Study examines NC FAST initiative
A trio of North Carolina entities maintain recently released cooperative study findings determined the proposed Freeway And Street-based Transit (FAST) network would yield a variety of benefits. Re...
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Federal funds allocated to Virginia DOT initiatives
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has been awarded a pair of federal grants totaling more than $4.5 million to bolster safety, improve congestion and incident management. Officials s...
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Seattle council sends transportation funding to voters
Seattle’s City Council voted earlier this week to send a transit funding measure to that city’s voters in November. After a lengthy debate, the council voted unanimously to let voters decide w...
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APTA gathers public transportation leaders on need for COVID-19 relief funding
While the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted most sectors, the public transportation industry has taken a particularly heavy blow, and that fact spurred the American Public Transportation Association (APT...
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Researchers to look at how COVID-19 affects transit workers physically and mentally
Researchers at New York University’s School of Global Public Health will be studying the effects the COVID-19 pandemic had on the physical and mental health on New York transit workers. Working ...
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U.S. DOT announces $851 million loan for New England train project
The U.S. Department of Transportation will provide the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) with a $851.15 million loan, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said Tuesday. The lo...
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Illinois earmarks funds for roads, bridges
Illinois state officials say $21.3 billion has been earmarked via the Rebuild Illinois capital plan as a means of enhancing roads and bridges over the next six years. "Illinois remains a hub for co...
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Steel groups urge Congress to include infrastructure in next stimulus package
Major domestic steel industry groups on Monday called on Congress to significantly fund state departments of transportation during the next phase of COVID-19 stimulus legislation. Members of The Am...
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Caltrans unveils Freight Mobility Plan
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) officials said its California Freight Mobility Plan 2020, unveiled on Monday, would enhance efforts to move goods throughout the state more efficient...
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USDOT announces $90B in savings due to regulatory reforms
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced Thursday it had saved $90 billion in regulatory costs due to regulatory reform efforts by the Trump administration. Since 2017, USDOT has se...
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Measure targets high speed rail safety
Two Florida legislators have introduced a bill designed to bolster pedestrian, motorist, and resident safety along the state’s east coast high-speed rail corridor. Reps. Brian Mast (R-FL) and Bil...
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House Appropriations approves $10B for Amtrak
The House Appropriations Committee announced on Wednesday that the fiscal year 2021 transportation bill would include $10 billion for Amtrak. The measure, approved by a vote of 30 to 22, would pro...
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Sacramento Regional Transit gets $100M grant from FTA
Sacramento Regional Transit (SacRT) will receive a $100 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration to help keep the transit organization going during the COVID-19 pandemic, Rep. Doris Matsu...
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MARTA uses electrostatic sprayers to improve cleaning in advance of increase in service
In preparation for an increase in service frequency and ridership, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will implement using electrostatic sprayers to more easily and effectively c...
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Transportation organizations tout North America free trade agreement
Association of American Railroads (AAR) and Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) officials are supporting the recently operational United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). â...
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Bill would provide billions for Northeast corridor, Rep. Payne, Jr. says
Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-NJ) said his bill, the Moving Forward Act, would bring at least $7.6 billion for rail projects along the Northeast Corridor into New Jersey. Payne co-sponsored the legisl...
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Amtrak initiates rail capacity expansion project
Amtrak officials said construction has begun to increase rail capacity at Washington Union Station in Washington, DC, which serves as the nation’s second-busiest terminal. “Washington Union Sta...
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US DOT issues final natural gas transporting rule
The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued its final rule authorizing the bulk transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail. The...
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Caltrans awards transportation project funds
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) officials said the agency has awarded more than $21 million in state and federal funds to bolster statewide transportation offerings. The Sustaina...
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Philadelphia Amtrak station developer selected
Plenary Infrastructure Philadelphia (PIP) has been selected to form a master development partnership that will result in the renovation of the William H. Gray III 30th Street Amtrak Station. Amtrak...
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