Passenger Rail Projects in 8 States to Receive $233M in Federal Grants
The Transportation Department also says it plans to open the grant-making process this fall for $7.2 billion in passenger rail funding available under the infrastructure law.
Can Uber-like Public Transit Replace Old-fashioned Buses?
Transit agencies are turning to on-demand, shared-ride services to reach underserved communities.
US Road Fatalities Soared in Early 2022
The number of people killed in vehicle accidents reached the highest number in 20 years during the first three months of the year, according to a government report released Wednesday.
Electric School Buses are Taking Students Back to School
COMMENTARY | And they're bringing cleaner air and lower maintenance costs to school districts across the country.
Feds Award $1.6B to Speed Transition to Electric and Hydrogen Buses
The money will go to 150 transit agencies around the country to help them upgrade their fleets and facilities.
Farebox Shortfalls Soon to Create ‘Sizable' Transit Budget Gaps
The problem is looming for big city transit agencies in places like New York and San Francisco, with ridership unlikely to recover before federal pandemic aid dries up, Fitch Ratings warns.
Two States to Seek Nearly $900M in Federal Funds for Bridge Project
They’re looking to tap money from the bipartisan infrastructure law approved last year. “This project is a perfect candidate for this funding,” says the governor of one of the states.
Biden Administration Awards $2.2B in Transportation Grants
The “RAISE” grants will go to dozens of projects around the U.S., and mark one of the first major releases of discretionary funding from the new infrastructure law.
NYC’s Public Spaces are Becoming Increasingly Hostile Towards Homeless People
Limited seating, or a lack of it, in places like Penn Station, don’t make the city’s affordability problem go away.
With a Big Surge in Transportation Funding, a State Decides Its Spending Priorities
Michigan expects its annual cut of federal highway dollars to rise by a third in the coming years. Here’s how the state is thinking about putting the extra cash to use.
The Nation’s Most Ambitious Train Station Renovation Projects
New York City is looking at a major rail station makeover. But around the country, other noteworthy projects were completed in recent years or are now in the works.
Senate Package Has $3B for Communities Cut Apart by Highways
The “neighborhood access and equity grants” would supplement earlier funding in the infrastructure law and could go towards a range of projects. About a third of the money is earmarked for lower-income areas.
Senate Approves Rollback of Biden’s Infrastructure Permitting Rules
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin joined Republicans in voting for the plan, which has the backing of business and labor groups. It still faces a vote in the House and a likely veto. Even so, supporters see hope for permitting changes on the horizon.
States Post Yellow Alerts to Try to Nab Hit-and-Run Drivers
Hit-and-run crash fatalities in the United States jumped 26% from 2019 to 2020.
A Staggering Backlog of Transit Upgrades Is Stacking Up
New federal funding from the infrastructure law will help. But some older systems have deep problems, underscored by track fires, breakdowns and delays.
Texas Skirting Federal Environmental Law to Push For Highway Expansion
The state department of transportation says many of its highway projects have “no significant impact.”
Transit Agencies Vulnerable to Cyber Threats, Researchers Warn
They say the sector is in need of a "twenty-first century security upgrade" and that physical infrastructure is sometimes supported by obsolete software.
A $7.3B Pot of Money to Prepare Infrastructure for Climate Change
The new federal funding aims to make transportation assets, like roads, transit systems and ports more resilient to flooding, wildfires and other extreme weather and climate threats.
Public transit agencies are vulnerable to cyber threats, researchers warn
Researchers at the Mineta Transportation Institute urged transit agencies to have a unified risk management strategy and called on regulators to provide more guidance.
Checking in With Mitch Landrieu on the Infrastructure Law
President Biden’s top advisor on the $1.2 trillion package tells Route Fifty that 5,000 projects across the country are underway, and that the White House is meeting regularly with state infrastructure coordinators. He also knocked Republicans wavering on the transition to electric vehicles.
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