrans.org | Karen Price |Jonathan Hammond |Jeff Davis |Anusha Chitturi
|Rear Admiral Ann C. Phillips, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Administrator, United States Maritime AdministrationThroughout my years of service as a Naval Officer I was frequently reminded that experience matters. The same holds true in my current role as the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) Administrator.
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Mar 27, 2024 | 
enotrans.org | Karen Price |Jonathan Hammond |Jeff Davis |Anusha Chitturi
Artificial intelligence (AI) is often in the news due to its increasingly sophisticated capabilities. Along with many products that have been created for consumers, there are growing numbers of AI tools being developed and used by government agencies.
