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National Transportation Safety Board Chair Robert Sumwalt announced the board’s 2019-2020 list of its most-wanted improvements for transportation safety in the U.S. at a press briefing…

In this portion of a U.S. Chamber of Commerce summit on the need for federal investment in infrastructure projects, panelists discussed different ways of paying for road and bridge funding.…

In this portion of a U.S. Chamber of Commerce summit on the need for federal investment in infrastructure projects, speakers talked about the U.S.'s growing infrastructure construction and repair…

The Brookings Institution hosted a forum on evidence-based policymaking at the state and local level. This portion of the event included a panel discussion with economics professors and…

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety unveiled their annual report on state highway safety laws. Also discussing the group’s report was a police chief, an emergency room nurse, an insurance…

Nicole Nason, President Trump’s pick to be administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, testified at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works…

The Washington Post's Ashley Halsey spoke by phone about the shutdown’s impact on air travel. The recent shutdown was the longest in U.S. history, lasting for 35 days due to an impasse on…

Cathy Chase of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety talked about the group’s 2019 Roadmap of State Highway Safety Laws report and changes states could adopt to make roadways safer.

Founded in 1921, the Douglas Aircraft Company served as an aerospace manufacturer. The company later merged with McDonnell Douglas and became Boeing in 1997. Mike Machat, curator at the Museum of Flying,…

In this portion of The Atlantic Festival, Chris Urmson, one of the pioneers of Google’s self-driving car program, discussed the future of autonomous vehicles and how they are likely to…

Eric Jay Dolin provided a history of piracy in the America’s in the 17th and 18th centuries.

In the second of a two-part program, American History TV toured the “Driving America” exhibit at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Transportation curator Matt Anderson showed a…

A Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation subcommittee held a hearing to examine maritime transportation issues in the Arctic region. The hearing focused specifically on retreating ice…

Jacqueline Frank, executive director of the National Railroad Museum, talked about the history of the “Dwight D. Eisenhower” Train during World War II. She spoke about the role of the A4 Steam engine train prior…

Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR) talked about the potential for an infrastructure bill, a gas tax, and transportation priorities. Representative DeFazio is ranking member of the House…

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a hearing on implementing positive train control (PTC) technology, which is designed to automatically stop a train before…

Book TV interviewed Robert Poole of the Reason Foundation about his book, Rethinking America’s Highways.

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator David Pekoske testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on allegations of TSA employee misconduct. The…

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a hearing on three of President Trump’s nominees, deputy administrator of NASA, an assistant Transportation Department…

Dan Hampton talked about his book The Flight: Charles Lindbergh’s Daring and Immortal 1927 Transatlantic Crossing, in which he reports on Charles Lindbergh’s trans-Atlantic flight from New York to…