Several congressional lawmakers on Capitol Hill are on board with plans by President Joe Biden to use millions of construction, skilled trades and engineering workers to rebuild the nation’s deterio...
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U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) has reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would allow aviation manufacturers to get relief if their workforce is at risk of being furloughed due to the COVID-19 pandemic....
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The Rebuild Rural Coalition has forwarded correspondence to the Biden administration advocating efforts to address the needs of rural infrastructure in related legislative proposals. The Rebuild Ru...
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First Student, Inc., First Transit, Inc., and NextEra Energy Resources, LLC are espousing the benefits of a collaboration designed to yield electrification of school and public transportation vehicles...
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A new independent economic analysis of public transit agencies has found that the industry faces a projected $39.3 billion shortfall through 2023 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Accord...
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The Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has earmarked $581,201 for the Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) to research COVID-19 public transit safety. The ...
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New forecasts from Airports Council International (ACI) World predict that the aviation industry could collapse without government policy support and assistance. ACI World’s recent COVID-19 impa...
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A recently released Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) report details the proposed innovation, development, and adoption of zero-emission transit technologies. The Transit Vehicle...
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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced Monday that his administration had filed “An Act Financing Improvements to Municipal Roads and Bridges,” seeking $200 million in funding to help all 351 ...
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The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) said four counties have received a combined $1 million in U.S. Department of Transportation funds to advance varied transportation projects. Tran...
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The electric transportation advocacy organization Plug In America is advocating the Biden administration commit 100 percent of new cars and trucks would have a plug by the decade's end. The proposa...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced the funding opportunity for more than $19.6 million in grants for small shipyards across the country. As part of...
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The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is utilizing federal grant funding to test new ways to fund city and county transportation projects using the state’s pay-per-mile system. Portland-...
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Pete Buttigieg, President Joe Biden’s nominee for Secretary of Transportation, appeared headed toward easy confirmation Thursday as senators from both parties praised him during a hearing in the U.S...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Tuesday that it would provide $15.8 million in funding to 37 projects that support transit agencies during the ...
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Three federal agencies have earmarked a $1 million grant to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority for improvements to its North Wilmington Station on the Haverhill Commuter Rail Line. Per ...
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California, Ohio, and Texas are slated to receive grant funds totaling $1.3 million through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to ad...
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President-Elect Joe Biden’s emergency COVID-19 response plan will include $20 billion for hard-hit public transit agencies. The plan, called the American Rescue Plan, released Thursday, would in...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Wednesday that it had awarded $5.8 million in grants for unmanned aircraft research. The grants, part of t...
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Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority in Santa Clara County, Calif., is the first applicant for the Expedited Project Delivery (EPD) Pilot Program, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) sa...
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