Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure
April 24, 2024
Via: Transportation TodayRepublican members of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee are urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deny the California Air Resource Board’s (CARB’s) authorization request to establish new standards on railroad operations. Committee Chairman U.S. Rep. Sam Graves […]
Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure
April 19, 2024
Via: Transportation TodayThe Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will be awarding $316 million in grants to support and modernize passenger ferry service. Grants will be awarded through three programs. A total of $49 million will be awarded through the Electric or Low Emitting […]
Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure
April 1, 2024
Via: Transportation TodayOn Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced it was accepting applications for $5.1 billion in discretionary grants programs. The grants for regionally or nationally significant infrastructure projects would come from three major discretionary grant programs, but the application process […]
Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure
March 18, 2024
Via: Fox NewsThe Biden administration is expected this week to finalize highly anticipated regulations targeting gas-powered vehicle tailpipe emissions, considered the tip of the spear in its efforts to electrify the transportation sector. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is slated to issue […]
Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure
February 23, 2024
Via: Fox NewsThe state of Florida is set to crack down on life in the fast lane. The Florida legislature has passed a bill that would ban motorists from cruising in the left lane of highways, sending it to Gov. Ron DeSantis […]
Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure
February 20, 2024
Via: Washington's Top NewsThe Biden administration announced Tuesday that it is distributing another $5.8 billion for water infrastructure projects around the country, paid for by one of its key legislative victories. The new allocations will go to projects in all 50 states, bringing […]
Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure
February 6, 2024
Via: Washington's Top NewsThe new chief of the Federal Aviation Administration says the agency will use more people to monitor aircraft manufacturing and hold Boeing accountable for any violations of safety regulations. FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker is expected to face a barrage of […]
Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure
February 5, 2024
Via: Transportation TodayThe Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently awarded Philadelphia $19.3 million in Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) funding for seven safety projects. The ASE pilot program was created in 2018. Gov. Josh Shapiro made it permanent in January. The Philadelphia Parking […]
Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure
January 25, 2024
Via: Washington's Top NewsThe last time President Joe Biden visited Superior, Wisconsin, he warned of the danger posed by the deteriorating John A. Blatnik Memorial Bridge — pointing out the decades-old corrosion that had weakened the overpass connecting the two port cities in […]
Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure
January 19, 2024
Via: Fox NewsMississippi lawmakers on Thursday gave broad, bipartisan approval to state incentives for a factory that will manufacture batteries for electric vehicles — a project that promises 2,000 jobs with an average salary of about $66,000. After legislators voted, Republican Gov. […]
Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure
January 11, 2024
Via: Transportation TodayCalifornia recently launched Build.ca.gov, a website to highlight statewide investments in infrastructure. The state anticipates it will invest $180 billion in state and federal infrastructure funds over the next 10 years. The website showcases individual projects and highlights how investments […]
Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure
January 11, 2024
Via: ArsTechnicaThe federal government’s Joint Office of Energy and Transportation announced on Thursday $632 million in grants to fund clean vehicle infrastructure. Twenty-two states along with Puerto Rico will be the recipients of this first round of funding from the $2.5 […]
Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure
December 22, 2023
Via: Government ExecutiveA national survey of more than 13,000 air travelers in 16 U.S. airports administered by the Transportation Security Administration indicates that 93% of travelers are satisfied with their passenger experience at security checkpoints. The survey — the first TSA has […]
Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure
December 20, 2023
Via: Government ExecutiveThe federal government issued new road design standards Tuesday for the first time in 14 years, and Biden administration officials say the long-delayed manual will make roads safer for walkers, cyclists and even motorists on crowded streets. The latest edition […]
Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure
December 8, 2023
Via: Washington's Top NewsPresident Joe Biden is heading to Las Vegas to showcase $8.2 billion in funding for 10 major passenger rail projects across the country, including to spur work on high-speed, electric train routes that could one day link Nevada and California, […]
Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure
December 5, 2023
Via: Fox NewsMaryland Gov. Wes Moore’s administration is proposing roughly $3.3 billion in wide-ranging cuts for the state’s six-year transportation spending plan, which is facing inflationary pressures as traditional revenue sources haven’t kept up with costs, the state’s transportation secretary said Tuesday. […]
Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure
December 1, 2023
Via: Washington's Top NewsThe Biden administration proposed new rules Friday that could make it harder for electric vehicles to qualify for a full $7,500 federal tax credit, complicating efforts to meet President Joe Biden’s goal that half of new passenger vehicles sold in […]
Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure
November 30, 2023
Via: Washington's Top NewsMost U.S. cities would have to replace lead water pipes within 10 years under strict new rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency as the Biden administration moves to reduce lead in drinking water and prevent public health crises like […]
Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure
November 28, 2023
Via: ArsTechnicaPity the poor car dealers. After making record profits in the wake of the pandemic and the collapse of just-in-time inventory chains, they’re now complaining that selling electric vehicles is too hard. Almost 4,000 dealers from around the United States […]
Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure
November 27, 2023
Via: Government ExecutiveThe Biden administration is moving ahead with a controversial proposal to require states and metropolitan planning organizations to track the amount of greenhouse gases produced by their road networks, and to set goals to reduce that pollution. “Every state has […]