Equity, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Local governance, Public health, Public transit, Public/Private Partnerships, Regional governance, State Governance, USDOT

Guest Op-Ed: Transportation and Health: America’s Longstanding Disconnect

August 7, 2020

Ross Peterson

August 7, 2020 - If we hope to recover from the pandemic and build more equitable cities in the future,...

Pedestrian safety, Public health, Roadway Design, Streets, Traffic Safety

Guest Op-Ed: It’s Time to Do Away with the E’s and Embrace the Public Health Approach in Transportation Safety

August 7, 2020

David Ederer

August 7, 2020 - It is time for transportation professionals, and especially those working on Vision Zero programs, to throw...

Airlines, Airports, Appropriations, FY20, Transit

Airports, Some Transit Agencies Slow to Spend COVID Relief Money

August 6, 2020

Aug 6, 2020 | Jeff Davis

August 6, 2020 - New data from the federal government shows that not all airports and transit agencies needed the...

Rail, USDOT

Senate Panel Holds Hearing on Rail Board, DOT IG Nominees

August 7, 2020

Aug 7, 2020 | Jeff Davis

August 7, 2020 - Yesterday, the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a hearing on four pending nominees to...

Workforce

Transportation Jobs Report for July Shows Slight Increases

August 7, 2020

Aug 7, 2020 | Jeff Davis

August 7, 2020 - This morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the monthly jobs report for July 2020. The...

Pipelines

Senate Passes Pipeline Safety Reauthorization Bill

August 7, 2020

Aug 7, 2020 | Jeff Davis

August 7, 2020 - Last night, the U.S. Senate quietly passed a three-year pipeline safety reauthorization bill (S. 2299) by...

Fuel tax, Highway Trust Fund

U.S. Gasoline Production Stabilizes At 12% Below Last Year's Levels

August 5, 2020

Aug 5, 2020 | Jeff Davis

August 5, 2020 - The latest weekly production reports from the Energy Department show that the production of gasoline by...