Basic Services, Public Transport
March 9, 2022
Via: Transportation Today NewsThe Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently awarded $2.2 billion to 35 recipients in 18 states to help public transportation agencies pay for day-to-day operations as they continue to provide essential service for frontline workers. Funding is through the American Rescue […]
Basic Services, Public Transport
October 6, 2021
Via: FCWHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced on Wednesday that the government will add requirements for cybersecurity information sharing to companies in the transportation sector. The move comes as DHS is in the midst of a 60-day “sprint” launched in September […]
Basic Services, Public Transport
August 24, 2021
Via: Waste360Transportation 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 […]
Basic Services, Electric Utility, Public Transport, Public Utilities
June 2, 2021
Via: Utility DiveSB 448, introduced by state Sen. Chris Brooks, a Democrat from Las Vegas, advances Nevada’s goal to reach 100% carbon-free resources by 2050, set in a 2019 bill that also raised the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard to 50% by 2030. […]
Basic Services, Public Transport
May 17, 2021
Via: American InfrastructureAs 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 […]
Basic Services, Public Transport
May 5, 2021
Via: StateScoopNight-shift workers who rely on public transportation in the Philadelphia region will soon have free on-demand access to public transit through a mobile app designed by Via, the transportation software company announced Wednesday. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority plans to […]
Basic Services, Public Transport
March 30, 2021
Via: NYC Streets BlogThe shortcomings of Chicago area public transit are self-evident to any suburban transit rider who has ever tried to get anywhere but the Loop. Metra lines all terminate at the Loop and their pre-pandemic schedules tended to favor suburb-to-Chicago commuters. […]
Basic Services, Public Transport
March 18, 2021
Via: American InfrastructureToday 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 […]
Basic Services, Public Transport
March 2, 2021
Via: NYC Streets BlogEarlier this month, Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) introduced legislation that dropped the proverbial hammer on the Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority (VTA), Assembly Bill 1091. The legislation would completely overhaul the VTA’s Board of Directors by shrinking the board, […]
Basic Services, Infrastructure, Public Transport, Public Works
February 18, 2021
Via: NYC Streets BlogFresno Congressmember Jim Costa has re-introduced a $32 billion bill to fund the completion of California’s High-Speed Rail project. “A modern infrastructure lays the foundation for a thriving economy,” said Costa in a statement about ‘HR 867: the High-Speed Rail […]