National News
- Study: Traffic Will Be Worse after Lockdown Ends
Due to coronavirus fears, expect more people to purchase their own…May 19, 2020 | Autoweek - House Passes $3T Relief Bill With $15B for Highways, Fixes for PPP, Multiemployer Pensions
House Democrats have pushed through a $3-trillion-plus…May 17, 2020 | ENR - States work to fund costly bridge repairs, replacements
With more than a third of all U.S. bridges requiring…May 15, 2020 | TRANSPORTATION TODAY - Bike Voucher Program Applications Now Being Accepted
Now in its sixth year, the program offers the first…May 14, 2020 | University of Kentucky News - House spending bill would boost transit, Amtrak, highways
House Democrats’ newest proposal for coronavirus recovery spending would…May 12, 2020 | Roll Call - Report: Rural roads, bridges expect to see decreased funding despite $211B backlog
A new report from TRIP estimates…May 12, 2020 | TRANSPORTATION TODAY - Why Electric Vehicles Are Going To Take Over The World
More and more carmakers try to position themselves in…May 9, 2020 | FORBES - Our cities may never look the same again after the pandemic
With Covid-19 lockdowns vastly reducing the use of roads and…May 9, 2020 | CNN - Seattle to permanently close 20 miles of streets to traffic so residents can exercise and bike on them
The Stay Healthy Streets initiative started in…May 8, 2020 | CNN - Lawmakers Still Eyeing Highway Bill Despite Coronavirus Relief Efforts
The panel’s leaders have said their aim is to…May 7, 2020 | Transport Topics - City Tech Collaborative, Millennium Garages, SP+, and Arrive Launch New Innovation Lab
Cities are adapting to rapidly changing mobility needs…May 6, 2020 | parking network - How Should Congress Distribute Funding for State Transportation Revenue Replacement?
The novel coronavirus’s suppression of demand for…May 5, 2020 | ENO Center for Transportation - States Projecting Big Budget Cuts Due to COVID-19
State governments continue to ratchet back …May 1, 2020 | AASHTO Journal - Global GHG emissions could fall 8% in 2020 amid pandemic: IEA
Impacts of the new coronavirus pandemic could…May 1, 2020 | SMARTCITIES DIVE - Trump Shines Spotlight on Infrastructure Amid Uncertain Legislative Agenda
President continues to press lawmakers to…April 29, 2020 | Transport Topics - McConnell: Infrastructure will not be in next coronavirus relief bill
Instead, the Senate will pass a “more modest”…April 28, 2020 | THE HILL - Public transit during the reopening: Masked commuters and cordoned off seats
As US cities move to reopen…April 27, 2020 | CNN - The biggest myth about the development of self-driving cars
The hype about autonomous vehicles misses…April 21, 2020 | FAST COMPANY - State DOTs Expedite Millions in Construction, With Highways Empty
But threat of funding shortages looms over…April 23, 2020 | ENR - New data shows the effects of Covid-19 on levels of truck activity across USA
ATRI’s latest analysis looked at truck activity across…April 22, 2020 | traffic TECHNOLOGY TODAY
State News
- Coronavirus drives people off the road, FDOT data shows
Traffic throughout the state’s interstate system has…May 19, 2020 | Herald-Tribune. - Gov. DeSantis says Florida road projects are months ahead of schedule
The governor said Florida will save 650 total…May 18, 2020 | WTSP - Future east-west expressway linking Brevard-Osceola counties under study
A $1.65 million planning study is underway to…May 15, 2020 | florida today - Public tells state to slow down on controversial toll roads
A task force charged with helping find a path for a major highway from…May 12, 2020 | News-Press. - Governor accelerates more Tampa Bay road projects, including I-275, I-75
More road projects in Tampa Bay are being put on the…May 11, 2020 | TAMPA BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL - SunRail returns to regular train schedule Monday
Lynx buses resuming normal schedule…May 8, 2020 | CLICK ORLANDO.com - City Snapshot: Lakeland – now is the time to be bold in mobility
An interview about the challenges of advancing mobility that come with…May 7, 2020 | Intelligent Transport - FDOT is serving free lunches to truck drivers traveling through Marion County
Truck drivers across the country are playing a vital role…May 7, 2020 | abc - Florida announces plan to replace bridge that fell, killed 6
The FDOT would manage and oversee all aspects of…May 6, 2020 | AP NEWS - Not so fast: Why the state stopped West Palm’s plan to narrow South Dixie Highway
State rejects West Palm Beach plan to…May 5, 2020 | The Palm Beach Post - Census critical to determining transportation funding for Sarasota, Manatee
In a typical five-year period…May 4, 2020 | Herald Tribune - Coronavirus Florida: As roads empty, drivers who remain are speeding up
The Sarasota PD has reported an increase in speeding…May 1, 2020 | Herald Tribune - Bids sought to raise Tamiami Trail, restore Everglades
A long-sought project to…April 28, 2020 | MIAMI TODAY - Thousands of travel forms collected at governor mandated checkpoints set up along Florida border
The checkpoints are set up along…April 28, 2020 | NEWS 10 - Howard Frankland bottleneck fix to be done weeks early because of less traffic
A drop in daily traffic has allowed construction crews to…April 23, 2020 | Tampa Bay Times - Autonomous shuttle service in downtown Tampa moves forward
Autonomous vehicle shuttles may be zooming along…April 20, 2020 | TAMPA BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL - NEW: West Palm advances plan to make Broadway less broad
The Broadway plan calls for a…April 13, 2020 | The Palm Beach Post - Gov. Ron DeSantis orders 1- to 2-month speedup of I-4 project
The acceleration effort will focus on…April 11, 2020 | Orlando Sentinel - Coronavirus has reduced traffic, FDOT looking to speed up Collier project
The FDOT would be speeding up…April 9, 2020 | Naples Daily News - Miami looks at trolley reorganization after coronavirus siege lifts
The reworking of the countywide transportation network is…April 8, 2020 | MIAMI TODAY
