A 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...
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U.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...
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A 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...
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The 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...
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U.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...
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A 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...
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The 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...
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A 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: ...
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U.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...
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Association of American Railroads (AAR) and Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) officials are supporting the recently operational United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). ...
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Department 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...
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American 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...
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Members 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...
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Calling 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...
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U.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...
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Rep. 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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Republicans on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee this month warned that the Chinese Communist Party may be abusing America’s EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program and called for a federal review of the p...
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Already at a crisis point prior to COVID-19, America’s infrastructure faces “dire” new challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) h...
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Mayors from across the country called for a restructuring of infrastructure investment that would stimulate the economy and create thousands of good jobs. Called “America’s new Playbook on Inf...
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The American Bus Association (ABA) recently estimated that the motorcoach industry would realize an economic loss of nearly $11 billion, representing a 71 percent decline in annual business amid the C...
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