WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today published revised guidance to transit agencies on how to comply with federal Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) guidelines. FTA produced the circular to ensure…
Governor Wolf Announces $1.2 Million Federal Grant to PennDOT for Innovative Pilot Program Connecting ‘FindMyRidePA’ With Medical Appointments
Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary Leslie S. Richards announced today that PennDOT has received a special $1.2 million federal grant from…
PennDOT, City of Harrisburg and Carnegie Mellon University Hold Automated Vehicle Demo at Capitol Complex CMU Vehicle Visits During Pennsylvania Safety Symposium
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the City of Harrisburg, and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) today highlighted…
Idaho Transportation Department Named Finalist for Innovative Company of the Year
BOISE - Creative, dynamic and customer-focused are typically not the first descriptors that come to mind when thinking of a state agency. Defying that perception, the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) was recently named a finalist for Idaho Innovative…
City of Seattle Selects CH2M to Deliver the RapidRide Bus Rapid Transit Expansion Program
The City of Seattle, the largest city in the Pacific Northwest region and one of the fastest growing major cities in the U.S., has selected CH2M as its program management consultant to deliver the RapidRide Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Expansion Program. With the…
FDOT Announces Partnership with Florida Polytechnic University to Develop SunTrax Test Facility
Tallahassee – Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Secretary Jim Boxold today announced a long-term partnership between FDOT and Florida Polytechnic University to construct the new, state-of-the-art transportation technology testing facility, SunTrax.…
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $5 Million to Improve Transit Options on Tribal Lands
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the award of $5 million to help American Indian and Alaska Native tribal citizens initiate, improve and enhance transit service in Indian Country.…
Strategic Noise Mapping for the German Federal Railway Authority
Karlsruhe - Commissioned by the German Federal Railway Authority, and under the direction of Disy Informationssysteme GmbH, the consortium of firms Disy, Pöyry and SoundPLAN are performing strategic environmental noise mapping of German rail lines up to mid-2017.…
Surface Transportation and Maritime Security Act to Address TSA Vulnerabilities
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security joined U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), who serve as the chairman and…
July 2016 North American Freight Numbers
Figure 1. U.S.-NAFTA Freight Value Percent Change from Previous Year (Last 24 months) Table Version | Excel SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, TransBorder Freight Data All transportation modes except rail carried less cross-border freight by value…
