A new independent economic analysis of public transit agencies has found that the industry faces a projected $39.3 billion shortfall through 2023 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Accord...
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New forecasts from Airports Council International (ACI) World predict that the aviation industry could collapse without government policy support and assistance. ACI World’s recent COVID-19 impa...
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U.S. Reps. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Garrett Graves (R-La.) introduced a bill Wednesday that would incentivize airports to complete runway and other projects quickly as a way to save taxpayer money. ...
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Financial projections released by an airport trade group show that U.S. airports will lose at least $17 billion due to the pandemic. A Jan. 14 report from the Airports Council International – No...
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A new report finds that combining public transit with new mobility services will further mobility options for a wider segment of the American population than ever before. The report from the Natio...
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Road to Zero, Toward Zero Deaths, Vision Zero Network, and Families for Safe Streets recently joined 74 partner organizations and individuals seeking to eliminate roadway death by 2050. The four gr...
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The electric transportation advocacy organization Plug In America is advocating the Biden administration commit 100 percent of new cars and trucks would have a plug by the decade's end. The proposa...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced the funding opportunity for more than $19.6 million in grants for small shipyards across the country. As part of...
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Pete Buttigieg, President Joe Biden’s nominee for Secretary of Transportation, appeared headed toward easy confirmation Thursday as senators from both parties praised him during a hearing in the U.S...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Tuesday that it would provide $15.8 million in funding to 37 projects that support transit agencies during the ...
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The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced Friday that it commends the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) launch of the Dynamic Regulatory System (DRS). The DRS is a co...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released its “Hyperloop Standards Desk Review” on Friday. A document that aims to assess hyperloop standard development status, the desk review is a...
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California, Ohio, and Texas are slated to receive grant funds totaling $1.3 million through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to ad...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued its final rule on driverless vehicle safety standards. The new rule, NHTSA said, would modernize Fed...
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President-Elect Joe Biden’s emergency COVID-19 response plan will include $20 billion for hard-hit public transit agencies. The plan, called the American Rescue Plan, released Thursday, would in...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Monday that a total of $14 billion in federal funding would be allocated to the nation’s public transportatio...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Monday that it had released its “Automated Vehicles Comprehensive Plan” (AVCP), which lays out the department’s multimodal strategy towards ...
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is seeking comments from the public on its publication “Cybersecurity Best Practices for the Safety of Modern Vehicles” submitted to the Federal ...
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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) personnel said a recently signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) strengthens the commercial space activ...
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U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) officials said the agency has determined the 13 topics expected to be featured in this year’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program Fiscal Year ...
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