Austin, Texas, voters will decide on two ballot measures on Nov. 3, one that will ask voters to approve a tax increase for a high-capacity transit expansion project, and another on the issuance of $...
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Karen Hedlund
In a recently published new perspective, “Public Equity to Match Private Investment in Infrastructure,” the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) pitched a unique means of uniting both public and ...
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Five companies said they have created a new technology platform that would transform the rail shipping industry, noting the innovation’s primary objective is safety.
Norfolk Southern, GATX Corpor...
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Three organizations highlighted electric vehicle (EV) benefits through National Drive Electric Week, which hosted over 150 online events.
Plug In America, Sierra Club, and Electric Auto Association...
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Uber Elevate announced Wednesday they have selected GE Aviation’s Digital Group to partner with for their aerial ride sharing program.
Together the companies will enter the first stage of the pr...
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Global electric vehicle company Arrival announced Tuesday that it would build its first U.S. microfactory in York County, S.C.
According to the company, the $46 million investment will create 240 ...
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Las Vegas Paving Corporation has secured a $12.7 million Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) roadway construction contract for varied upgrades.
The work addresses six miles of north and sout...
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While Washington seems deadlocked in its election-year response to the COVID-19 pandemic, international investors see growing opportunities to strike deals on transportation infrastructure projects di...
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The leasing of state-owned toll roads to private interests could allow states struggling through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and affiliated recession to make ends meet and fund other transportation ...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced Friday the Federal Aviation Administration has awarded $7.5 million in grants to universities for research into unmanned aircraft systems.
Part ...
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U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND), a member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee, announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had selected the Univer...
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Amtrak has completed implementing Positive Train Control on all Amtrak-owned or controlled tracks, the company said in a press release on Monday.
The final mile of the project, one mile of slow-sp...
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JetBlue announced Thursday that is has followed through on its commitment to go carbon neutral on all domestic flights, making it the first airline in the United States to do so.
The company start...
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Amtrak officials said the carrier has partnered with operators of Waze, the GPS navigation software app, to provide alerts to users approaching railroad crossings.
“Being able to warn motorists t...
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Ford Motor Company and Michigan Science Center (MiSci) officials said the entities have collaborated to create an autonomous vehicle exhibit to educate the community on transportation’s future.
T...
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New research from AAA has found that vehicles with active driving assistance system experienced some type of issue every eight miles, on average, including keeping the vehicle in their lane or coming ...
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United Airlines officials said the carrier is using Ultraviolet C (UVC) lighting technology to clean pilot flight decks on most aircraft at hub airports to disinfect and sanitize the interior.
The ...
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Uber officials said the company has partnered with ServiceNow as a means of developing a safer work commute once it is safe to reopen.
“In a pandemic environment, businesses will have to reimagin...
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Amtrak announced this week that it is preparing for the first of its new diesel-electric locomotives as part of long-term planned improvements for fleet, infrastructure, and stations.
Amtrak develo...
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CU Boulder’s new engineering research center will focus on developing infrastructure and systems to facilitate widespread adoption of electric vehicles, the university said Tuesday.
The Advancin...
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