Transportation: Page 18

  • A blue hybrid-electric bus in New Haven, Connecticut.
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    US DOT announces $1.5B round of RAISE grants for 2024

    The Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity program supports road, rail, transit and port projects, and is open to a wide range of applicants.

    By • Dec. 1, 2023
  • U.S. Rep, Troy Nehls, R-Texas, questioning witnesses at a Nov. 29, 2023 hearing of a House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee.
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    Retrieved from T&I Committee Republicans/YouTube.
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    House Republicans support high-speed rail but not California’s project

    Members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee largely supported passenger and high-speed rail in a Wednesday hearing but split along party lines about California's $128 billion project.

    By • Nov. 30, 2023
  • Vehicles crowd a five-lane highway in Los Angeles.
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    Biden administration sets new rule for monitoring on-road GHG emissions

    The Federal Highway Administration rule requires states and metropolitan planning organizations to establish CO2 emissions reductions targets, setting up a fight with congressional Republicans.

    By • Nov. 29, 2023
  • A Kansas City streetcar at the River Market West stop.
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    "River Market West Streetcar stop." by Jazz Guy is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0
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    Streetcars’ benefits vary by city: panel

    A renewed interest in streetcars has driven numerous cities to invest in systems. Representatives from systems in Cincinnati and Kansas City, Missouri, discussed lessons learned during a Transportation Research Board webinar.

    By • Nov. 27, 2023
  • A blue and silver train emerges from a stone tunnel.
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    Courtesy of Gateway Program
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    $176B plan unveiled to rebuild Northeast rail corridor

    Amtrak, states, regional commuter railroads and the U.S. Department of Transportation laid out an ambitious 15-year plan to ready the Northeast Corridor for future growth.

    By • Nov. 22, 2023
  • An autonomous Chevy bolt EV operated by Cruise in San Francisco.
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    Courtesy of Cruise LLC
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    Cruise CEO resigns amid safety probes into company’s robotaxis

    The company’s robotaxi fleet remains grounded in California after one of the vehicles struck a pedestrian in downtown San Francisco in early October.

    By Eric Walz • Nov. 21, 2023
  • A lone woman on the platform at the North Berkeley station with two Bay Area Rapid Transit trains stopped with their doors open.
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    Transit agencies’ financial woes continue

    Two major credit rating agencies hold negative outlooks on public transit systems as revenues and ridership remain soft.

    By • Nov. 21, 2023
  • Los Angeles Metro train in downtown LA.
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    Dan Zukowski/Smart Cities Dive
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    LA Metro tries to woo riders with customer experience improvements

    Mass transit ridership took a hit in the pandemic. Now, the agency is rolling out the red carpet to bring riders back.

    By Kristen Doerer • Nov. 20, 2023
  • A Boston elevated train pulls into a station on a cloudy day.
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    FTA proposes tighter rules for state oversight of rail transit systems

    The proposal would give state safety oversight agencies new authority and responsibilities to ensure the safety of public rail transportation.

    By • Nov. 20, 2023
  • President Joe Biden, dressed in a dark suit with white hair, stands behind a podium in front of a brick tunnel and train.
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    2 years in, infrastructure law has funded 40,000 projects

    The largest portion of 2021 infrastructure law money is flowing to road and bridge construction, according to White House data analyzed by CNBC.

    By Julie Strupp • Nov. 17, 2023
  • People gather around new electric buses in Miami.
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    Electric buses: Boom times and bumpy roads

    Manufacturers are struggling to meet the demand spurred by federal funding and programs that encourage transit agencies to shift to zero-emission buses.

    By • Nov. 16, 2023
  • Scorched and crumbling columns stand beneath a section of I-10 damaged by an intense fire.
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    Caltrans District 7/AP

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    LA’s I-10 to reopen in 3 to 5 weeks after intense blaze

    No demo is needed to repair the freeway, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday. He called the damage "substantially greater” than a portion of Interstate 95 that collapsed on the East Coast in June.

