On Friday, President Joe Biden signed the Surface Transportation Extension Act, which would extend funding for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s surface transportation programs through Oct. 31...
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently urged Amtrak and the Federal Railroad Administration to stop using “train approach warning” as the sole method of on-track safety in areas ...
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While New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has avoided fiscal disaster brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s not in the clear yet, a new report from the New York State Comptr...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently released a Request for Information (RFI) soliciting public input on potential transit worker safety mitigations. ...
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Amtrak Northeast Regional Route 51 recently launched, connecting downtown Richmond, Va., to Washington D.C. The new route is the first under Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s Transforming Rail in Vir...
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As the U.S. House of Representatives moves to consider the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), President Joe Biden’s infrastructure investment plan, Senate Republicans and more than 100 i...
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently awarded the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) a $99.9 million grant through the Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Progr...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Friday it had provided a packages of loans worth up to $3.84 billion to the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) for six...
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U.S. Rep. Donald Payne (D- NJ) urged the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to make the Hudson River Tunnel project’s financial plan a top priority so construction can begin on the project soon. ...
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Amtrak and Plenary Infrastructure Philadelphia (PIP) recently closed on a lease and development agreement concerning the restoration and renovation of the nearly 500,000-square-feet William H. Gray II...
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A coalition of business and travel industry leaders advocates a return to business travel in the United States, stating that doing so would accelerate the country’s economic recovery and create jobs...
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The Iowa Transportation Commission recently approved $1.5 million through the state Public Transit Infrastructure Grant Fund to fund six public transit projects statewide. The fund, made available ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Tuesday it would make $25 million in funding available to help public transportation agencies return to service...
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Amtrak recently released proposed enhancements to the Northeast Corridor, including Pennsylvania. A total of 1.8 million riders rode the Keystone and Pennsylvanian routes during fiscal year 2019. ...
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The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee recently introduced legislation creating $10 billion in competitive grants for public transit, a bill supported by the American Public Transp...
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South Carolina’s Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers issued their first state report card Wednesday, giving the state’s infrastructure a cumulative D+. The grade falls below the...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) released its annual Public Transportation Fact Book on Thursday, detailing the national aggregate statistical data for all aspects of the public t...
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Transportation for America, an advocacy organization comprising local, regional and state leaders, recently released six recommendations to help the Biden Administration provide rural Americans with r...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration announced Tuesday that it would be providing $2.2 billion in competitive grant funding for transit systems with additional pand...
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Massachusetts Transportation Secretary and CEO Jamey Tesler and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority General Manager Steve Poftak joined community and business members in the Thea and James M. S...
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