The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently announced the University of South Florida and Washington State University will be new national University Transportation Centers (UTCs). The ...
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Legislation known as the BE SAFE ACT of 2019 was recently introduced to the U.S. Senate in an attempt to create a competitive grant program of up to $100 million to support roads and bridges utilized ...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently released a status update regarding railroads’ progress toward fully implementing positive train control (PTC) systems. The update is based on ra...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects program recently awarded the West Virginia Division of Highways with a $100 million grant. Funds w...
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The National League of Cities recently released its sixth annual State of the Cities report, and infrastructure ranked as one of the top topics. Issues and subtopics for the report were derived fro...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation plans to provide $15.4 million in Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) funding to 38 municipalities for 50 safety projects. ARLE provides automated e...
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The Congressional Problem Solvers Caucus has released a report calling for bipartisan policy recommendations on national infrastructure. “We can’t afford to play political games and keep kicki...
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Thirty-one transportation associations and groups recently sent a letter to Congressional leaders urging them to repeal a $7.6 billion rescission in Federal-aid highway contract authority scheduled fo...
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Earlier this month, bipartisan Congress members introduced the Building U.S. Infrastructure by Leveraging Demands for Skills (BUILDS) Act to spur industry partnerships to encourage workforce training ...
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The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) recently released a report detailing best practices for designing next-generation intersections. The report uses diagrams to show h...
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U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) sent a letter to Acting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Daniel Elwell this week urging the FAA to publish a set of standardized best practices. ...
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Uber and the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) have teamed up on a nationwide safety campaign that urges back-seat passengers to buckle up. The Make it Click campaign will rely on social...
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A new bill, known as the Transportation Infrastructure Vehicle Security Act, is demanding cybersecurity at transit agencies and seeking to ban the use of federal transit funds from being used to purch...
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The recently-introduced Zero Emission Vehicles Act of 2019 has gained the endorsement of the non-profit Plug In America organization. The bill itself represents a significant forward step on the ro...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will provide 127 airports nationwide with $779 million in supplemental funding for infrastructure grants. The funding is provided by the Consolidate...
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Transportation for America recently issued four recommendations to Congress for improving the nation’s crumbling infrastructure under any infrastructure package they consider, including the 2020 fed...
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A total of 78 percent of Americans believe a national transportation policy is critical, according to a survey by infrastructure solutions firm HNTB Corp. These survey respondents believe a policy...
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The Rhode Island Airport Corporation was recently awarded a $30 million grant through the Airport Improvement Program. The funds will be used to complete reconstruction of Runway 16-34, extend and ...
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In a letter sent to Direct of the National Economic Council Larry Kudlow, 159 members of Congress recently pressed the Trump Administration not to impose car and auto parts tariffs they fear may harm ...
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The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently expressed support in the Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act, reintroduced bill by U.S. Reps. Peter Welch (D-VT) and Bill Flores (R-TX), which calls f...
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