A principal air transportation scientist from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Dr. Peter Belobaba, recently joined the team at OneJet, a new air transportation network that offers advanced access to nonstop travel in both small and medium-sized markets. Read More »

U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) have called for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to apply long-overdue rail safety and security enhancements. The enhancements originally were required in legislation that Congress passed in 2007. Read More »

Siemens recently received a contract from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to automate the Queens Boulevard Line, which is one of the busiest lines in the New York City transit system. Read More »

U.S. pipelines, which are affected by adverse weather conditions, can impact transportation safety; the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) helps both local and state communities improve the resilience of their transportation systems. Read More »

The Idaho Transportation Department recently made changes to its 511 Idaho Traveler Services website, which is designed to improve a user’s experience in searching for current travel and highway information. Read More »

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and Nanotherapeutics Inc. recently announced that they have made a partnership to grant Takeda further commercialization and technology access rights for a Vero cell technology platform from Nanotherapeutics. Read More »

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) was recently honored with four separate awards recognizing its work to market public transportation, improve regional transit and practice distinguished leadership. Read More »

The Texas Transportation Commission approved 22 more Proposition 1 projects on Thursday, all of which pertain to roadway construction, restoration and rehabilitation. As of this move, the commissioners have approved final contract awards for 115 out of the 200 originally planned Proposition 1 projects. Read More »

The Oregon Transportation Commission recently approved proposed updated rules for transporting hazardous materials via rail. The rules and the Oregon Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) four new rail inspectors are part of an effort to prevent incidents and also respond to them if they do happen. Read More »

Customer records maintained by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) just got even safer, thanks to the department’s use of automated facial-recognition technology. Read More »

The capital region of Sacramento, California, has expanded its transit options to better accommodate the rising number of travelers in the region. Sacramento is one of the state’s fastest-growing urban areas. Its population has increased by 4.5 percent from April 2010 to July 2014, as reported by the U.S. Census. Read More »

The Atlanta Streetcar recently announced that it has added Keith Jones to its leadership team as the new interim executive director. Jones brings 40 years of experience in the transportation and transit industry to his new position. Read More »

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation, released data late last week on North American freight activity for June. The figures show that the US-NAFTA freight value amounted to $99 billion in June. Read More »

Former Altera VP brings 25 years of accounting and finance experience to job. Read More »

Seventeen local communities in Oregon have recently received $2.6 million in grants dedicated to transportation and land use planning projects. Read More »

The Economic Development Administration (EDA), a branch of the U.S. Commerce Department, recently awarded $5.6 million in grants for port and industrial roadway upgrades. Read More »

The Michigan Department of Transportation has awarded five economic development grants in August to assist in road funding, plus millions more in finances for corporate investments.The grants awarded Aug. 6 amount to more than $2.26 million. Read More »

The number of Missouri’s critical-condition bridges continues to increase just two and a half years after the state finished the most intense bridge program in its history. Read More »

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) recently announced that it has finished its fast inspection of the state’s structurally deficient bridges in time to meet the mid-August deadline. Read More »

Funding improvements for nation's crumbling infrastructure system tops Congress' list Read More »