House Hearing on Rail Safety
July 23, 2024 – The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials met for a hearing on railroad safety.
James Garfield (1881): A Canal That Forged a City and a President
July 26, 2024 – One of our nation’s executives possessed a uniquely strong claim to the canal: the waterway played a key role in the inspirational, tragic life of James Garfield, our twentieth president.
FTA Announces $1.5B in Bus Grants
July 19, 2024 – The Federal Transit Administration gave out $1.5 billion in bus grants last week, four-fifths of which went to zero-emission or low-emission bus projects.
Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881): The Great Railroad Strike
July 19, 2024 – After serving as a major general for the Union Army, a member of Congress, and governor of Ohio – Rutherford B. Hayes accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for president in 1876, promising to serve only one term if elected.
DOT Announces $5B in Large Bridge Grants (Including $568M in Money They Don’t Have Yet)
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DOT Funding Moving in Senate, House Later This Month
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Party Platforms Reveal Sharp Divide over EVs, No Other GOP Specificity
July 19, 2024 – The quadrennial policy platforms of the two major U.S. political party are now on the books, with the Republican Platform having been approved by the national convention earlier this week and the draft Democratic Platform having been almost unanimously approved by the Platform Committee July 16.
House DOT Funding Bill Suspends Funds for Several New Starts
July 12, 2024 – The House version of the fiscal 2025 DOT Appropriations Act indefinitely postpones funding for several New Start mass transit projects.