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San Francisco’s BART Board adopts budget with $18M in cuts, reduced staffing levels
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit’s (BART) Board of Directors adopted a balanced budget for Fiscal Year 2027 that included $18 million in cuts and reduced staffing levels. The $1.2 billion operating and $828 million capital budget covers July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, a period when pandemic emergency funding runs out, officials said. The district faces a structural deficit of $375 million, and regional transit funding measures that voters will decide on in November’s election...
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U.S. Transportation Department to award $626.7M in grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation will be awarding $626.7 million in Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight and H...Read More »
American Trucking Association outlines steps for Congress to foster innovation in trucking
The American trucking industry provided Congress with testimony on how to foster innovation in the industry during a hea...Read More »
Design released for New York’s Penn Station renovation
The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Penn Transformation Partners released design renderings for the redevelopm...Read More »
New York City DOT to use sensors to understand street use to inform street design
The New York City Department of Transportation will use cutting-edge sensors to better understand how New Yorkers use th...Read More »
U.S. DOT launches investigation into Atlanta MARTA Security Spending and Safety Plans
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) would launch an investigatio...Read More »
Missouri releases plan to develop transportation system through 2050
The Missouri Highways Transportation Commission recently approved the Missouri Department of Transportation’s (MoDOT) ...Read More »
Legislation introduced to repeal federal excise tax on heavy trucks
U.S. Sens. Todd Young (R-IN) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) introduced legislation recently that would repeal the 12 perce...Read More »
Kentucky issues pequest for Proposals to expand the state’s EV charging network
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced a request for proposals to expand the state’s network of fast-charging stations f...Read More »
Port executives say ports face $6.7B cargo equipment upgrade costs over five years
According to a new survey, U.S. ports need billions in near-term capital investments to maintain their efficiency and gl...Read More »
Philadelphia announces plan to improve safety in the city’s Lower South Philadelphia region
Philadelphia recently released a nearly $30 million plan to reduce traffic congestion, improve safety, and strengthen tr...Read More »
