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Florida residents urged to check vehicles for Takata airbags

By Melina Druga  |   June 11, 2018   |   News

South Florida community leaders and Heidi King, deputy administrator for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), recently urged Florida residents to check their vehicle identificat...

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Austin launches transportation data hub

By Melina Druga  |   June 8, 2018   |   News

Austin Transportation recently launched a Data and Performance Hub designed to provide real-time data about signal operations in the city. The information is available to the public, and new data ...

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Memphis awarded $71 mln federal grant to fight congestion issues

By Chris Galford  |   June 8, 2018   |   Featured

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently awarded a $71 million federal transportation grant to the city of Memphis, Tennessee in efforts to cut congestion on freight-critical Lamar Avenu...

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Michigan DOT to test V2I technology on buses along public highway

By Chris Galford  |   June 8, 2018   |   News

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced this week that vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) technology is being tested on a section of M-97 (Groesbeck Highway) in Macomb County, Stat...

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Ford teaming up with Pittsburgh on crowdsourced mobility projects for the city

By Chris Galford  |   June 7, 2018   |   News

A new collaboration between the Ford Motor Co. and Pittsburgh is joining public and private partners in the launch of a crowdsourcing platform for the city, with the goal of improving its mobility. ...

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GAMA, AIA push for Senate to consider multiyear FAA authorization

By Chris Galford  |   June 7, 2018   |   Air

After advancement by the House, proponents of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization are pressing Senate leadership for action -- action which has been lacking since 2012. That year ...

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US travel in April increases 3.6 percent

By Melina Druga  |   June 7, 2018   |   Federal

Travel to and within the United States in April increased 3.6 percent year-over-year, according to the U.S. Travel Association, marking the 100th consecutive month of growth. Business travel contr...

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CN reaches new collective agreement for 475 locomotive engineers in Illinois

By Chris Galford  |   June 6, 2018   |   News

The locomotive engineers of CN Illinois Central are officially operating under a new contract that will see their wages and benefits improve from now through Dec. 31, 2019. A bargaining agreement w...

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Michigan DOT launches $8 million challenge for inclusive transportation ideas

By Chris Galford  |   June 6, 2018   |   News

As the state of Michigan embraces an autonomous vehicle future, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) issued a call for projects for the $8 Million Michigan Mobility Challenge. The chall...

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Governments should use caution when privatizing airports, IATA warns

By Melina Druga  |   June 6, 2018   |   Air

Governments need to use caution when considering the privatization of airports, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said at its annual general meeting this week. IATA members unanimo...

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DOT final rule lays out procedures for public-private sector investment

By Chris Galford  |   June 5, 2018   |   Federal

A new rule issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) last week established new procedures for the federal government to spur better involvement and inves...

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House Committee hearing considers potential insurance impacts of autonomous vehicles

By Chris Galford  |   June 5, 2018   |   Federal

The House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on House and Insurance recently held a hearing to consider the effects of the growing autonomous vehicle industry on U.S. insurance. Represent...

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FAA releases final environmental assessment on metroplex project

By Melina Druga  |   June 5, 2018   |   Air

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently released its final environmental assessment on the Cleveland/Detroit Metroplex project. The project will replace conventional air traffic control ...

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Majority of railroads on track for Positive Train Control implementation

By Melina Druga  |   June 4, 2018   |   Federal

During the first quarter of 2018, the commuter rail industry made progress in implementing positive train control (PTC), according to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). PTC is ...

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Georgia Transportation Funding Act accelerated project speed, growth

By Chris Galford  |   June 4, 2018   |   Featured

As Georgia considers means of addressing traffic congestion and growth, as well as improvements to transportation safety, the national transportation research group TRIP is calling back to a 2015 legi...

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Groundbreaking held for Newark train station

By Melina Druga  |   June 1, 2018   |   News

The Newark Regional Transportation Center (NRTC) recently held a groundbreaking ceremony on phase two of the construction of the new train station building. Delaware Gov. John Carney and U.S. Sen....

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Trade association applauds TSA wait times over Memorial Day weekend

By Melina Druga  |   June 1, 2018   |   Air

Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) recently applauded the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for minimizing checkpoint wait times at American airports over the Memorial Da...

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High-profile accidents erode public enthusiasm for autonomous vehicles

By Chris Galford  |   June 1, 2018   |   Featured

For an industry that has built itself on the promise of a more accident-free alternative to current transportation, deadly incidents involving self-driving cars run by Tesla and Uber are dangerous sys...

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Speakers at Chamber of Commerce event call for better infrastructure

By Melina Druga  |   May 31, 2018   |   Federal

Multiple speakers at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s sixth annual Global Supply Chain Summit emphasized the need to fund and build better transportation infrastructure -- an investment that would imp...

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Bill seeks to repair nation’s bridges

By Melina Druga  |   May 31, 2018   |   Featured

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) recently met with community and business leaders in Cincinnati to discuss the Bridge Investment Act. Brown introduced the bill in January. It would establish a compe...

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