U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) introduced a measure they said is designed to address workplace safety for essential transportation workers ami...
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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced the New Jersey Department of Transportation would fund 10 grants totaling more than $29 million for rail freight projects. As part of the state’s Rail Freig...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) applauded the House of Representative’s Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Budget Reconciliation Title, which provides $30 billi...
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Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH) announced this week that he will outline the New Hampshire Infrastructure Roadmap as a means of highlighting infrastructure priorities he is slated to advocate for in this ses...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg met with Amtrak officials, transit officials, and front-line transit and rail workers at Union Station Friday to discuss the Biden administration’s publi...
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Sound Transit, the public transit agency serving the Seattle, Wash., metropolitan area, said construction on each of the three Northgate Link Extension stations is now substantially completed. "Thi...
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A coalition of transit industry organizations is calling on Congress to provide the industry with $39.3 billion in relief in the next COVID relief bill. Led by the Metropolitan Transportation Auth...
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A new study from John Hopkins University has found that faster commuter trains between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. could positively impact Baltimore’s economy. Part of the University’s “2...
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Several congressional lawmakers on Capitol Hill are on board with plans by President Joe Biden to use millions of construction, skilled trades and engineering workers to rebuild the nation’s deterio...
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U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA) introduced last week a package of transportation bills that would direct federal funds to local transportation projects, address transportation safety, and set a zero-e...
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Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) officials said the agency's recently released Fiscal Year 2020 (FY 2020) Accountability and Investment Report examines funding, performance measures, operat...
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A new independent economic analysis of public transit agencies has found that the industry faces a projected $39.3 billion shortfall through 2023 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Accord...
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The Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has earmarked $581,201 for the Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) to research COVID-19 public transit safety. The ...
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The Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Highway Administration (FHA) have earmarked a $19.7 million federal grant for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to upgrade nine rail gr...
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The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) said four counties have received a combined $1 million in U.S. Department of Transportation funds to advance varied transportation projects. Tran...
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As part of its effort to transform Northeast Corridor train travel, Amtrak announced Friday that it is currently accepting letters of interest from those who want to partner with the organization. ...
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A new report finds that combining public transit with new mobility services will further mobility options for a wider segment of the American population than ever before. The report from the Natio...
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced Thursday that, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, it was able to meet a host of performance measures on New York City Transit, Metro-North Railroa...
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Pete Buttigieg, President Joe Biden’s nominee for Secretary of Transportation, appeared headed toward easy confirmation Thursday as senators from both parties praised him during a hearing in the U.S...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Tuesday that it would provide $15.8 million in funding to 37 projects that support transit agencies during the ...
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