Steep reductions in motor vehicle travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic are adversely affecting state department of transportation budgets – to the point where some agencies are laying off workers and shelving planned transportation projects. [Above photo…
Nuvocargo Raises $5.3M Seed Round To Modernize Door-to-Door Freight Transportation Between U.S./Mexico
Round co-led by Silicon Valley venture fund NFX and Mexican venture fund ALLVP; funds will help Nuvocargo attract the best talent, take advantage of high…
$404,000 Grant Funds Stetson University Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience and South Atlantic Region Project
Research partners to evaluate solutions for cost-effective flood mitigation in coastal cities DELAND, Florida – Many coastal cities are sinking…
Data Analysis Recovers $2.27M in FSRM Funding at Air Force Base
Woolpert GIS Specialist Matthew Wellinski discovers data anomalies in FSRM funding at Hurlburt Field and develops a process that could translate to savings across the Air Force. HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. (April 20, 2020) — Hurlburt Field will receive an additional…
USDOT Announces $1 Billion for Amtrak in Response to COVID-19
WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is making over $1 billion available to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to…
USDOT to provide $25B for transportation system response to COVID-19
U. S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said the U. S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration will allocate a total of $25 billion in federal funding to help the public transportation system respond to COVID-19. The funding, provided…
Wisconsin Offers Employment Transportation Grants
The Wisconsin Employment and Transportation Assistance Program (WETAP) issued more than $1.7 million in grants on March 30 to 11 non-profit organizations providing employment transportation services to low income workers in 51 counties across the state. WETAP…
USDOT Announces $25 Billion to Help Nation’s Public Transportation Systems Respond to COVID-19
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a total of $25 billion in federal funding allocations to help the nation’s public transportation systems respond to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).…
Woolpert, Esri Develop Free Airport FEMA Reimbursement Application
The application will help airports submit forms to expedite FEMA reimbursements. DAYTON, Ohio (April 3, 2020) — Woolpert and Esri have partnered to develop a free, user-friendly application to help airports enter, track and submit reimbursable…
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Competitive Grant Solicitation for Nearly $5 Million for Four New University Transportation Research Centers
WASHINGTON – As part of its University Transportation Centers (UTC) program, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is seeking applications from institutions of higher education for four new Tier 1 UTCs, with total awards of $4.925 million. “Our University…
