Roslyn Layton in the Regulatory Review

Roslyn Layton has made a series of influential contributions to The Regulatory Review (formerly RegBlog) published by the University of Pennsylvania Program on Regulation, focusing on the intersection of technology, infrastructure, and regulatory policy. In essays such as “Safety Culture vs. Safety Systems in U.S. Transportation” (March 2023), she critiques traditional safety approaches, advocating for a proactive, system-oriented mindset over punitive behavioral regulation. In “Improving Truck and Train Safety” (June 2024), Layton highlights how outdated regulatory frameworks—like the two-person crew rule in rail—hamper the adoption of safer, technology-driven solutions and encourages harmonized liability-based safety regimes across transport modes. Her earlier op-ed, “Networks Owners Rise to the Occasion Even in a Pandemic” (August 2020), contrasts the resiliency of private telecom and freight rail networks with regulatory-driven reliance on legacy systems, pointing to how infrastructure owners delivered critical services under extreme pressure. Through these contributions, Layton consistently emphasizes evidence-based policymaking as the cornerstones of modernizing essential national infrastructure.

Roslyn Layton´s contributions to The Regulatory Review:

A Pivotal Case Shaping Cryptocurrency Regulation (Jun 17, 2025)

Labor Regulation at the Department of Transportation (April 2, 2025)

Improving Truck and Train Safety (June 17, 2024)

Safety Culture vs. Safety Systems in U.S. Transportation (May 11, 2024)

Networks Owners Rise to the Occasion Even in a Pandemic (August 18, 2020)