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October 16, 2017

Stories You May Have Missed 

As a valued member, Transportation for America is dedicated to providing you pertinent information. This includes news articles to inform your work. Check out a list of stories you may have missed last week.

  • “Rural America looks to Trump to help with crumbling infrastructure.” (Washington Examiner)
  • Democrats gathered last week to discuss ideas for President Trump’s promised infrastructure package and criticized the White House for the continued lack of a concrete proposal. (The Hill)
  • The Senate Environmental and Public Works (EPW) Committee will vote on Paul Trombino’s nomination to be the administrator of the Federal Highways Administration (FHWA) on Wednesday. The nomination is expected to pass easily. (Senate EPW Committee)
  • The Chairman of the Senate Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee, Susan Collins (Republican-Maine), announced she will stay in the Senate rather than run for Governor of Maine. (Politico)
  • The Verge reports that “self-driving cars are coming, and US cities are totally unprepared for the radical changes that will accompany them.” (The Verge)
  • Brookings Institute Commentary: President Trump is undermining the chances of an infrastructure plan passing. (Real Clear Politics)
  • Streetsblog covers a protest over a bike lane in Minneapolis that rose to a whole new level. (Streetsblog)

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EPW FHWA infrastructure THUD