Tag: public transport

July 24, 2024

The unfortunate reality is that rail safety before and since last year’s noxious Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, hasn’t changed and Congress needs to step in and enact legislative changes, testified stakeholders on Tuesday during a rail […]

July 17, 2024

The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) a nearly $1 billion Bridge Investment Program grant for the replacement of the Cape Cod bridges. This brings the total […]

July 10, 2024

The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) recently approved more than $1.9 billion in Senate Bill 125 funds to support 22 public transportation agencies. The 2023 bill provided $5.1 billion to be distributed to regional transportation planning agencies over multiple years. […]

July 9, 2024

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced it had awarded contracts to nine companies support critical Global Positioning System infrastructure. The Complementary Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) technology vendors will receive funding that will ultimately enable the DOT […]

July 8, 2024

The CO2 Efficient Transport via Ocean (CETO) joint industry project (JiP) concluded recently with the release of the report setting out the findings of the Technology Qualification performed in the study. CETO was funded by the project partners and Gassonova […]

June 26, 2024

The length of White’s tenure as the FMCSA’s top official will likely be determined by the outcome of this year’s presidential election. But his promotion to acting FMCSA chief and deputy administrator at the trucking industry’s primary safety regulator reflects […]

June 24, 2024

Through the Saving Lives with Connectivity: Accelerating V2X Deployment initiative, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will award nearly $60 million to recipients in Arizona, Texas, and Utah looking to advance deployments of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technologies. Meant to promote road safety, […]

June 10, 2024

Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) Civil and Natural Resource Engineering Professor Derek Warner, alongside his research partners, has developed a method for faster and cheaper fatigue testing for materials in cars, ships and planes with […]

May 29, 2024

Much money and time has been spent recently persuading people not to be so reliant on cars. And there are certainly good reasons—for our health and the environment—to move about more on foot, by bike or on trains. Yet cars […]

May 21, 2024

On Friday, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced it had awarded $37 million in grant funding available to support regional public transportation. The funding will be used to invest in vehicles, fleet electrification and transit services, authorities said. Funding […]

May 20, 2024

A CDL training school that had centers in Tacoma and Kent, Washington, as well as a third site in Portland, Oregon, has ceased operations and filed for bankruptcy liquidation. Pacific NW Professional Driving School, doing business as Toro Trucking Academy, […]

May 17, 2024

Sixty new electric buses that will operate in routes in Queens, Staten Island and Brooklyn were recently introduced by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The buses, purchased with nearly $70 million in formula funds from the Federal Transit Administration, feature electric traction […]

April 24, 2024

New York state plans to invest in transit, infrastructure and roadway safety as part of the fiscal year 2025 budget. “Whether you’re on the roadway or the subway, you deserve to get to your destination quickly and safely,” Gov. Kathy […]

April 22, 2024

Nobina, the pioneering Nordic public transport operator, has announced that it has secured a significant contract renewal with Stockholm Region (SL) to operate and enhance transportation services in Haninge and Nynäshamn. This new agreement underscores a shared commitment towards sustainability, […]

April 15, 2024

Pennsylvania officials and business leaders discussed at the recent Pennsylvania Public Transportation Association (PPTA) how Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal supports public transit. The proposal would provide transit with an additional $282.8 million through an additional 1.75 percent of the […]

April 11, 2024

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced a final rule that updates the agency’s Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans (PTASP) regulation. Under the updated PTASP regulation, the FTA will increase frontline transit worker involvement in safety decision-making. The update includes […]

April 10, 2024

New York City is poised to launch the first congestion pricing plan to reduce traffic in a major U.S. metropolitan area. Like many journeys in the Big Apple, this one has been punctuated by delays. Once the system starts up, […]

April 4, 2024

In a concerted effort to elevate the status of public transport within Europe, the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) and a coalition of 43 European transport organisations have united to advocate for increased funding in the European Union’s (EU) […]

March 20, 2024

Pennsylvania state transportation officials and an operator from rabbittransit, a Pennsylvania regional public transportation provider, recently spoke about how Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal to invest in transit agencies would benefit Pennsylvanians. The proposal would invest an additional $282.8 million […]

March 18, 2024

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) said it had awarded nearly $1 million in grants to support multi-state and regional passenger rail service efforts. The $900,000 in Interstate Rail Compacts (IRC) Grants, part of the […]