U.S. Sen. Sam Graves (R-MO) recently issued a letter in which he stated infrastructure spending is not enough to fix the nation’s problems. The government cannot invest $1 trillion in infrastruct...
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The National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) recently announced its support of the federal Full Funding Grant Agreement which supports the Caltrain Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project...
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German automaker Daimler AG recently announced that it is investing $562 million in its second lithium-ion battery factory for electric vehicles and stationary storage located in Kamenz, Germany. C...
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The private business sector of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) recently met with members of Congress and the U.S. Department of Transportation to advocate for the inclusion of pu...
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently launched the industry’s first virtual reality (VR) training platform, RampVR, recently in Bangkok, Thailand. The platform, introduced a...
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The U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee recently advanced the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act. The bill, commonly called “Perkins” as it modernize...
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U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) recently reintroduced the National Interchange/Intersection Safety Construction Program (NIISCP) Act, designed to improve intersections and interchanges. More than half o...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently approved a motion to explore operating third-party electric-vehicle charging stations in the state. “I believe the future of this emergen...
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Representatives from the National League of Cities, the United States Conference of Mayors and the National Association of Counties, along with Congress members, recently gathered for a briefing and r...
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U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) recently joined a bipartisan group supporting the Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act. The bill would create a...
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U.S. investment firm Blackstone recently unveiled a plan to launch a $40 billion investment vehicle aimed at rebuilding the nation’s aging infrastructure, to be anchored by a $20 billion contributio...
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The American Waterways Operators (AWO) recently applauded the Senate Committee of Commerce, Science and Transportation for including commercial vessels in its Coast Guard bill. The inclusion of the...
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Global air travel on U.S. airlines is forecasted to reach 2.54 million passengers daily, between June 1 and August 31, according to Airlines for America (A4A), a four percent increase from 2016. To...
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President Donald Trump recently signed the Modernizing Government Travel Act, which allows federal employees to use ridesharing services such as Lyft and Uber for reimbursable work-related travel. ...
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The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) and the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) recently approved the updated version of the United States ...
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The U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure recently held a hearing on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the nation’s air-traffic control system. The hearing, The Ne...
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Democrats on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee recently introduced the Leading Infrastructure For Tomorrow’s America (LIFT America) Act, designed to provide five years of funding for infr...
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A bipartisan coalition recently introduced the Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act in the U.S. Senate, which would create an infrastructure finan...
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The U.S. Senate recently confirmed Jeffrey A. Rosen as the 18th deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). “I am grateful to President Trump and Secretary Chao for the oppor...
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A study by the University of Illinois has found that communities with higher rates of mass transit have lower obesity rates. Sheldon Jacobson, a computer science professor from the University of Il...
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