National News
- FHWA awards STSFA grants to seven states to test new highway funding methods
The goal of the $10.2 million in grants is to allow states to… February 13, 2019 | ROADS&BRIDGES - Gov. Newsom: State Will Abandon SF-To-LA High-Speed Rail Project
Governor Gavin Newsom dropped a bombshell … February 12, 2019 | CBS - First All-Electric Vanpool in the US Begins Commuter Service in San Bernadino County
Victor Valley Transit Authority recently approved… February 8, 2019 | MASS TRANSIT - Infrastructure Week can’t be a punch line anymore
The administration’s long-deferred plan to fix America’s… February 6, 2019 | The Boston Globe - Improving America’s infrastructure to break Washington gridlock
News coverage of Washington today focuses on… February 5, 2019 | THE HILL - Trump calls again on Congress to act on aging infrastructure needs
“Both parties should be able to…” February 5, 2019 | REUTERS - First House infrastructure hearing to highlight costs of delay
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will kick off… January 30, 2019 | Roll Call - New House Transportation Chair:
‘We Need to Move Beyond Fossil Fuel’… January 29, 2019 | Streets Blog USA - Infrastructure Bill a Priority in 2019, Rep. Drew Ferguson Says
A major new infrastructure bill is doable in 2019… January 28, 2019 | Transport Topics - Electric scooters send more people to the hospital than bicycles and walking, new study finds
Over a one-year period in two Los Angeles emergency departments… January 25, 2019 | The Washington Post - USDOT: Surface Transportation Agencies Continue as Normal During Shutdown
More than a month into a partial government… January 24, 2019 | Transport Topics - The impact of free-floating carsharing on car ownership: Early-stage findings from London
Free-floating carsharing is a rapidly growing… January 24, 2019 | Transport Policy - Mayors Call for Infrastructure Deal, Federal Cooperation
Pursuing a federal infrastructure package is a top priority for… January 23, 2019 | Transport Topics - America’s Most Dangerous Roads for Pedestrians
The status quo in American road design is claiming more and more lives…January 23, 2019 | CITY LAB - Why This Is the Year to Begin Addressing the Infrastructure Deficit
With signs pointing to a weakening economy, we need to get ready now…January 16, 2019 | GOVERNING - Infrastructure Funding: Can Automated Weigh Station Screening Be a Revenue Source?
Automated screening technologies can photograph and record …January 14, 2019 | Transport Topics - Highway and transit projects grind to a halt as the shutdown continues
Highway construction projects across the country have been jeopardized by…January 8, 2019 | The Washington Post - Capitol Agenda for the Week of Jan. 7: The DeFazio Era Begins
“We need significant, real proposals that’ll move us toward a more efficient, 21st century transportation network in all modes…”January 7, 2019 | Transport Topics - Have no fear: Raise the federal gas tax
It should be well known by now that we need a reliable, sustainable…January 2, 2019 | THE HILL - Why the West Coast Is Suddenly Beating the East Coast on Transportation
Los Angeles’s Metro plans to build 100 new miles of rail…January 1, 2019 | The New York Times
State News
- Virgin/Brightline railway shelves IPO plans
Virgin Trains USA, formerly known as Brightline, has decided to… February 12, 2019 | Miami Herald - Editorial: Arguing the Heartland of the matter
The Polk County Commission is aligning behind a… February 12, 2019 | The Ledger - DeSantis’ $9.92 billion infrastructure plan doesn’t expand toll roads – but could
DeSantis said that a primary emphasis of the spending plan is to relieve… February 11, 2019 | FLORIDA WATCHDOG - Will scooters help or hurt the way we get around in Tampa Bay? We’re about to find out.
Florida law prohibits scooter companies from entering… February 11, 2019 | Tampa Bay Times - No ‘Electric Boogaloo’: State makes it hard for cities to adopt powered scooters
Florida law is ambiguous on how to classify… February 7, 2019 | Florida Politics - Who Will Benefit from Miami’s New Rails-to-Trails Park?
Miami’s newest infrastructure project happened after… January 31, 2019 | NEXT CITY - Galvano calls for extending Suncoast toll road to Georgia
But extending the money-losing highway is opposed by some rural counties… January 30, 2019 | Tampa Bay Times - New House Transportation Chair: ‘We Need to Move Beyond Fossil Fuel’
The Democrat takeover of the House has created … January 29, 2019 | STREETSBLOG USA - MPO forum: Automation will alter transportation planning
The cars and trucks of the future will…January 28, 2019 | Herald-Tribune - Authorities remind drivers of importance of ‘Move Over’ law
Traffic can be annoying, and some of us get a little aggressive… January 22, 2019 | 10 NEWS - Those tolls you pay on Miami’s highways could come to an end if this bill passes
Two Miami lawmakers are successful in pushing legislation to abolish the agency that… January 22, 2019 | Miami Herald - Tampa Streetcar success could be a model for bigger transit enhancement
The current iteration of that $100 million plan includes extending… January 18, 2019 | FLAPOL - Looser rules on transit tax bringing ‘Freebee’ shuttles to cities. Is Uber next?
The “Freebee” shuttles come from a company that… January 16, 2019 | Miami Herald - Forward Pinellas looks to the future of roadway projects
The program includes public transit, seaport, airport and rail projects … January 14, 2019 | TAMPA BAY NEWSPAPERS - Hillsborough transit authority narrows down its presidential candidates despite concerns
The HART is moving forward with … January 14, 2019 | TAMPA BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL - Panel to interview five candidates to lead Department of Transportation
Commission members whittled the list to… January 9, 2019 | FLAPOL - Could golf carts become street legal in unincorporated Orange County?
Homeowners said they often drive them on paths shared by bicyclists and… January 8, 2019 | NEWS 96.5 - Brightline to start building rail from South Florida to Orlando in March while it rebrands as Virgin Trains
Brightline and Virgin have announced efforts to establish intercity passenger service in… January 3, 2019 | Orlando Sentinel - New bill cracking down on distracted driving recalls death of Logan Scherer, 9
The bill would ban the act of touching or holding a smartphone while driving… December 17, 2018 | Tampa bay Times - Polk Perspective: Private sector drives the future of transportation in Florida
Transportation in this country has been led by… December 14, 2018 | The Ledger
