Articles by Steven Gilchrist

The Fair Housing Act was established as Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968.  The Act is enforced by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.  The purpose of the Fair Housing Act is to prevent unlawful discrimination for people seeking to rent or buy in the housing market. The act declares that it is unlawful to refuse to negotiate with, rent to, or sell to anyone because of that person’s inclusion in a protected class.  The Housing Act seeks to create a fair and equitable housing market.  The Housing Act was signed into law one week after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Source:     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Housing_Act

The first annual United States Rail Safety Week (RSW) was held from September 24 – September 30, 2017.  Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration, RSW seeks to raise awareness about improving rail safety in the United States.  The second annual Rail Safety Week is planned for September 23 – September 29, 2018.  According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, about every three hours a person or vehicle is hit by a train in the United States.  At the end of 2015, there were 129,582 public highway-rail grade crossings and 80,073 private railroad crossings.  Since 1972, there has been an 83% decline in the number of train collisions in the U.S.  Despite the decline in train collisions over the past four decades, trespassing on train tracks continues to be a persistent problem.  In 2016, there were 988 deaths or injuries nationwide as a result of train accidents. For more information about Rail ...