National News
- Senate Commerce Panel Approves FMCSA Nominee
Her nomination has garnered the…October 20, 2021 | Transport Topics - Autonomous mass transit system could be the future of smart, sustainable urban transport
A world-first driverless, zero-emission technology, capable of traveling on both road and rail has been launched by…October 15, 2021 | tti - Bird launches cutting edge technology that prevents e-scooters being used on sidewalks
Bird has announced a first-of-its-kind ‘smart sidewalk’ protection technology…October 15, 2021 | tti - Senator Sinema rejects vote on big Biden package before infrastructure -source
U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema, a key moderate…October 14, 2021 | reuters - Boston Introduces ‘Maximum Parking Ratios’ for Large Buildings
Large buildings with uses of all kinds will be subject to…October 14, 2021 | Planetizen - House votes to temporarily raise debt limit
The measure now heads to Biden’s desk for…October 13, 2021 | abc NEWS - Climate adaptation plans from US agencies envision transit resilience, modern building codes
After the deprioritization of climate change mitigation and…October 12, 2021 | SMARTCITIES DIVE - Micromobility Emerges From The Pandemic With Some Lessons Learned. Is It A Business?
People may prefer a bike or scooter to…October 1, 2021 | Forbes - CA to Vastly Increase Investments in Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure
The final budget bill of the 2021 California…October 1, 2021 | STREETS BLOG CAL - World’s Fastest EV Charger Is in the Works: A Full Battery in Under 15 Min
And it’s not a Tesla…October 1, 2021 | INTERESTING ENGINEERING - Ride-hailing services may not always increase traffic congestion, study finds
A recent study by researchers at Penn State and Bost found that whether ride-hailing services increase or…September 27, 2021 | PennState NEWS - NYU Researchers Pave the Way for Future Shared Mobility
The C2SMART Center at NYU is tackling the…September 23, 2021 | IEEE Spectrum - Democratic leaders racing toward Monday infrastructure vote
House Democratic leaders are racing ahead…September 22, 2021 | THE HILL - New information on the impacts of teleworking and new transport services on greenhouse gas emissions
How much does teleworking reduce…September 20, 2021 | HELSINKI TIMES - America’s car crash epidemic
Driving kills as many Americans each year as…September 19, 2021 | Vox - Cities Have New Tool to Improve Transportation Data Privacy
New forms of mobility, and…September 7, 2021 | government technology - List: The 12 Tesla accidents that are being investigated by the NHTSA
All the Teslas in those cases were confirmed to…September 7, 2021 | SiliconValley.com - Infrastructure Bill Could Influence How States Select Transportation Projects
One new program would offer…September 4, 2021 | THE WALL STREET JOURNAL - Washington test-drives a new driving fee
A per-mile fee has the major advantage that…September 4, 2021 | POLITICO - Tesla made electric trucks ‘cool.’ Now fleets face financial hurdles.
Total cost of ownership for electric trucks is more …August 31, 2021 | TRANSPORT DIVE
State News
- Ron DeSantis Announces $6 Million for Sumter County for Road Expansion
The road expansion will support…October 21, 2021 | Florida Daily - Florida lawmakers eye electric vehicle charging station expansion
Despite wrangling on Capitol Hill over the…October 20, 2021 | SPECTRUM NEWS 9 - FDOT seeing more projects on tighter timelines as Tampa Bay’s population grows
Explosive growth in the Tampa Bay area has…October 20, 2021 | News Channel 8 - $85 million capacity improvement project along I-275 to commence shortly
FDOT said the project will “enhance safety and…October 19, 2021 | TAMPA BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL - Proposed transportation plan would accelerate some Pasco projects
The new work program represents an over $40 million increase…October 19, 2021 | The LAKER / Lutz NEWS - Ron DeSantis Announces $9 Million for Winter Haven to Improve Roads
More than $9 million in awards for road improvements at the…October 13, 2021 | Florida Daily - Walk to School Day stresses safety in Central Florida
Students around the world put their…October 6, 2021 | NEWS 13 - Broward MPO Is 1 Of Just 7 Winners Of 2021 National Roadway Safety Award
The Broward MPO was honored today with…October 6, 2021 | THE HEADLINES OF TODAY - Tampa’s Downtown Interchange project includes plans for pedestrians and cyclists>
In a city almost totally reliant on cars…October 6, 2021 | TAMPA BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL - The National Smart Coalitions Partnership Unites 100+ Governments Across Seven Regional Smart Cities Consortiums
The new organization will…October 4, 2021 | yahoo! finance - Florida Not One More holds a pedestrian safety roundtable
Florida Not One More on Saturday held a…October 4, 2021 | npr WUFT - NASA identifies promising locations for air taxis in Hillsborough County
The federal agency selected the most promising…September 28, 2021 | TAMPA BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL - Complaints spur state officials to halt safety fence construction on highest span of Wabasso bridge
The fence was designed to protect bicyclists as…September 20, 2021 | TCPalm. - Gov. DeSantis announces 3 major road projects in Tampa Bay area
Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference…September 13, 2021 | abc ACTION NEWS - How should Okeechobee Boulevard change to be safer and more efficient?
Would a roundabout in a busy intersection do…September 13 2021 | The Palm Beach Post - I-4 express lanes: How will they work? (Video)
We talked to the FDOT’s…September 10, 2021 | FOX 35 Orlando - Regional transit agency announces rebranding effort
The alliance says it will…September 8, 2021 | The Suncoast News - I-4 Ultimate express lanes expected to open in 4 to 5 months
The express lanes, which are also known as “managed lanes,” will…September 8, 2021 | FOX 35 - $1 million project will extend Trans-Florida Central Railroad Trail another 1.4 miles
The trail extension is included in the MPO’s…September 2, 2021 | TCPalm. - The Florida Department of Transportation works to promote traffic safety on UF campus
FDOT members have been…September 1, 2021 | the independent florida alligator
