Anthony A. Williams to its Board of Directors. Williams is the CEO of Federal City Council, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of civic life in the nation’s capital. He previously served two terms as the mayor of Washington, D.C. from 1999 to 2007, and is credited with leading the city’s revitalization, restoring its finances and dramatically improving city services. As the independent Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia from 1995 to 1998, he worked with local officials, the D.C. Financial Control Board, and the U.S. Congress. He has held various positions in federal, state, and local government, including serving as the first CFO for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and served as the William H. Bloomberg Lecturer in Public Management at the Harvard Kennedy School.
United warns thousands of workers they could be furloughed as COVID ravages travel industry
Updated Feb 05, 2021;
More United Airlines employees may be in danger of being furloughed due to the coronavirus-fueled travel industry downturn after the airline issued 14,000 WARN notices to workers who could be affected.
Employees were notified by email on Jan. 29, advising them of the possible furlough on April 1 when federal payroll support funding runs out, said Robert Einhorn, a United spokesman.
“That does not mean we will furlough 14,000 employees on April 1, we are still working on lowering that number just like we did last year when issued 36,000 WARNs in July, but then furloughed far, far fewer employees in October,” he said.
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Although the United States has failed to sell the idea of leasing its airport terminals to the private sector over almost 25 years since the first airport privatisation programme was initiated, various events have made the public-private initiative (PPP OR P3) more popular with municipal owners.
Now the P3 is shifting into other areas of operation, with people movers and consolidated car rental facilities top of the list.
Based on some short articles by the Reason Foundation, this CAPA report examines various examples, including a groundbreaking financial deal in New York, and also where this movement might go next.
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Toll hikes proposed for bridges crossing Delaware River between NJ and Pennsylvania
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The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission has proposed increasing tolls on eight of its crossings between New Jersey and Pennsylvania this year and again in 2024.
The bi-state agency said in a press release the proposed hikes would help offset continuing COVID-19-induced toll revenue declines, ensure payment of financial obligations and provide funding for planned capital projects. In addition to these bridges, the agency operates 12 other free crossings, two of which are pedestrian bridges.
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The soft approach sets the authority apart from other transit agencies in the region.
Riders on New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey can face $50 fines for flouting their mask policies. On Amtrak, such passengers are subject to federal penalties, can be denied boarding or be removed, and potentially banned from future travel.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s mask mandate that went into effect Tuesday authorizes transit operators to turn away unmasked riders and remove those who refuse to comply.