Airlines for America (A4A) has joined more than a dozen other airline industry groups to urge New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to prioritize airline workers as essential employees when it comes to vaccine d...
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New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) adopted its 2021 budget, along with its financial plan for 2021-2024, on Wednesday with the hopes that Washington will provide some $4.5 billio...
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A new report from the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has projected a 5.5 percent decline in transportation construction activity in 2021. The report, released earlier...
Read MorePresident-elect Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that he would nominate South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg to serve as Secretary of Transportation when Biden assumes office in January. “Mayor...
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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Monday that his state would be releasing the Maryland Connected and Automated Vehicle Strategic Framework. The framework will guide connected and automated vehi...
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Under new legislation sponsored by a bipartisan group of Michigan lawmakers, the state could allow municipalities to enter public-private partnerships as an added means to update aging infrastructure....
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced Friday that it has issued a final rule modernizing brake safety standards. The new rule would extend the a...
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The Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) approved its 2021-2026 Six-Year Improvement Plan (SYIP) COVID-19 update at its December meeting, the board announced Thursday. A budget amendme...
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With Congress and the president only funding surface transportation through September 2021, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) has issued a report urging Congress to reform how surface transpo...
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Nashville Mayor John Cooper announced his new $1.6 billion transportation plan on Tuesday. The plan, which was guided by 11 public listening sessions throughout Davidson County and through discuss...
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Amtrak, the Delaware Department of Transportation (DOT), and the Delaware Transit Corporation (DTC) announced Monday that they had completed the third track project on the Northeast Corridor. The ...
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Airlines for America (A4A) officials said the organization supports the U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) revision of its Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) regulations regarding service animal a...
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Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) President and CEO Todd Spencer recently forwarded correspondence to President-elect Joe Biden, outlining policy priorities supporting small-busin...
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The West Virginia Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) gave West Virginia’s infrastructure a grade of “D” Wednesday in the Section’s first report card on the states roads,...
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Part of a bipartisan, bicameral $908 billion COVID-19 stimulus bill would provide $45 billion for transportation. The bill, created by the 25 Democrats and 25 Republicans who make up The Problem S...
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On Monday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced it awarded nearly $1.4 million in grant money to six projects in six states. The Real-Ti...
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U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Rick Larsen (D-WA), Chair of the Subcommittee on aviation, want the U.S. General Accountability ...
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U.S. Reps. Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ) and Michael C. Burgess (R-TX) introduced last week a bill aimed at growing the electric vehicle jobs. The bill, H.R. 8807, the Electric Vehicle Mobility Area Pla...
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The State of Maryland, along with its partners – Meridiam, Star America, and Fluor - announced Tuesday that they had reached a $250 million agreement to settle all outstanding financial claims and l...
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Walt Disney World Resort and Brightline announced Monday they have entered into an agreement to build a train station at the popular shopping, dining, and entertainment complex, Disney Springs. Th...
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