Tag: transportation

February 16, 2022

The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) announced Monday that it awarded 11 Airport Improvement Program grants totaling more than $8.5 million in state funds. The grants in eight counties across the state will support airport safety and improvement projects. […]

January 28, 2022

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) recently awarded nearly $111.4 million to 37 transit systems statewide to advance 51 projects through the Rebuild Illinois capital program. The program will invest $355 million in transit outside the Chicago area. This is […]

January 20, 2022

On Tuesday, the International Bridge Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) announced its executive officers for 2022, each of whom will serve a one-year term. The organization said the officers represent a diverse array of toll operator members, including state and […]

January 12, 2022

Much of the estimated $1.2 billion in transportation funding allocated to Oregon from the federal government will focus on safety, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) said Monday. According to the ODOT, money from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act […]

January 11, 2022

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has joined with five other transportation construction advocacy groups in urging the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to strengthen worker safety provisions. In a letter to Mr. Martin C. Knopp, associate administrator for […]

December 27, 2021

If 2021 was dominated by speculation and debate around what a bipartisan infrastructure deal might look like, then 2022 will certainly be dominated by the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), a once-in-a-generation investment in the nation’s […]

December 20, 2021

Arizona has trailed nearby states on EV infrastructure investment, so the state’s new transportation plan is “a big win,” said Kressig. Investor-owned utilities Arizona Public Service (APS) and Tucson Electric Power (TEP) have run some limited EV programs but “certainly […]

December 15, 2021

According to Yahoo!, Minnesota lawmakers got more details Tuesday on how the recent federal infrastructure bill will impact Minnesota’s transportation system, but questions remain over when and how that money will be released to the state. Policy experts and state […]

November 5, 2021

PeopleForBikes, a national bicycling advocacy organization and the bicycle industry’s trade association, is teaming up with Call2Recycle, the largest, most reliable battery recycling program experts in the U.S., to establish the bicycle industry’s first industrywide electric bicycle battery recycling program […]

September 17, 2021

Education, community engagement and adaptation will be key to bring cleaner mobility choices to low income neighborhoods and communities of color as the country makes the transition to electric vehicles (EV), experts said during an online webinar hosted by global […]

September 15, 2021

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has awarded $15 million in funding across five projects involving separating components of municipal solid waste (MSW) and converting the organics fractions to low-carbon biofuels for transportation and durable, biobased […]

August 24, 2021

Transportation electrification is at top of mind for consumers and policymakers, and the shift to this technology will happen at scale in time. Electrifying federal fleets, the largest in the market, would accelerate the transition, helping to reduce oil dependency […]

May 17, 2021

As President Eisenhower pushed to build an interstate highway system across the nation, he traveled to Cadillac Square in Michigan in late 1954 and offered his vision of what this effort would mean. “We are pushing ahead with a great […]

April 7, 2021

President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan calls for investing $174 billion in the EV market, including point of sale vehicle rebates and the installation of a half million chargers by 2030. As the transition to electric transportation begins in […]

March 29, 2021

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has released its 2021 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. The report, published once every four years, gave the United States a C- overall grade – up from a D+ in 2017 – marking […]

March 18, 2021

Today the U.S. Department of Transportation highlights the transportation elements of the historic American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP), which will provide immediate relief for American workers, help communities that are struggling in the wake of COVID-19, and ensure […]

January 21, 2021

Citing concerns about impacts “on our shared environmental, social and transportation goals,” the City of Boston has cancelled a $25.6 million construction contract to rebuild Melnea Cass Boulevard in Roxbury. In a letter shared with the press on Thursday afternoon, […]

February 19, 2020

Milano told Oregon regulators at last week’s PUC meeting that the utility’s plan is “really a framework to help guide and inform future more ambitious program proposals going forward.” PGE will need to file an update of its TE plan […]

January 24, 2020

Leaders in Los Angeles County’s transportation and energy industries gathered for a panel discussion in downtown Los Angeles on January 22 to discuss their commitments to heavy-duty, zero emissions vehicles. The panel event, hosted by the Los Angeles County Electric […]

March 1, 2018

At the end of June, Washington state had 24,624 plug-in electric vehicles registered. Most were in outlying areas of Seattle, with King County accounting for over half those vehicles. The distribution remains more sparse in the eastern part of the […]