Selected Professional Writing Samples

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U.S. DOT Secretary Sean Duffy’s National Work Zone Awareness Week Video

https://youtu.be/V1SVVT_cul8?si=5ZvK1uIo3naU79IS

FHWA Administrator Shailen Bhatt’s Farewell Video

FHWA Administrator Shailen Bhatt bids farewell to the FHWA. During his time with the FHWA, Administrator Bhatt administered more than $350 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding,, collaborating on critical projects that save lives and make people’s lives better, responding to emergency events, and deploying innovations to help create a more resilient transportation system for all.

https://youtu.be/XQZ6Yk0uYb0?si=WftSQF1FpUAPka8i

FHWA Administrator Shailen Bhatt: The PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program

In this public service announcement, FHWA Administrator Shailen Bhatt discusses the new PROTECT discretionary grant program that makes $1.4 billion in competitive grant funding available over 5 years to help make roads, bridges, transit systems, railways, and ports more resistant to climate change.
https://youtu.be/wmtMU7JS5j0

The FHWA and Complete Streets: How the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Is Removing Financial Barriers to the Creation of Safer Streets

This public-service announcement provides information for local governments and metropolitan-planning organizations about a Bipartisan Infrastructure Law waiver that offsets the cost of planning and research activities associated with Complete Streets projects.
https://youtu.be/igpbLCFQlxY

The Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant Program

The Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant Program will help bring EV charging into communities across the country. In this video, FHWA Administrator Shailen Bhatt and Executive Director of the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation Gabe Klein discuss who is eligible for this funding and why now is the time to apply.
https://youtu.be/acxpqFcuMF8

#PutTheBrakesOnHumanTrafficking

In recognition of #HumanTrafficking Awareness Month, FHWA Administrator Shailen Bhatt discusses the U.S. DOT’s efforts to put an end to this terrible crime.
https://youtu.be/CQPQx3DAeww

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Guest Editorial: Driven for the 21st Century – Federal Highway Administration Executive Director Gloria Shepherd Highlights the Mindset That DRIVES FHWA

A guest editorial by FHWA Executive Director Gloria Shepherd in the Autumn 2023 edition of Public Roads Magazine, the premier quarterly magazine of the Federal Highway Administration. This article addresses the FHWA’s DRIVEN for the 21st Century mindset, which is designed to highlight the six aspects of the FHWA approach—Delivery, Resilience, Innovation, Values, Equity, and our Nation—while serving as a reminder that safety underpins everything we do.

Public Roads Magazine
Date: Autumn 2023
Issue No: Vol. 87 No. 3
Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-24-001

https://highways.dot.gov/public-roads/autumn-2023

Guest Editorial – FHWA: Advancing Safety and Equity for All Road Users

A guest editorial by FHWA Administrator Shailen Bhatt in the Spring 2023 edition of Public Roads Magazine, the premier quarterly magazine of the Federal Highway Administration. This article addresses how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will provide funding and opportunities to help transportation become safer, more equitable, more resilient, and more affordable for all.

Public Roads Magazine
Date: Spring 2023
Issue No: Vol. 87 No. 1
Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-23-003

https://highways.dot.gov/public-roads/spring-2023/editorsnotes

Emergency Arbitration: The Unsung Hero of International Arbitration

The introduction of emergency arbitration and its importance to the field of international arbitration.
https://thearbitrationbrief.com/2021/01/26/emergency-arbitration-the-unsung-hero-of-international-arbitration/

A Prescription for Social Media: How Technology is Changing the Face of Healthcare

The benefits of social media in the field of healthcare.
http://issuu.com/sociality/docs/sociality3

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