Ridership on public transportation grew 2.2 percent nationally during the third quarter compared to the same quarter of 2018, according to an American Public Transportation Association (APTA) report. ...
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Seeking to deter impaired driving around the holidays, Lyft and the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) recently awarded nearly $100,000 in grant funds and ride credits to five State Highway S...
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Four Georgia agencies recently signed an agreement that will streamline the approval process for historic preservation during highway construction. The agreement covers all types of transportation...
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Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) announces near completion of U.S. 52 in Dubuque. The $168 million project is a 6.1-mile, four-lane divided freeway that will link the Dubuque Technolog...
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The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) announced this week that a $1.4 million replacement project for the culverts of Allegany County has been completed. Work covered State Route...
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The 12 finalists for the Austin City:One challenge were recently chosen by the contest steering committee, opening a $100,000 opportunity for them to test and deploy mobility improvement proposals in ...
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A new report from AAA notes that the national gas price average is slowly falling, with increases at the pump presently in a distinct minority of states. Over the last month, the national average h...
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International inbound travel to the United States is forecasted to grow at 2.4 percent annually through 2023, which is half of the global travel rate of 4.8 percent, according to the U.S. Travel Assoc...
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A new bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) last week -- the Preventing Opioid and Drug Impairment in Transportation Act (S. 2979) -- seeks new drug testing requirements for the U.S. Depart...
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently issued a report containing 22 safety recommendations regarding bicycle safety, which include blind-spot detection systems, collision avoidance ...
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A ruling from the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has allowed an American Trucking Associations (ATA) lawsuit against a Rhode Island truck-only toll to move forward in federal court. The ATA, wh...
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The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced last week that replacement work finished six months early on Oxford Street Bridge in Providence, R.I. The early completion of the pr...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) Public-Private Transportation Partnerships (P3) Board recently approved the reconstruction of a 4.5-mile section of I-81 near Wilkes-Barre i...
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West Virginia sold $600 million in General Obligation State Road Bonds, Series 2019 A, on Tuesday, generating more than $746.5 million in proceeds, with a premium of $146.5 million. The funds will...
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In an effort to increase funding to the state’s transportation system, Oregon will implement the second of four planned increases to its gas tax on Jan. 1, 2020, kicking off the new year with a 2 ce...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program recently awarded Illinois more than $25 million in funding to replace and rehabilitate buses and facilities. Tw...
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In an effort to improve safety at highway-rail grade crossings, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would require all states an...
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The recently introduced Toll Credit Marketplace Act would allow states to sell toll credits for revenue that would be used toward match requirements on federally funded highway and transit projects. ...
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New York state recently installed an additional 268 electronic message boards and traffic cameras along major traffic corridors. The state Department of Transportation installed and activated 143 ...
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Responding to an application by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has granted the state agency $16.2 million for vehicle replacement. ...
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