Department of Transportation (DOT) officials have appointed 20 Youth Access to American Jobs in Aviation Task Force (YIATF) members who will encourage high school students to pursue in-demand aviation...
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Following the release of NEXTransit, the Port Authority of Allegheny County's long-term transit plan for the region, the agency will run online meetings as a forum for public feedback. The plan hig...
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While current regulation of the EB-5 Regional Centers Program has improved over the last decade, it appears likely that more will be done to strengthen program oversight, an immigration attorney tol...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced 27 highway, bridge, transit, and bike and pedestrian projects in 23 counties would receive more than $30 million from the Multimodal Transportation Fund. As pa...
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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...
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The 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...
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The Kansas Department of Transportation has selected 36 road improvement projects for funding via the agency’s City Connecting Link Improvement Program (CCLIP). Officials said the total $18.5 mil...
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Sacramento 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...
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In an effort to reduce pollution, 15 states have come together to boost the sales of electric trucks, school buses, and tractor-trailers in their states. Leaders from New York to California have join...
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Three 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...
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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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Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) officials said during the first half of this year, the agency completed a range of statewide infrastructure projects totaling nearly $100 million. "T...
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Kansas officials said recipients of the Department of Transportation’s Cost Share Program would receive more than $20 million in funding for projects improving safety, supporting job retention, and ...
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West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, joined West Virginia transportation officials Fri...
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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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Virginia officials said $14 million from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust (VW Trust) would be used to replace Port of Virginia all-diesel cargo handling equipment with zero-emission all-e...
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Florida officials said the state has earmarked $8.6 million to strengthen electric vehicle infrastructure while also protecting air quality and expanding charging stations by 50 percent. “This lo...
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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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