Measure targets high speed rail safety
Two Florida legislators have introduced a bill designed to bolster pedestrian, motorist, and resident safety along the state’s east coast high-speed rail corridor. Reps. Brian Mast (R-FL) and Bil...
Read MoreTwo Florida legislators have introduced a bill designed to bolster pedestrian, motorist, and resident safety along the state’s east coast high-speed rail corridor. Reps. Brian Mast (R-FL) and Bil...
Read MoreThe House Appropriations Committee announced on Wednesday that the fiscal year 2021 transportation bill would include $10 billion for Amtrak. The measure, approved by a vote of 30 to 22, would pro...
Read MoreSacramento Regional Transit (SacRT) will receive a $100 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration to help keep the transit organization going during the COVID-19 pandemic, Rep. Doris Matsu...
Read MoreThree Democratic representatives introduced legislation Monday that would provide $1.8 billion in low-interest federal loans and loan guarantees for airport projects. Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA), a...
Read MoreA new report from a national transportation non-profit shows that the aging U. S. Interstate system faces increased usage, mounting congestion, and deteriorating conditions, that will require more tha...
Read MoreU.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jack Reed (D-RI) introduced legislation to help the bus and passenger ferry industries Friday as both suffer slowdowns because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cor...
Read MoreA report from the Mineta Transportation Institute found that nearly half of all Americans support a mileage fee and that 75 percent of Americans support a gas tax increase if the money is used on main...
Read MoreThe International Air Transport Association (IATA) is encouraging the International Energy Agency (IEA) to prioritize sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) investment as a means of aiding the industry’s C...
Read MoreU.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) earlier this month unveiled two bipartisan bills to ramp up investment in local infrastructure projects during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Empowering our local leaders t...
Read MoreA lack of federal funding could put the brakes on public transportation, a coalition of 24 Senators said in a letter to Senate leaders Wednesday. Led by Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), the partisan coal...
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced Monday that it will provide 20 small businesses in 14 states with more than $3 million in contracts to research and develop innovative solutions...
Read MoreA first-of-its-kind dashboard will show how states spent transportation tax dollars in years past. Provided by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association, the “Highway Dashboard: ...
Read MoreU.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Transportation would launch a $3 million public safety campaign to reduce the number of child vehicular heatst...
Read MoreAssociation of American Railroads (AAR) and Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) officials are supporting the recently operational United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). ...
Read MoreDepartment of Transportation (DOT) officials said just under $800 million has been earmarked via the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to assist airports with safety and infrastructure initiatives...
Read MoreAmerican Trucking Association (ATA) recently expressed its support of the Invest in America Act, calling upon lawmakers to create a responsibly funded infrastructure bill. “Coming off one of th...
Read MoreMembers of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works agreed on the urgency of an infrastructure bill, while conceding a rapidly moving House version, slated for passage this week, stands no...
Read MoreCalling it “not a serious” proposal, the White House said it opposed the House of Representative’s “Moving America Forward” Act, criticizing it on how it would be paid for. The $1.5 tril...
Read MoreU.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) introduce legislation Friday to their respective houses of Congress that would promote public transportation and provide fare-free public...
Read MoreRep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-NJ) said his bill, the Moving Forward Act, would bring at least $7.6 billion for rail projects along the Northeast Corridor into New Jersey. Payne co-sponsored the legisl...
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