Congressional alert

Transportation and Infrastructure

February 19, 2019

Issues in the 116th Congress

Welcome to the 116th Congress! The nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corporation has been a trusted source for Congressional staff on both sides of the aisle for decades. Our experts have testified and answered questions for staff on a variety of transportation and infrastructure topics in recent years, including Coast Guard operations, infrastructure funding and needs, and autonomous vehicles. Below are some examples of recent expertise that address issues likely to confront Congress in this new session.

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Laura Patton
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Autonomous Vehicles

An autonomous car scans the road and stops at a crosswalk

Andrey Suslov/Getty Images

REPORT: Measuring Automated Vehicle Safety: Forging a Framework

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS: Rethinking Insurance and Liability in the Transformative Age of Autonomous Vehicles

COMMENTARY: The New AV Challenge: Creating a Universal Safety Framework

Infrastructure and Roadway Safety

Aaron Kohr/Adobe Stock

REPORT: Could U.S. Road Deaths Reach Zero by 2050?

REPORT: Not Everything Is Broken with U.S. Transportation and Water Infrastructure

COMMENTARY: How Federal Policy Could Help Water and Wastewater Utilities

Coast Guard

Ensign Lisa Aguirre/U.S. Coast Guard

REPORT: U.S. Coast Guard Faces Capability Gaps in the Arctic

INFOGRAPHIC: Are They Living Healthy? How Well Are Coast Guardsmen Taking Care of Themselves

REPORT: Gap Analysis and Alternatives Analysis of the Coast Guard Cost Estimating Workforce

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