The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced it will provide $180 million in grant funding for low- or no-emission vehicles and facilities via a Notice of F...
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Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) personnel recently espoused the benefits of positive train control (PTC) technology being operational on required freight and p...
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U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) introduced a measure they said is designed to address workplace safety for essential transportation workers ami...
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The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure advanced out of committee nearly $100 billion in aid as part of President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan. “By...
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U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), along with 45 other Congressmembers, are urging U.S. Transportation Secretary Pet Buttigieg to prioritize climate change in transportation ...
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U.S. Reps. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced legislation Tuesday encouraging the use of electric bicycles, or e-bikes. The Electric Bicycle Incentive Kickstart for the Env...
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U.S. Rep Peter DeFazio (D-OR), chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, said Tuesday that President Biden’s American Rescue Plan contains nearly $10 billion in aid for tran...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) applauded the House of Representative’s Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Budget Reconciliation Title, which provides $30 billi...
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U.S. Reps. Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Don Beyer (D-VA) have reintroduced a bill that would require several federal agencies to come together to develop a national aviation preparedness plan for any future...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg met with Amtrak officials, transit officials, and front-line transit and rail workers at Union Station Friday to discuss the Biden administration’s publi...
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A coalition of transit industry organizations is calling on Congress to provide the industry with $39.3 billion in relief in the next COVID relief bill. Led by the Metropolitan Transportation Auth...
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced this week that it will be extending the comment period on revisions to the “Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices” (MUTCD) 60 days until May...
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The International Air Transport Association's (IATA) full-year global passenger traffic results focusing on 2020 determined demand decreased by 65.9 percent compared to the full year of 2019. “La...
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Transportation groups say they look forward to working with Pete Buttigieg, President Biden’s Secretary of Transportation. Buttigieg, who was confirmed for the position on Tuesday by a vote of 8...
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Several congressional lawmakers on Capitol Hill are on board with plans by President Joe Biden to use millions of construction, skilled trades and engineering workers to rebuild the nation’s deterio...
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U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA) introduced last week a package of transportation bills that would direct federal funds to local transportation projects, address transportation safety, and set a zero-e...
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U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) has reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would allow aviation manufacturers to get relief if their workforce is at risk of being furloughed due to the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf urged his states’ Congressional Delegation to prioritize critical infrastructure need as a part of any new COVID-19 stimulus or infrastructure package on Friday. In a ...
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Airline industry trade group Airlines for America (A4A) has joined a coalition of other aviation-related groups in applauding the White House’s mask-wearing mandates but condemning the idea of pre-f...
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The Rebuild Rural Coalition has forwarded correspondence to the Biden administration advocating efforts to address the needs of rural infrastructure in related legislative proposals. The Rebuild Ru...
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