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Thanks to eight transportation projects, the regional northeast took a slew of 2023 America’s Transportation Awards from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation (AASHTO) last we...
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Rail Passenger Association (RPA) and Amtrak officials are raising concerns regarding the House Committee on Appropriation's draft Fiscal Year 2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) ...
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On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced it had released a free technical resource to help urban communities take advantage of federal funding for electric vehicle (EV) charging s...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently allocated about $92 million, part of a total $268 million in grants, to aid efforts assisting airports attain net-zero emissions goals by 2050.
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More than 100 trade groups representing transportation sector businesses recently sent a letter to President Joe Biden, urging the administration to scrap a proposed Environmental Protection Agency (E...
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently awarded seven projects $130.5 million in Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Transportation Projects Program grants.
The grants recog...
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The Federal Transit Administration announced Thursday that the Hudson River Tunnel (HRT) project between New York and New Jersey is moving forward.
The project, part of the expansion of the Northe...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently opened the application period for the Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods Program.
The application period ends on Sept. 28.
The program co...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is seeking public feedback now through July 31 on the draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment to replace 31 outdated airport traffic control towers at sma...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded more than $2.2 billion in Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grants to 162 infrastructure projects nationw...
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A record 50.7 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home on Independence Day weekend, according to AAA projections.
This is an increase of 2.1 million people compared to 2022. The p...
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Applications for more than $5.575 billion in funding from three different surface grant programs at the U.S. Department of Transportation will be accepted under one application, Transportation Secreta...
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On Monday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded nearly $1.7 billion in infrastructure grants to 130 projects in 46 states for the purchase of American...
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National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said she supports a proposal from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administra...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) awarded the MTA Metro-North Railroad two Gold Awards during its Rail Conference in Pittsburgh this month.
MTA Metro-North was recognized for t...
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On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced new proposed safety stan...
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At least half of U.S. property projects have included requests for converting existing office space, according to a U.S. Chamber of Commerce survey conducted in late 2022.
The results of the Futu...
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Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would diversify the racial and ethnic makeup of the American aviation industry.
The American Aviation Diversity Act would author...
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The American Trucking Association (ATA) told the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Monday that it is committed reducing heavy-duty truck emissions.
As part of its comments to the EPA’s ...
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The American Petroleum Institute (API), an organization representing the natural gas and oil industry, recently urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to modify a proposal for new tailpi...
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