National News
- House panel to explore 14 driverless car bills next week
This hearing provides an opportunity to start this critically important discussion…
June 20, 2017 | THE HILL - U.S. motor travel up 1.5 percent in April from year ago: DOT
Motorists logged 1.2 percent more miles on U.S. roads and…
June 20, 2017 | REUTERS - Trump infrastructure push faces cold shoulder from Congress
Repairing the nation’s crumbling roads and bridges was supposed to be an area ripe for…
June 6, 2017 | CNBC - Dutch group sets up hyperloop test center
The Dutch team is setting up a testing place to develop superfast hyperloop transport…
June 1, 2017 | REUTERS - $2 Billion High-Speed Rail Project Gets Green Light
California’s High Speed Rail Authority has been cleared to…
May 31, 2017 | NBC BAY AREA - Trump lays out $1T infrastructure vision in budget request
The White House spending proposal includes a brand new section that would…
May 23, 2017 | THE HILL - Chao on infrastructure: Trump plan out in weeks
The Trump plan will call for $200 billion in taxpayer money…
May 15, 2017 | ASSOCIATED PRESS - Higher Gas Taxes Won’t Work
Taxing miles instead of fuel better matches the current transportation landscape…
May 8, 2017 | CITY LAB - Mayors’ group creates infrastructure task force to work with Trump
he organization will push to ensure that the infrastructure bill includes a broad range of transportation projects…
May 8, 2017 | THE HILL - Trump Open to Raising Gas Tax and Negotiating Tax Overhaul Plan
President Donald Trump said he’s willing to raise the U.S. gas tax to fund infrastructure development…
May 1, 2017 | Bloomberg Politics - Congress saves transportation programs from Trump’s proposed cuts
Trump’s budget, released earlier this year, would have slashed the DOT budget by 13 percent…
May 1, 2017 | THE HILL - That 12 cent gas tax hike? Not enough to fix California’s roads, group says
A newly passed transportation funding bill that raises California’s gasoline tax by 12 cents a gallon isn’t a…
April 24, 2017 | THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE - New Canadian infrastructure bank would be allowed to invest in cross-border projects
The wording means Ottawa could choose to fund projects with the potential to…
April 19, 2017 | FINANCIAL POST - Trump Talks About Streamlining Infrastructure
On infrastructure, President Donald Trump wants to offer a two-for-one deal…
April 11, 2017 | U.S. News - Trump to meet with CEOs on infrastructure, tax reform
The meeting comes after Trump told The New York Times he is considering attaching his $1 trillion rebuilding plan to a…
April 10, 2017 | THE HILL - Daimler And Bosch Autonomous Robotaxis Coming To Select Major Cities
The autonomous vehicles will provide shared rides and…
April 4, 2017 | hybrid CARS - Chao Says Infrastructure Plan By May; Advocates Question Path Forward
Elaine Chao said Tuesday that the administration may release infrastructure legislation as soon as…
April 4, 2017 | The Bond Buyer - Senate seen as starting point for Trump’s infrastructure plan
Transportation leaders believe that President’s Trump $1 trillion infrastructure package should…
March 29, 2017 | THE HILL - Driving Faster Doesn’t Make You Happier
Anyone rushing to get home after work…
March 27, 2017 | CITY LAB - Want commuters to ditch driving? Try Giving Them Cash Money
Would you change how you get to work for $10 a month? How about…
March 26, 2017 | WIRED
State News
- Study to analyze Flagler County bus service
The River-to-Sea TPO is studying what it would take to…
June 21, 2017 | THE DAYTONA BEACH - Anna Maria Island SUN Trail deemed a priority
The Sarasota/Manatee MPO voted to prioritize the…
June 20, 2017 | BRADENTON HERALD - TRANSPORTATION: Florida leading the way for autonomous cars
The Central Florida Autonomous Vehicle Partnership in Orlando is one of…
June 19, 2017 | TCPALM - North Florida TPO’s priority list includes funded, unfunded projects for state roads
This year’s document outlines more than $257 million worth of…
June 17, 2017 | staugustine.com - Residents asked to help allocate $650 million in transportation funds
Through the first two weeks of June, Treasure Coast residents can help decide where to allocate…
June 6, 2017 | TCPALM - Mike Dew named secretary of Florida Department of Transportation
“I look forward to continuing the great work of FDOT…”
June 5, 2017 | FLORIDA POLITICS - $158 million would fund traffic, safety projects in Martin County’s five-year plan
The Martin MPO is to give final approval on June 19…
June 5, 2017 | TCPALM - A pedestrian-friendly facelift for Tampa’s congested Fowler Avenue?
A team of organizations is working together to put together a proposal to slow down and spruce up Fowler Avenue…
May 30, 2017 | CREATIVE LOAFING - Goodbye Tampa Bay Express, hello Tampa Bay Next; but toll lanes aren’t going anywhere
The FDOT unveiled the brand Tampa Bay Next…
May 22, 2017 | Tampa Bay Times - Community views: Making U.S. 1 safer — and not just for drivers | Video
The leaders of the region’s TPOs tell what they are doing to improve safety…
May 18, 2017 | TCPALM - 80% of South Floridians drive to work alone, commuter challenge aims to change that
Through the month of May, agencies and businesses are teaming up in an effort to reduce traffic…
May 17, 2017 | VPTV - Tampa again comes up short in quest to hold city-only sales tax referendum for transit
For the fifth year, the Legislature adjourned this spring without giving Tampa and Orlando something each city wants…
May 15, 2017 | Tampa Bay Times - Creating one transportation planning agency for all of Tampa Bay won’t be easy
They tried to imagine what successful regional transportation planning could look like…
May 12, 2017 | Tampa Bay Times - Florida Transportation Commission to interview 5 for DOT secretary
The interviews are scheduled for May 11…
May 9, 2017 | Equipment World’s - Gov. Scott signs Uber/Lyft Bill, 10 other bills into law
Gov. Rick Scott signed 11 bills into law on Tuesday…
May 9, 2017 | NEWS 13 - FDOT considering solar road, lane technology
Potholes and asphalt roads could be relics of the past…
May 3, 2017 | 10 NEWS - Transit solutions coming from cross-county cooperation
The three counties are working together like never before…
May 2, 2017 | MIAMI TODAY - SunRail explores other transit modes for proposed $250M airport link
A future 5.5-mile passenger train route set to connect to Orlando International Airport’s Intermodal Terminal Facility may not be in…
April 24, 2017 | ORLANDO BUSINESS JOURNAL - Rick Scott says he will sign ‘Uber bill’
Gov. Rick Scott tweeted on Monday that he will sign into law a bill…
April 24, 2017 | FLORIDA POLITICS - Interest remains high on electric cars at Alternate Fuel Vehicle Expo in Jacksonville
Jacksonville drivers are increasingly switching to zero-emissions, fuel-efficient electric and …
April 19, 2017 | jacksonville.com
