The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released version two of the National Transit Map, a geospatial database containing information from hundreds of transit agencies that provides open, machine-readable…
Michael Baker International Awarded $6.1 Million Contract to Help Reduce Congestion Along Major Dallas Freeway
Pittsburgh (January 17, 2018) - Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that it…
State Agency CEOs Say DOTs Evolving Into Providers of Various Mobility Options
Today's state departments of transportation are focused less on building highways and more on safely moving people and goods by various modes, according…
BTS Releases Transportation Statistics Annual Report 2017
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released the Transportation Statistics Annual Report (TSAR) 2017. The 22nd edition of this congressionally mandated report presents key transportation indicators along…
HDR to plan Tacoma Dome Light Rail Extension, New Maintenance Facility Project Will Complete Sound Transit Service Between Seattle and Tacoma
(OMAHA, Neb. ) — HDR will support the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) in planning the final extension needed to complete light rail service between Seattle and Tacoma, Washington. The Tacoma Dome Link Extension (TDLE) project…
EPA Awards Grants to Help NHDOT, Other Clean Diesel Projects in New England States
The EPA said last month it awarded $3.1 million to the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont to help curb diesel emissions, including a competitive grant to the New Hampshire Department of Transportation. Of the…
Wisconsin DOT Program Disburses $4.5M for Transportation of Seniors, Disabled
Gov. Scott Walker announced last month that 52 agencies in Wisconsin's urban and rural areas will receive awards of about $4.543 million in state and federal funds to enhance and support local transportation options for Wisconsin seniors and individuals with…
Bus Rapid Transit Represents Increasingly Important Component of Transit Networks
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A new HNTB Corporation white paper discusses the expanding use of bus rapid transit in cities across the U.S., citing its emerging role as an important component in overall transit networks. The white paper, “Expanding the use of BRT,”…
Should Airports Use Circular Runways?
Henk Hesselink is collaborating with Valkenburg airport, a disused naval base near The Hague, which has ambitions to become a drone innovation centre. His design for circular runways at passenger airports captured global attention last year, in aviation circles…
Amtrak Begins Next Phase of Infrastructure Renewal at New York Penn Station
NEW YORK – Amtrak’s next series of track renewal projects in New York Penn Station, as part of the Infrastructure Renewal program, will begin on Friday, Jan. 5, with revised scheduled train operations commencing on Monday, Jan. 8. The bulk of the…
