Recently introduced bipartisan legislation would promote the research and development of alcohol-detection technology as well as require the technology’s implementation in new motor vehicles. The...
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Federal lawmakers gathered in Washington, D.C. this week in a call of support for evolving mass transit technology to benefit the United States -- namely, hyperloop technology. U.S. Reps. Troy Bald...
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The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) reported nearly $233 million in savings for fiscal year 2018-2019, freeing those funds for the maintenance and rehabilitation of state highways. ...
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Bipartisan legislation introduced last week seeks to expand flight-training services and opportunities for veterans to become commercial airline pilots and ensure there are enough qualified pilots. ...
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The Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), a coalition of 33 unions, recently released a report examining the business models of companies like Uber, Lyft, and Via. The coalition determin...
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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 Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) recently received $26.6 million in Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) year-end funds. The money will be used to underwrite the $100 million Inters...
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The Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) has revived its grassroots pedestrian safety initiative statewide to coincide with Pedestrian Safety Month. Pedestrian street teams will be aboard Delawa...
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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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Work is slated to begin on one of its first Rebuild Illinois projects in early 2020, bringing construction to seven miles of Interstate 255, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDO...
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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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U.S. Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) wrote to Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Administrator Nicole Nasin last week asking for updates on improvements the organization has und...
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U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) is urging her constituents to take advantage of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) new Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES)...
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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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Every day, there are more than 26,000 truck trips made in Minnesota, yet there are only 4,846 available truck parking spaces, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). The 20...
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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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The respective Departments of Transportation in Missouri and Illinois received top honors this week in a competition sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently launched the Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES) Initiative, designed to address transportation needs in rural Ameri...
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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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