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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently published details about the formula funding used to help communities maintain and operate trains, buses, and ferries.
A total of $14 billion will ...
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On Wednesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new proposed federal emission standards for vehicles, standards it said would accelerate the transition to clean-transportation. ...
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The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) recently awarded $30.1 million in fiscal year 2023 Local Freight Impact Fund grants to 13 municipalities and three counties to promote the safe move...
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On Monday, the Mississippi legislature voted to fund nearly $2 billion in state infrastructure projects through the Mississippi Department of Transportation.
MDOT received $1.5 billion earmark-fre...
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The proposed RIReady Municipal Road Fund Program in Gov. Dan McKee’s fiscal year 2024 budget would make available $20 million for bridge, road, and sidewalk projects on locally maintained city and t...
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On Tuesday, an event in Harrisburg, Pa., urged motorists to slow down and pay attention in work zones.
The event is part of National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW), which runs from April 17 to ...
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On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced it had awarded $21.15 million in federal grants to 64 communities to help them access federal funding for infrastructure projects.
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and Progress Rail and the Federal Railroad Administration will complete the third phase of a three-phase biofuel research project.
The ...
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and NASA recently entered into a five-year non-reimbursable Space Act agreement to collaborate on initiatives within the Port District’s airspace.
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U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Linda Sanchez (D-CA) announced Friday they had introduced legislation that would provide sellers of renewable natural gas used for transportation with a tax cre...
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Bipartisan legislation recently re-introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would establish a refundable income tax credit for qualified commercial truck drivers.
The Strengthening Supply Ch...
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On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced it would be launching a first-of-its-kind program to prevent wildlife-vehicle collisions and improve road safety.
The program, c...
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Washington, D.C., recently launched the 2023 PaveDC campaign, an annual District Department of Transportation (DDOT) campaign to eliminate all roads in poor condition by 2024.
This year’s plan is...
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On Monday, U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA) introduced legislation to expand air travel into rural America while reducing congestion at major airports.
Meuser introduced two bills – the Supporting Mi...
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Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would direct the U.S. Secretary of Transportation to create a federal grant program to increase racial and gender minority access and representation ...
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Philadelphia recently began construction on the Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Drive Bridge project, possible because of a $20.1 million investment from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Th...
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New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), serving 12 counties in Downstate New York, recently unveiled a new overpass in Garden City that will carry the Long Island Rail Road’s (LIRR...
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On Friday, Plug In America commended President Joe Biden’s administration for its work to make electric vehicles (EVs) accessible and affordable.
The non-profit organization of EV drivers said t...
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The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) recently announced it awarded $197.5 million in Illinois Competitive Freight Program funds to 22 projects that will improve freight movement.
The pr...
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On Thursday, as more than 120 U. S. Representatives called for Congress to fully fund public transit Capital Investment Grants (CIG), the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) said it agre...
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