A coalition of 42 organizations recently sent a letter to U.S. Senate leaders urging Congress to consider legislation reauthorizing federal surface transportation programs. The Fixing America's Sur...
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently issued a safety alert emphasizing the importance of properly managing low-altitude engine failures. The alert follows five crashes in which ...
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Legislation recently reintroduced in the U.S. House would support our national freight mobility network through investments in critical freight infrastructure. The Freight Infrastructure Reinvestme...
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As public spending on infrastructure declines, America will underinvest in its infrastructure by an estimated more than $2 trillion between 2016-2025, a new report from the American Society of Civil E...
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The Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), is advocating 2020 presidential candidates adopt the organization’s infrastructure policy proposal as a means of bolstering infrastructure and tr...
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently made available $9.3 million in research funding for innovative projects that can improve rail transit and bus operator safety. Of the total, $2 mil...
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Recently introduced legislation would expand the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program to cover all types of zero-emission vehicles and reform the loan-...
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Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) is urging congressional colleagues to swiftly adopt legislation designed to regulate and promote the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry. Walden recently shared thoughts on the...
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The Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee (STSAC) recently met to set priorities for the year. The priorities include measuring security effectiveness in surface transportation, impro...
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced it has upgraded its rating for the Portal North Bridge replacement project to medium-high. The upgrade means the project moves to the en...
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Seven U.S. senators have urged the Department of Transportation to ensure strong safety standards precede any new autonomous vehicle regulations or legislation. In a letter to Secretary of Transpor...
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Five members of Washington state’s delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives recently introduced legislation that would ensure medium-size cities receive federal funding for surface transporta...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently opened the Fiscal Year 2020 Phase I Solicitation for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants. USDOT is one of 11 federal agencies...
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Samuel Johnson, chief toll operations officer for the Transportation Corridor Agencies, took office last month as president of the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA). IBT...
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Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) officials recently participated in a congressional hearing focused on the trucking industry, offering a series of recommendations to enhance the ...
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The head of the American Trucking Associations recently addressed a congressional committee to outline industry priorities and identify steps lawmakers can take to address safety, job opportunities, a...
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Reps. Chris Pappas (D-NH), Dan Lipinski (D-IL) and Jared Huffman (D-CA) introduced last week a measure to help build connected, active-transportation routes they said would support community health an...
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Recently introduced legislation would invest $20 billion over five years to repair more than 47,000 structurally-deficient bridges nationwide. The bill also would streamline the bridge- repair pro...
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The industry trade organization Airlines for America (A4A) is espousing the benefits of the recent approval and publication of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) specification enabling environmentally ...
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The chairman of three U.S. House Committees recently released a framework for a five-year, $760 billion investment in infrastructure. The proposal increased the federal government’s role in addr...
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