Earlier this month, bipartisan Congress members introduced the Building U.S. Infrastructure by Leveraging Demands for Skills (BUILDS) Act to spur industry partnerships to encourage workforce training ...
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Last year, Americans avoided an estimated 47.5 million trips because of highway congestion, according to a U.S. Travel Association survey. Nearly a quarter of Americans avoided at least one overni...
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The Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) are seeking public comments on a proposal to remove regulatory barriers regarding the intr...
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In the wake of a failed meeting between President Donald Trump and Democratic leadership to discuss infrastructure, the CEO of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) is urgi...
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The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) recently released a report detailing best practices for designing next-generation intersections. The report uses diagrams to show h...
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Two reports by the World Resources Institute (WRI) provides a step-by-step guide for achieving electric bus adoption targets. The reports examine 16 cities that attempted to adopt electric buses wi...
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U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) sent a letter to Acting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Daniel Elwell this week urging the FAA to publish a set of standardized best practices. ...
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Uber and the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) have teamed up on a nationwide safety campaign that urges back-seat passengers to buckle up. The Make it Click campaign will rely on social...
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A new bill, known as the Transportation Infrastructure Vehicle Security Act, is demanding cybersecurity at transit agencies and seeking to ban the use of federal transit funds from being used to purch...
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The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) recently presented the Globe Awards as part of the organization’s Federal Issues Program. ...
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A total of 36 state departments of transportation (DOTs) have certified drone pilots on staff, according to an American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) survey held t...
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As part of an amendment to the U.S.-Japan aviation agreement, and in time for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has proposed four U.S. airlines to make d...
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The recently-introduced Zero Emission Vehicles Act of 2019 has gained the endorsement of the non-profit Plug In America organization. The bill itself represents a significant forward step on the ro...
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The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation advanced last week the Maritime Administration (MARAD) Authorization and Enhancement Act, which authorizes appropriations for MARAD f...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will provide 127 airports nationwide with $779 million in supplemental funding for infrastructure grants. The funding is provided by the Consolidate...
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The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation is currently considering Delta Air Lines’ Captain Steve Dickson as the next Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration -- a nom...
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As part of the national “infrastructure week,” three public interest groups have released a new report showing a need for targeted investments to alleviate infrastructure woes. Though the fede...
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U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) recently joined the bipartisan Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act, which would adjust for haulers of livestock, live fish and insects federal electronic logg...
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Transportation for America recently issued four recommendations to Congress for improving the nation’s crumbling infrastructure under any infrastructure package they consider, including the 2020 fed...
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A total of 78 percent of Americans believe a national transportation policy is critical, according to a survey by infrastructure solutions firm HNTB Corp. These survey respondents believe a policy...
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