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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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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