
The first goal of any transportation agency is safety. Yet almost 40,000 Americans die on the transportation system every year. New proposals for safer streets, better vehicle design, and crash avoidance technology are reshaping the narrative around safety in an effort to reverse the downward trend of transportation safety. Governments are also concerned about the security of the system. Terrorism, hacking, and international affairs can threaten the transportation systems that support the national economy.


As Travel Changes So Must Transportation Governance

Evidence-Based Decision Making

We Need Urban Transportation That is Innovative, User-Friendly, and Robust All at Once

From Floppy Disks to Analytics: A New Era for Roadway Safety

House Homeland Funding for FY26 Averts Significant TSA Cuts

AI is Transforming Transportation Agencies: Starting in Texas

Duffy Announces Air Traffic Control Modernization Plan – With No Dollar Amounts

Boeing CEO Seeks to Reassure Public of Aviation Safety

DOT Issues First Competitive NOFO of Trump II Era (SSR4A)

Making Sense of the DCA Midair Collision: Insights from the NTSB Investigation

DOT Quickly Adopts Permanent DCA Helicopter Restrictions, on NTSB Recommendation
Federal Ban on Chinese Railcars

The Implications of the Federal Ban on Chinese Railcars (September 2018) concludes that until the federal government better understands the potential national security risks of using Chinese railcars in American transit systems, a one-year appropriations ban is more appropriate than a permanent policy change.