MoveAmerica Blog Archives - Page 20 of 32

December 18, 2014

MoveAmerica Blog, Transit

Ed Wytkind’s Acceptance Speech at The City of Justice Awards Dinner

Learn more about Ed’s acceptance of LAANE’s City of Justice Awards here.
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November 25, 2014

Aviation, MoveAmerica Blog

188 Members of Congress Urge U.S. DOT to #DenyNAI

How strongly do members of Congress feel that Norwegian Air International (NAI)’s application for a foreign air carrier permit should be denied? Yesterday, on the eve of a U.S.-European Commission (EC) Joint Committee meeting to discuss the NAI case, 188 House members, led by Reps. Chris Collins (R-NY) and Albio Sires (D-NJ), delivered an unambiguous…
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November 20, 2014

Aviation, MoveAmerica Blog

Ed Wytkind in The Hill: Norwegian Air deal undermines labor standards

Cue the stately intro music: Norwegian Air International (NAI) CEO Bjørn Kjos is taking tips on how the U.S. government functions from Netflix’s D.C. drama, House of Cards. In a series of articles this fall in Dagens Næringsliv, Norway’s business newspaper, Kjos suggested that American opposition to NAI’s request for a foreign air carrier permit is all a symptom of what he…
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October 30, 2014

MoveAmerica Blog, Surface Transportation

Seeking Better Safety for All Commercial Motor Vehicles

Whether traveling through New England, the Northwest, or in between, passengers riding on an intercity or charter bus expect to reach their destination safely. To better understand how to ensure this remains the case, the federal agency responsible for setting safety standards for commercial motor vehicles—including both buses and trucks—has wisely decided to study whether…
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October 28, 2014

General, MoveAmerica Blog

Hear Ed Wytkind Discuss the Election on America’s Work Force Radio

Did you miss TTD President Ed Wytkind discussing the midterm elections on America’s Work Force Radio yesterday? You’re in luck — you can listen to the show here. Races across the country are looking tight, and there’s an enormous amount at stake for workers and for our transportation infrastructure. “The folks that know something about the infrastructure…
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October 24, 2014

Election, MoveAmerica Blog

Ed Wytkind on the Huffington Post: Electing to Support Our Economy

This election cycle, Americans have a decision to make. Either we can choose to elect those who have proven themselves to have the courage and the foresight to make decisions with the long-term benefit of working people in mind, or we can elect those who are too shortsighted and too captive to special interests to…
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October 23, 2014

General, MoveAmerica Blog

Investing in Infrastructure to Put America to Work

It’s no secret that we’re underinvesting in our transportation infrastructure. It’s been years since Congress passed a long-term surface transportation funding bill, our aviation system relies on outdated technology, and the last rail funding authorization expired more than a year ago. Across all modes of transportation and across the entire nation, we’ve underinvested to such…
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October 21, 2014

MoveAmerica Blog, Transit

Jobs to Move America in Al-Jazeera America: Putting Our Transit Dollars to Work

Each year, public transportation agencies spend $5.4 billion on buses and trains. That represents an enormous investment of our taxpayer dollars, but in the absence of common-sense procurement reforms much of it ends up going to companies that manufacture components abroad. Together with the Jobs to Move America coalition, TTD has been working to change…
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October 14, 2014

MoveAmerica Blog, Rail

Ed Wytkind on the Huffington Post: So Now Replacing 100-Year Old Tunnels Is a Liberal Boondoggle?

On October 2nd, Amtrak reported that four of its century-old underwater rail tunnels in and out of New York City are in need of extensive repairs and that service will be “badly curtailed” — terrible news for both daily commuters and passengers who take 260 million trips a year along the vital Northeast Corridor. While some may…
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October 9, 2014

MoveAmerica Blog, Rail, Transit

Launching a New Era in Job Creation

Did you miss TTD’s president, Ed Wytkind, on the Rick Smith Show last week? If so, never fear: we’ve got the interview here on our blog. Tune in to hear Ed discuss where the billions of dollars we spend replacing our aging railcars and buses ends up, and how TTD, along with the Jobs to…
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