The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced $3.18 billion in airport improvement grants this week -- something Airlines for America claims should render updates to the Passenger Facility C...
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The closer a metropolitan neighborhood is to public transit services, the higher their real estate value, according to a new report from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and the N...
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U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced the introduction of the Build Local, Hire Local Act (S. 2404) last week, pledging reformation of the way federally-funded infrastructure projects are handled. ...
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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) board of directors recently elected a president and vice president for the 2019-2020 term. Patrick McKenna, Missouri ...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently established the Women in Aviation Advisory Board. The board was established under the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 to provide independent advi...
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With the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) held up in Congress, the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) has come out in support of the agreement and publicly urged lawmakers to ...
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Gasoline prices in most of the country are either the same or less expensive than last week, according to AAA, with the national average at $2.65 a gallon. This is nine cents more expensive than S...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) made $396 million in grant funding for rail-related projects available this week as part of the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program. ...
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The operational rollout of the Automatic Dependent Surveillance -- Broadcast (ADS-B) system by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is now complete, giving air traffic controllers a new tool for ...
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The Infrastructure Working Group (IWG), a coalition of trade and labor organizations, recently sent a letter to Senate leaders urging bipartisan action to solve long-standing infrastructure deficits. ...
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The U.S. freight transportation system is under negative pressure, according to a new report released by the national transportation research nonprofit TRIP. The report, America’s Rolling Wareho...
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In September, U.S. railroad volumes dropped compared to last year, according to an Association of American Railroads (AAR) report. Container and trailer volume dropped 5.9 percent to 1.06 million ...
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In a Safety Recommendation Report issued this week, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) called for new requirements on seating and seat belt systems for limousines at the national level. ...
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U.S. Reps. Abby Finkenauer (D-IA) and Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced this week the Fixing America’s Bridges Act, which proposes the re-establishment of a federal funding program to aid repairs and r...
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An air carrier and operator certification was awarded to the unmanned aircraft system delivery company UPS Flight Forward by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this week. The company was app...
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A group of legislators in the House of Representatives introduced last week a bill meant to combat climate change and fund development through the introduction of a carbon emissions fee. While carb...
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U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) joined local leaders in Delaware last week for a biking and promotional tour of potential bike trails and lanes to bolster support for America's Transportation Infrastructu...
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The Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), recently testified before the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s aviation subcommittee on the importance of implementing ...
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) granted a repeal last week of a 103-year-old federal procurement rule that the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) filed a formal peti...
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During the second quarter of this year, Americans took more than 2.5 billion passenger trips on public transportation, an 11 million trip increase from 2018, according to an American Public Transporta...
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