Input is being sought out by the Departments of State, Transportation and Commerce; they announced Friday after reports of foreign airline subsidies distorting the global aviation market. Read More »

Washington state House Democrats released a new transportation revenue and investment plan that proposes an 11.7 cents-per-gallon increase in the state’s gas tax, phased in over three years, and full funding for Sound Transit commuter train service. The House Transportation Committee is expected to consider action on the proposal on Tuesday. The House Democrats called for $15 billion in new funding authority for Sound Transit, which would expand light rail throughout the Central Puget Sound re Read More »

Pledging support for transportation in communities throughout North Dakota, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (R-ND) announced Monday that over $138,000 in federal funding will be allotted to her state. Read More »

Regional transportation group MetroGO! held a forum last month in Brookfield, Wisconsin, that addressed the challenges to the Milwaukee area’s competitiveness, caused by a growing gap between jobs and workers. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Transportation said April 10 it released the 18th edition of its Transportation Statistics Annual Report (TSAR). Read More »

New state-of-the-art 7000-series rail cars for the Metrorail system made their inaugural trips in Arlington, Virginia April 13, the U.S. Read More »

Washington state House Democrats released a new plan for transportation revenue and investment on Monday, which makes changes to the proposal they passed two years ago and sets up a new round of negotiations with the Senate. Read More »

In an effort to block the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, two House leaders introduced legislation on Monday that would block the rule from taking effect. U.S. Reps. Bill Shuster (R-PA), chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Bob Gibbs (R-OH), chairman of the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, are sponsoring the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015. Read More »

According to a recent announcement from Scott Walker, the Governor of Wisconsin, local government leaders have received a total of more than $83.5 million in payments from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) for Expressway Policing Aids, Connecting Highway Aids, and General Transportation Aids A total of 1,924 local governments received the finances. Read More »

More New York City subway stations are becoming interconnected for cell phones and WiFi through a Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) project, and the MTA said it recently connected its 100th station. The project aims to allow subway passengers to use wireless technology to access the Internet while at certain stations. Read More »

A recent announcement from the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety (KOHS) revealed the final highway fatality statistics for the year 2014. 2013 holds the record low for high fatalities in Kentucky. Read More »

The Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) said on Monday that the on- and off-ramps for northbound I-29 at the U.S. 275/Iowa 92 interchange (exit 47) are set to close on Thursday for approximately one year for road work. In addition, Denmark Drive into Metro Crossing will be closed until sometime in September. This road will open again in September 2015. Read More »

April is National Distracted Driving Month, but hopefully readers won’t be finding that out on the road. Read More »

A meeting hosted by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) last month focused on the growing role that mobile phones and other portable electronic devices (PEDs), as well as in-vehicle entertainment systems, are playing in auto accidents. Read More »

Named among the nation’s top 10 fastest growing systems integrators for the third consecutive year, A3 Communications, Inc. was awarded the distinction by Security Dealer & Integrator (SD&I) magazine April 13, it was announced in Columbia. Read More »

World Bank report finds China could see huge growth in transport of containers by rail. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded the Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority a $10 million grant to use toward its ongoing airfield redevelopment project, U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) said Tuesday. Read More »

The Red River & Valley Western Railroad  (RRVW) said Tuesday that Nate Asplund will replace Andy Thompson as president and CEO. Read More »

Association of American Railroads unveils newest Freight Rail Works installments. Read More »

New system could be up and running by first quarter of 2018. Read More »