Five members of Washington state’s delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives recently introduced legislation that would ensure medium-size cities receive federal funding for surface transporta...
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The Department of Energy (DOE) and Hyundai Motor Company announced this week their collaboration to assess and validate the status of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. The effort, which includes...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently opened the Fiscal Year 2020 Phase I Solicitation for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants. USDOT is one of 11 federal agencies...
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Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) officials said the agency will seek federal Department of Transportation funds to aid the execution of a trio of infrastructure projects. MnDOT recent...
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The recently introduced Electric Vehicle (EV) Freedom Act aims to develop a nationwide infrastructure of high-speed electric-vehicle charging stations within five years along the National Highway Syst...
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ChargePoint, the world’s largest electric-vehicle charging network, and the National Association of Truck Stop Operators (NATSO), have joined forces to provide electric-vehicle charging stations acr...
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Reps. Chris Pappas (D-NH), Dan Lipinski (D-IL) and Jared Huffman (D-CA) introduced last week a measure to help build connected, active-transportation routes they said would support community health an...
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Recently introduced legislation would invest $20 billion over five years to repair more than 47,000 structurally-deficient bridges nationwide. The bill also would streamline the bridge- repair pro...
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The chairman of three U.S. House Committees recently released a framework for a five-year, $760 billion investment in infrastructure. The proposal increased the federal government’s role in addr...
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U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation ranking member, recently called for more investment in freight infrastructure in the Pacific Northwest. â€...
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Mayors nationwide believe infrastructure is the most important issue presidential candidates should be addressing, according to Boston University Initiative on Cities’ 2019 Menino Survey of Mayors. ...
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Following an investigation into Tesla practices, U.S. Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) last week released recommendations to improve the company’s autopilot drive assistance program and keep drivers from c...
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Louisiana’s Highway 1 project is reaching for federal funds, with discussions held between U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), Gov. John Bel Edwards, Louisiana officials, and members of the Trump admini...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently made available up to $130 million Low or No Emission (Low-No) Bus Program competitive grant funds. The progra...
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U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) recently sent a letter to the Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, urging the rural infrastructure priorities to be included in the Rural Opportu...
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After passing a Final Environmental Assessment, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently issuing a Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision for the Denver Metroplex project. T...
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently awarded the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, an $87.4 million Capital Investment Grants Program grant for its $175 million D...
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Trade association Airports Council International (ACI) and the Aviation ISAC (A-ISAC), a non-profit association facilitating threat-intelligence sharing, recently entered into an agreement that enable...
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will invest nearly $300 million for research and development of sustainable transportation resources and technologies. This investment supports the DOE’s goal...
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The annual cost of owning a new compact electric vehicle is only $600 more annually compared to traditional vehicles, according to research from AAA, after five years and 75,000 miles of driving. A...
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