According to the National League of Cities (NLC), 91 percent of cities surveyed said infrastructure funding is a top priority for their municipalities. The NLC surveyed nearly 600 leaders in citie...
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Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed H.B. 362 on Monday, which will make into law his sustainable transportation funding solutions that directs $80 million in funding while allowing the state to bond up to $...
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U.S. Reps. Rick Crawford (R-AR), David Rouzer (R-NC), and Steve Cohen (D-TN) introduced the legislation Friday that would give priority to transportation workers when it comes to personal protective e...
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In a report released Wednesday, the Center for Transportation and the Environment has found that replacing the entire U.S. transit fleet with zero emission vehicles (ZEV) by 2035 would cost between $5...
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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday that Norfolk Southern Railway had agreed to extend passenger rail service to the New River Valley as part of the Western Rail Initiative. For the fi...
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (R-NY) and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, introduced their plan to replace polluting buses with...
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Airlines for American has joined a group of American and British aviation, travel, and tourism groups urging President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to open critical aviation mark...
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While the auto industry worldwide suffered during 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the electric car market saw growth of over 40 percent and is on track for a decade of expansion, a new report s...
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U.S. Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), chair of the Senate Finance Committee, reintroduced the Move America Act this week. The bipartisan legislation would bring billions of dollars o...
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With the first $600-million phase now under way for the five-year, $3.7 billion Chicago Works infrastructure and jobs-creation plan, City Mayor Lori Lightfoot says residents can expect an improved qua...
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U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) applauded President Joe Biden’s focus on infrastructure during his speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday. DeFazio, chair of the House Committee on Tra...
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As part of the American Rescue Plan, Amtrak will receive $169 billion from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg anno...
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If last year’s proposed highway bill is a template for the upcoming version, it will mean bad news for truckers, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association told the U.S. House Transportation...
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A group of more than 25 governors, U.S. Senators, and leaders in the U.S. House Problem Solvers Caucus met in Annapolis, Md., on Friday to discuss ideas, initiatives, and proposals concerning federal ...
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U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) joined Sens. Roy Blunt (R-MO), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) in reintroducin...
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In response to a letter sent by a dozen governors to President Joe Biden urging the administration to set standards for the transportation industry, the Sierra Club on Wednesday said it applauds the m...
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A new report from Invest in America and Data for Progress has found that Americans overwhelmingly support President Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan. A recent survey of likely voters found that 73...
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MTA will test battery-operated railcars on the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) in a pilot program on the railroad’s Oyster Bay branch, officials said Monday. MTA LIRR President Phillip Eng announced...
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U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) and the Louisiana Congressional delegation urged U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg Thursday to approve the state’s application for an I...
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Although President Joe Biden’s $2.7 trillion American Jobs Plan proposes paying for infrastructure investments through corporate tax hikes, a panel of transportation specialists said user-based fees...
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