On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it would provide $60 million to 24 research and development projects to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars and light- and h...
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On Wednesday, a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure deal was reached, and the U.S. Senate voted to begin working on the legislation. Calling the package a “once-in-a-generation investment,” ...
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Federal, state, and local infrastructure funding in California contributes nearly $200 billion in economic activity and creates 700,000 jobs annually, according to a recent American Road & Transportat...
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced Monday that the U.S. Department of Transportation recently approved a $44 million Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) discretionary gr...
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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) wants the federal government to allow state departments of transportation to use pandemic relief funds to cover a wider ...
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A total of 58 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including the Congressional Black Caucus, recently sent a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg urging the agency to suppor...
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The Federal Aviation Administration recently launched a week-long campaign to encourage women, minorities, and individuals from underrepresented communities to apply for the position of air traffic co...
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U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, joined 30 other Democratic committee members in urging Congressional leadership to include transforma...
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National League of Cities members recently sent a letter to Congressional leadership urging the passage of a comprehensive infrastructure package. “Infrastructure is a job worth doing, and local ...
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U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) reintroduced the National Infrastructure Development Bank Act on Friday. The bill would create and fund a public bank that would facilitate public-private partnership...
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A bicameral group of Democrats legislators introduced legislation Wednesday designed to slash the transportation sector’s greenhouse gas emissions. The Medium- and Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicle In...
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On Monday, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development approved its Fiscal Year 2022 bill by voice vote. The bill includes an 11 percent increase, $8...
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Nearly 370 mayors from all 50 states and the District of Columbia called on Congress to take immediate action on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework proposed by a bipartisan group of senators and ...
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Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) recently sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg supporting the City of Greeley’s application for a $25 million Rebuilding American Infrastru...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Thursday that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau (the Bureau) had provided the San Bernardino County Transportation A...
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, along with more than 20 business and labor organizations, recently launched the Coalition for Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment. The coalition issued a statement r...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) $61.5 million through the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America Program. Funds will be...
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U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) brought Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to Syracuse to visit I-81 – an infrastructure project they say will benefit from the Ame...
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On Friday, the Pinellas Suncoast Authority (PSTA) unveiled four new electric depot bus chargers, made possible by a federal grant and nearly $160,000 from Duke Energy. The chargers are the first D...
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The U.S House of Representatives passed Thursday the INVEST in America Act, a surface transportation bill, by a 221-201 vote. The bill provides $109 billion for public transportation and addresse...
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