    By Joe Bousquin • Nov. 15, 2023
  • Closeup of parking meter in front of cars parked on the curb
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    Parking under pressure: Why 3 cities raised prices on the best spots

    Variable-price parking is a new way of valuing urban real estate and incentivizing residents to make different transportation choices, advocates say.

    By Joan Mooney • Nov. 14, 2023
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    Courtesy of Stellantis
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    NYC reveals plans to build air taxi infrastructure as test flights hit its skies

    With Volocopter and Joby test flights showing the industry’s progress, Archer Aviation’s CEO named several cities as potential future markets in a Nov. 9 earnings call. 

    By • Nov. 13, 2023
  • A fleet of Cruise ride-hailing vehicles parked in a row outdoors on a sunny day with buildings and greenery in the background.
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    Courtesy of Cruise LLC
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    ‘End the unsafe operation’ of autonomous vehicles, union leaders tell US DOT

    Federal oversight and more investigations into AV companies are urgently needed as robotaxis wreak chaos in public spaces, said 26 labor unions in a Wednesday letter.

    By • Nov. 10, 2023
  • The Cruise Origin autonomous ride-hailing vehicle.
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    Courtesy of Cruise LLC
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    GM halts production of the Cruise Origin robotaxi

    The decision follows California regulators ordering Cruise to cease operations after a pedestrian was struck by one of its self-driving vehicles in downtown San Francisco.

    By Eric Walz • Nov. 9, 2023
  • A woman with rolling luggafe walks near Uber and Lyft signs.
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    Uber, Lyft report Q3 growth as ride-hailing demand booms

    The surge in consumer travel combined with return-to-office and back-to-school commutes helped lift the companies’ business.

    By • Nov. 9, 2023
  • Two people are seen riding a scooter and a bicycle along a path.
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    Shared bike, e-scooter use recovers from pandemic lows, but hurdles remain

    Potentially concerning trends include rising costs for riders and an uncertain future for some shared-micromobility companies, a new report says.

    By • Nov. 8, 2023
  • Aerial photo shows a channel filled with boats leading out to a large body of water, with buildings and roads on either side.
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    Feds award $653M for 41 port projects

    Projects in New Jersey, Washington state and Texas are among the recipients of grants that aim to bolster U.S. supply chain infrastructure.

    By Julie Strupp • Nov. 7, 2023
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    NYC wants a ‘blue highway’ on its waterways

    To leverage its long coastline for delivery and get polluting trucks off the streets, the city is looking to the private sector for ideas.

    By Ysabelle Kempe • Nov. 7, 2023
  • A person is holding an electric vehicle charging plug into a yellow EV.
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    Are EV sales tanking? This Al Gore doesn’t think so.

    Despite recent labor and manufacturing woes, EV sales remain strong, and cities will benefit as more electric trucks and buses hit the streets, Al Gore III said.

    By • Nov. 7, 2023
  • Overhead view of many pedestrians in a crosswalk.
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    Cities tackle rising pedestrian deaths

    Experts cite risky, distracted and impaired driving — as well as less traffic enforcement — as factors sending pedestrian fatalities to new highs. Can new funding reverse the tide?

    By • Nov. 6, 2023
  • A silver Amtrak train comes out of the opening of a brown stone tunnel.
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    Amtrak Northeast Corridor projects get $16B in federal funding

    Major bridge and tunnel projects will make the nation’s busiest passenger railroad “safer, faster, and more reliable,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.

    By • Nov. 6, 2023
  • Electric vehicle, or EV, charging stations.
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    Opinion

    Big power’s EV charging strategy: Raise rates, overpromise, underdeliver, repeat

    We grant publicly regulated utilities certain privileges in exchange for reliability and affordability. When they try to leverage that privilege to corner a new market, they deserve plenty of pushback.

    By Jay Smith • Nov. 6, 2023
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    Alex Milan Tracy/Sipa/AP

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    Deep Dive

    Advocates hope federal funding will help stem the tide of pedestrian deaths

    Complete Streets, Vision Zero and the safe system approach all aim to improve pedestrian safety. The federal government is finally putting big dollars behind the effort, too.

    By , , • Nov. 3, 2023