New vehicle fuel economy for passenger cars is forecasted to increase 43 percent between 2015 and 2025, according the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) annual energy report. Econom...
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The Trump Administration’s 2018 budget proposal supports commercializing rest areas and allowing existing roads to be tolled. Under the proposal, private-sector businesses would be permitted to c...
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Gas prices in the United States are averaging $2.40 per gallon heading into Memorial Day weekend. That’s 10 cents more per gallon than last year, but the second-lowest rate since 2009. In a typic...
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U.S. Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL) recently reintroduced the Fair Allocation of Highway Funds Act, designed to allocate infrastructure funds to states more fairly. The Highway Trust Fund currently distri...
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German automaker Daimler AG recently announced that it is investing $562 million in its second lithium-ion battery factory for electric vehicles and stationary storage located in Kamenz, Germany. C...
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The private business sector of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) recently met with members of Congress and the U.S. Department of Transportation to advocate for the inclusion of pu...
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U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) recently reintroduced the National Interchange/Intersection Safety Construction Program (NIISCP) Act, designed to improve intersections and interchanges. More than half o...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently approved a motion to explore operating third-party electric-vehicle charging stations in the state. “I believe the future of this emergen...
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Representatives from the National League of Cities, the United States Conference of Mayors and the National Association of Counties, along with Congress members, recently gathered for a briefing and r...
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U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) recently joined a bipartisan group supporting the Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act. The bill would create a...
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U.S. investment firm Blackstone recently unveiled a plan to launch a $40 billion investment vehicle aimed at rebuilding the nation’s aging infrastructure, to be anchored by a $20 billion contributio...
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President Donald Trump recently signed the Modernizing Government Travel Act, which allows federal employees to use ridesharing services such as Lyft and Uber for reimbursable work-related travel. ...
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Democrats on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee recently introduced the Leading Infrastructure For Tomorrow’s America (LIFT America) Act, designed to provide five years of funding for infr...
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A bipartisan coalition recently introduced the Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act in the U.S. Senate, which would create an infrastructure finan...
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A study by the University of Illinois has found that communities with higher rates of mass transit have lower obesity rates. Sheldon Jacobson, a computer science professor from the University of Il...
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Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI) recently introduced a bill that would authorize an additional $2.75 billion annually for the repair or replacement of the nation’s more than 56,000 structurally deficient br...
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The Association of Global Automakers has named Steve Gehring as vice president of Vehicle Safety and Connected Automation. In the newly created position, Gehring will be in charge of efforts to inf...
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A bipartisan group recently called for infrastructure reform and robust government funding at an event kicking off the fifth annual Infrastructure Week. The event, held at Philadelphia Internationa...
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Repairing infrastructure in the United States would cost approximately $4.6 trillion, according to a report by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Deferred maintenance has led to 2 trillion ga...
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American Trucking Associations (ATA) is seeking submissions for the 10th annual Mike Russell Trucking Image Award. The award honors advocates for the trucking industry who spread a message of safety,...
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