Bicyclist fatalities have increased, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and if the United States wants to get those figures back down, federal and state actions will be requ...
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A group of 11 Democratic senators recently urged the Trump administration to reverse its decision to ban U.S. commercial flights flying from the United States to nine Cuban cities. The letter was ...
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In an effort to finalize extension funding for the Federal Way Link Extension project, the Washington Democratic congressional delegation has written Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, urging appro...
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Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House would transfer funds to West Virginia from states that are not spending their related funds. West Virginia would be permitted to use the funds in ...
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The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) recently released a whitepaper highlighting the challenges that growth in commercial space operations pose to the national airspace system, with an emph...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced last week that Runway Status Lights (RWSL), a new technology used to provide a direct warning to pilots about potential runway conflicts, is now ope...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) announced this week its support of an amendment proposed by U.S. Sens. Martha McSally (R-AZ) and Doug Jones (D-AL) to block an impending $1.2 bill...
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The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation recently questioned Robert Sumwalt, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chairman, on aviation safety and automated systems in comm...
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In recent years, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has taken steps to improve various areas of aviation and surface transportation security required under the TSA Modernization Act; how...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced Tuesday nearly $50 million in new initiatives meant to expand transportation access for low-income residents, older adults, and people with disabili...
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The U.S. House of Representatives advanced four bills Monday aimed at strengthening the nation’s infrastructure. The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure previously approved the bills....
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation Monday that ensures funds intended for harbor maintenance are used for that purpose. The Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund makes it easie...
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The Roadway Safety Foundation and the Federal Highway Administration recently presented seven outstanding highway safety projects with National Roadway Safety Awards. The biennial competition honor...
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Legislation introduced by U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) last week seeks greater aviation safety through enforcement of a series of...
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U.S. light-vehicle dealerships have an annual payroll of $66.6 billion, according to the National Automobile Dealers Association’s (NADA) midyear NADA Data 2019 report. Through the end of June, ...
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Larry Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, published an open letter to Congress this week urging passage of H.R. 2440 -- a bill that would reform the Harbor ...
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An additional $50 million in federal funding directed to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s annual operating costs would make the federal government pay its share for a transportat...
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In the United States, 75 percent of commercial vehicles run on diesel, 43 percent of which operate on near-zero-emissions diesel truck technologies, according to Diesel Technology Forum research. ...
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U.S. Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) reintroduced this week the American Aviator Act, which seeks grants for the extension of commercial flight training services for veterans. Th...
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public transit infrastructure cuts. The bipartisan Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Act 2020 reduces public transportation funding by $457 ...
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