Transportation: Page 5


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    Congressional subcommittee debates value of federal road safety regulations

    A Republican member of Congress criticized the Biden administration’s “onerous regulatory agenda,” but one advocate argued inconveniences may be necessary to make road safety a priority.

    By July 25, 2024
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    Micromobility ridership up 16% in US cities in 2023

    Even as shared bike and scooter rides continue to grow, affordability and limited city resources threaten future success, according to a new National Association of City Transportation Officials report.

    By July 24, 2024
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Smart Cities Dive

    From worsening climate change to a shifting transportation landscape and the housing affordability crisis, cities have their work cut out for them.

    By Smart Cities Dive staff
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    How cities are using Biden’s $4.3B climate pollution reduction grants

    The grants “put local governments in the driver’s seat to develop climate solutions,” a federal official said. Cities and counties plan to use the money for electrification, bike-sharing, solar power and more.

    By July 23, 2024
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    US House appropriations bill would slash DOT grants by $2B in FY2025

    House Republicans set out their priorities for transportation funding but acknowledge that the November election’s outcome will likely decide future spending.

    By July 22, 2024
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    US attorneys aim to protect state emissions targets rule

    The federal government seeks to instate a 2023 Federal Highway Administration regulation after lower courts dealt blows to the policy.

    By David Taube • July 19, 2024
  • A blue New York City transit bus marked "clean-energy bus" travels along the curb lane under a sign for Fifth Avenue, with trees in the background.
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    New York MTA sued for alleged cuts to bus service

    A New York state judge issued a temporary restraining order Thursday ordering the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to restore service that existed prior to July 12.

    By July 19, 2024
  • Sun sets in the clouds over the Interstate Bridge across the Columbia River, which connects Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington.
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    DOT rolls out $5B in bridge infrastructure grants

    The grants will fund 13 economically significant projects to address traffic and freight bottlenecks.

    By Colin Campbell • July 18, 2024
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    Cities are paying this robotaxi company to work with them

    May Mobility operates self-driving vehicles to fill gaps in service and provide more accessible options for wheelchair users.

    By July 18, 2024
  • Penn Station Partners, Amtrak’s redevelopment group, placed the project on hold
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    Construction project abandonments surge

    Developers are also delaying jobs, including Amtrak’s $175 million redevelopment of Baltimore’s Penn Station.

    By Sebastian Obando • July 17, 2024
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    $607M in US DOT grants available for reconnecting communities

    This will be the final round of grants under the Biden administration's pilot program to restore neighborhoods split by highways and other transportation infrastructure.

    By July 17, 2024
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    House GOP looks at transportation regulations in light of Chevron doctrine ruling

    Chairs of the Transportation and Infrastructure and House Oversight and Accountability committees asked three Cabinet leaders to compile information dating back to Jan. 20, 2021.

    By July 16, 2024
  • Eight bicycles docked at a station under trees next to a sidewalk.
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    Bike-sharing’s future in Houston is uncertain after system shutdown

    The local transit agency was supposed to build a new bike-sharing system before the city’s old one shut down. It didn't, and nobody knows what will happen next.

    By Michael Brady • July 16, 2024
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    3 strategies to decarbonize transportation: US DOT report

    To meet U.S. greenhouse gas emissions targets under the Paris Agreement, the Transportation Department says the U.S. must reduce transportation emissions to near zero.

    By July 15, 2024
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    What US transit agencies worry most about right now

    Ridership, traffic congestion, finances, safety and transitioning bus fleets to cleaner fuels were were top of mind for transit agency leaders in a Keolis survey released today.

    By July 11, 2024
  • A 40-foot, battery-powered electric bus drives along a street on February 02, 2023 in Miami, Florida.
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    FTA awards nearly $1.5B for cleaner transit buses

    Projects in 117 communities received grants for low- or no-emission bus purchases and upgrades to bus facilities.

    By July 10, 2024
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    US high-speed rail projects: The latest news

    Siemens Mobility will build Brightline West’s 220-mph train sets at a new facility in upstate New York, the companies announced Sept. 9.

    By Updated Sept. 13, 2024
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    5 recommendations for high-speed rail success

    Decades of efforts to establish true high-speed rail in the U.S. “have not produced the desired outcomes,” a study from New York University’s Marron Institute of Urban Management says.

    By July 9, 2024
  • Men and women with shovels in front of a sign reading "President Joe Biden - Investing in America."
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    New Virginia-North Carolina intercity passenger rail line starts construction

    Trains could run at up to 110 mph along portions of the route connecting two of the busiest train stations in the Southeast.

    By July 8, 2024
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    FTA offers $1.9M in grants for tech that improves riders’ public transportation experience

    New payment methods, demand-responsive service and creative financing are among the types of projects that might qualify for a Federal Transit Administration grant program.

    By July 3, 2024
  • A rendering shows the design of a new green railroad bridge over the Connecticut River.
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    Amtrak awards $1.3B bridge contract along Northeast Corridor

    The railway span will replace a 117-year-old structure and allow a 55% increase in maximum speeds for Amtrak trains.

    By Joe Bousquin • July 3, 2024
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    DOT awards $1.8B in transportation infrastructure grants

    Nearly 150 road, rail, transit and port projects will receive discretionary grant funds from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity, or RAISE, program.

    By July 2, 2024
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    Pedestrian traffic deaths declined in 2023 but remain above pre-pandemic levels

    Cities in Texas and California were among those seeing increases in pedestrian deaths from 2020 to 2022, the Governors Highway Safety Association said.

    By July 1, 2024
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    Lack of affordable electric vehicles will limit widespread US adoption until at least 2028: BofA

    Analysts at Bank of America and Bloomberg say U.S. EV penetration rates are slowing and are unlikely to reach 30% by 2030.

    By Robert Walton • June 27, 2024
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    What US mayors want from the next president, Congress

    The creation of a first-ever city mental health block grant, affordable housing investments and gun safety legislation are among the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ requests.

    By June 27, 2024
  • NY MTA board votes to defer congestion pricing plan until everyone agrees on it

    Board members acknowledged that without the agreement of the state and city transportation departments, the tolling program for Manhattan can't go forward.

    By June 26, 2024