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FHWA Report Shows First-Quarter 2016 Shattered Previous Record Set Last Year
WASHINGTON – New data released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) show that U.S. driving reached 746 billion miles in the first three...
BTS Releases National Census of Ferry Operators Highlights - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released Highlights of the 2014 National Census of Ferry Operators (NCFO). Key findings indicate that 115.1 million passengers were carried on...
Countries agree to collaborate on autonomous vehicles and transportation related issues
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Israeli Minister of Transport and Intelligence Israel Katz met on Monday to discuss technology and innovation in...
Accessible LavatoriesIn-Flight Entertainment/CommunicationsService Animals
The ACCESS Committee has formed working groups to address the three ACCESS Advisory Committee issues listed above. The working groups include Committee members and experts or representatives who are not...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced a $200 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to finance the construction of additional lanes and improvements on New...
The ACCESS Committee established the Service Animal Working Group to address whether to amend the definition of “service animals” that may accompany passengers with a disability on a flight.
The Service Animal Working Group is not authorized to make decisions for the Committee as a...
The ACCESS Committee established the In-Flight Entertainment/Communications Working Group to address whether to require accessible inflight entertainment (IFE) and strengthen accessibility requirements for other in-flight communications.
The In-Flight Entertainment/...
The ACCESS Committee established the Accessible Lavatories Working Group to address whether to require an accessible lavatory on new single-aisle aircraft over a certain size.
The Accessible Lavatories Working Group is not authorized to make decisions for the Committee as a whole....
Annex A indicates the issues for which each Party has a stakeholder and/or expert interest. Parties shall not be required to participate in deliberations, and hereby agree to abstain in all votes, on issues for which they do not represent a stakeholder and/or expert interest per Annex A.