The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Monday a total of $30.5 billion in federal funding would be available for the nation’s public transportation ...
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A new report from the Reason Foundation says that public transportation may never return to its pre-COVID-19 pandemic service levels. The pandemic has changed not only the behavior of individuals ...
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The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) issued a statement Thursday applauding U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg’s repeal of administrative rulemaking roadblocks. The...
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In order to pay for President Joe Biden’s $3 trillion infrastructure package, Congress will have to look at new ways methods to raise capital, including public-private partnerships and Vehicle Miles...
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U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, identified her priorities for infrastructure during a hearing on surface transportation Wednesd...
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U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) introduced legislation in both houses of Congress Tuesday to provide for permanent federal funding for Amtrak. The bill, the In...
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A group of air and travel industry stakeholders is calling on the Biden administration to begin implementing risk-based, data-driven public health measures in a move toward lifting restrictions on inb...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently launched its Mask Up campaign to help ensure the safety of transportation workers. “Throughout the pandemic, transportation workers have played a vi...
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On March 18, Jacksonville, Fla., Mayor Lenny Curry, along with the Jacksonville Transportation Authority, proposed raising the Local Option Gas Tax to fund nearly $1 billion in infrastructure and tran...
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Caltrans has been awarded a $2.15 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to study the impact in rural communities of a potential road user charge program. The grant will ...
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U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) joined a bipartisan group of Congress members Tuesday to introduce legislation that would promote job opportunities and enhance safety training in the trucking industry. ...
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U.S. Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Mike Rounds (R-SD), along with U.S. Sens. Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA) and Troy Balderson (R-OH), reintroduced legislation Monday that would increase the financial se...
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U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), and John Katko (R-NY) reintroduced bipartisan legislation Friday that would prevent Congress from raiding passenger security fees for other pur...
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On Thursday, U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.) led a bipartisan effort asking Congressional Leaders to work with colleagues across the aisle to advance a consensus-driven infrastructure package. The e...
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Before President Joe Biden signed a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, Amtrak announced that it will restore 12 long-distance daily routes between May 24 and June 7. The bill, which includes $1.7...
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On Tuesday, U.S. Reps. Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and Henry Cuellar (D-TX) introduced legislation designed to expand and upgrade the Ports-to-Plain Alliance Corridor. The Ports-to-Plains Highway Act w...
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On Monday, leaders of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation called on the Federal Maritime Commission to ensure ocean...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) praised the U.S. Senate on Saturday for its passage of the American Recovery and Rescue Act – the COVID-19 stimulus bill based on President Joe ...
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President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg met with Democrat and Republican members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Thursda...
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In response to the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) rating American infrastructure with a grade of C-, infrastructure groups said the report highlights the need to invest in the countryâ€...
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