The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Friday that it would take additional action to improve access to grant funding and provide relief from some reg...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced Friday that it has issued a final rule modernizing brake safety standards. The new rule would extend the a...
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With Congress and the president only funding surface transportation through September 2021, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) has issued a report urging Congress to reform how surface transpo...
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House committee leaders applauded the passage of the Bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2020 on Tuesday. U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure ...
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On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of the Interior announced the Arlington Memorial Bridge renovations were completed. The three-year, $227 million project wa...
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Airlines for America (A4A) officials said the organization supports the U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) revision of its Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) regulations regarding service animal a...
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Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) President and CEO Todd Spencer recently forwarded correspondence to President-elect Joe Biden, outlining policy priorities supporting small-busin...
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The Alliance for Automotive Innovation recently released its automated vehicle (AV) guidance, which offers a series of regulatory and policy harmonizing recommendations. The "Policy Roadmap to Adva...
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Part of a bipartisan, bicameral $908 billion COVID-19 stimulus bill would provide $45 billion for transportation. The bill, created by the 25 Democrats and 25 Republicans who make up The Problem S...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced Tuesday the department has made preparations to enable the immediate mass shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine. “The Department has laid the g...
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On Monday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced it awarded nearly $1.4 million in grant money to six projects in six states. The Real-Ti...
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U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Rick Larsen (D-WA), Chair of the Subcommittee on aviation, want the U.S. General Accountability ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced Friday that it had issued a final rule on its definitions for the terms “unfair” and “deceptive” when it comes to aviation consumer prot...
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Amtrak officials maintain that funding is needed to continue focusing on improving future intercity passenger rail service in the wake of the carrier meeting the challenges presented by the COVID-19 p...
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U.S. Reps. Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ) and Michael C. Burgess (R-TX) introduced last week a bill aimed at growing the electric vehicle jobs. The bill, H.R. 8807, the Electric Vehicle Mobility Area Pla...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) said its recently released Pedestrian Safety Action Plan seeks to address the reduction of pedestrian injuries and fatalities on America’s roads. “...
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The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) is espousing the benefits of a pair of EU-U.S. Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement annexes regarding Cooperation in the Regulation of Civil Aviati...
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Amtrak officials are espousing the benefits of a federal measure designed to provide equality to rail workers by ending the worker benefits sequester. Per Amtrak personnel, the Railroad Employee Eq...
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The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is soliciting public feedback regarding the automated driving systems (ADS) framework. The NHTSA sa...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) maintains recent study findings determined 77 percent of voters want to see emergency funding for public transportation. The APTA said the Firs...
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