The U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently opened the application period for the agency’s Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning pilot program. A total of $10 million will be aw...
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In response to a letter sent by a dozen governors to President Joe Biden urging the administration to set standards for the transportation industry, the Sierra Club on Wednesday said it applauds the m...
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MTA will test battery-operated railcars on the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) in a pilot program on the railroad’s Oyster Bay branch, officials said Monday. MTA LIRR President Phillip Eng announced...
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Twelve Republican members of the House of Representatives recently sent a letter to Pete Buttigieg, Department of Transportation (DOT) secretary, expressing concern over federal funding for California...
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Although President Joe Biden’s $2.7 trillion American Jobs Plan proposes paying for infrastructure investments through corporate tax hikes, a panel of transportation specialists said user-based fees...
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The city of Lynn, Mass. got its first-ever bus lane, as well as a network of bike lanes, as part of a series of quick-build multimodal road treatments, the city, MassDOT and MBTA announced Thursday. ...
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Five mayors from Midwest states urged the U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to expand federal investment in passenger rail and extend Amtrak rail services to better connect th...
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The chances of a reauthorization of the FAST Act appeared diminished Thursday when 11 of 12 Democrat senators on the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee backed the bill but just a...
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The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Public Transportation Advisory Committee recently approved 119 projects totaling more than $211 million for fiscal year 2021-23. Funding will be divid...
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U.S. Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ) met with President Joe Biden on Monday to discuss the importance of the Gateway Program, as well as the American Jobs Plan and investing in America’s infrastruc...
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The L.A. County Metro Board awarded Sepulveda Transit Corridor Partners – Bechtel (STCP) a $69.9 million pre-development contract to create a rail transit solution running from the San Fernando Vall...
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Amtrak passenger rail service and inter-city bus service will resume in Vermont on July 19. Service was suspended on March 26, 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 state of emergency. The state’s re...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Office of Public-Private Partnerships (P3) is accepting unsolicited proposals from the private sector for transportation projects now through Ap...
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The National Transportation Safety Board released its “Most Wanted” list of safety recommendations Monday without one key component – positive train control. The removal comes not from the d...
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Joining Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced that the Commonwealth has finalized agreements with Amtrak, CSX, and Virginia Railway Express to invest i...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Monday a total of $30.5 billion in federal funding would be available for the nation’s public transportation ...
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A new report from the Reason Foundation says that public transportation may never return to its pre-COVID-19 pandemic service levels. The pandemic has changed not only the behavior of individuals ...
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In order to pay for President Joe Biden’s $3 trillion infrastructure package, Congress will have to look at new ways methods to raise capital, including public-private partnerships and Vehicle Miles...
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U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, identified her priorities for infrastructure during a hearing on surface transportation Wednesd...
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U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) introduced legislation in both houses of Congress Tuesday to provide for permanent federal funding for Amtrak. The bill, the In...
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