National News
- US DOT to hand out $1 billion in infrastructure grants
The US DOT says projects for RAISE funding will be evaluated based on merit criteria that… April 14, 2021 | Intelligent Transport - USDOT: First TIGER, Then BUILD, Now RAISE – Grant Applications Welcome
The USDOT has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity for… April 14, 2021 | RAILWAY AGE - White House issues reports on states’ infrastructure needs
The Biden White House is amplifying the push for its $2.3 trillion… April 12, 2021 | CBS NEWS - Biden promises ‘once-in-a-generation’ investment during pitch for $2 trillion infrastructure and climate plan
President Joe Biden unveiled a roughly $2 trillion jobs proposal… March 31, 2021 | CNN - Biden to lay out first piece of sweeping infrastructure and jobs package Wednesday
Biden will detail the infrastructure and climate piece of the… March 30, 2021 | CNN - Buttigieg says no gas or mileage tax in Biden’s infrastructure plan
The absence of both taxes to fund the infrastructure proposal marks a… March 29, 2021 | CNN - Vehicle mileage tax could be on the table in infrastructure talks, Buttigieg says
He also weighed in on several potential revenue-generating… March 26, 2021 | CNBC - Census Bureau defends delays in data delivery before Senate panel
Republican senators pushed the agency’s… March 23, 2021 | Roll Call - White House eyes sweeping $3T spending proposal
The new package is expected to be… March 22, 2021 | THE HILL - Increasingly irrelevant gas tax awaits a better idea
As lawmakers begin work on a massive infrastructure bill that… March 11, 2021 | Roll Call - 144 cities, including 2 in Utah, could lose status as metro areas
The federal government is proposing to downgrade… March 9, 2021 | FOX 13 - Vehicle deaths reached 13-year high in 2020: National Safety Council
Fatalities spiked 8%, even as vehicle miles driven dropped 13%… March 5, 2021 | THE HILL - Biden turns focus to next priority with infrastructure talks
President Biden is preparing to lay out a recovery package that makes… March 5, 2021 | THE HILL - Biden attempts bipartisan push for infrastructure package
President Joe Biden tried to maintain bipartisan momentum for… March 4, 2021 | AP - U.S. gets ‘C-,’ faces $2.59 trln in infrastructure needs over 10 years – report
The biggest projected gap is in surface transportation, which… March 3, 2021 | REUTERS - Biden Administration Adds New Climate Objective for INFRA Grants
The administration is setting some new criteria for… February 17, 2021 | ENR - Post-Covid, Transit Agencies Must Look Beyond Ridership
With commuters grounded and… February 16, 2021 | CITY LAB - Experts Expect Urbanist Approach From U.S. DOT
High-speed rail and electric vehicles likely to… February 12, 2021 | ENR - Biden to meet with senators on infrastructure amid Trump’s impeachment trial
President on Thursday will meet with a bipartisan group… February 11, 2021 | CNN - U.S. House panels to vote on $57 billion boost for transportation
Two U.S. House panels will vote on a plan to provide about… February 9, 2021 | REUTERS
State News
- MPO approves work related to traffic counts
Rapid growth in Pasco County has…April 20, 2021 | The LAKER/Lutz NEWS - House adopts changes to toll road plan, nears M-CORES repeal
The House has voted to reroute a…April 15, 2021 | FLORIDA POLITICS - Renewed safety push after Road Ranger hit by car while picking up traffic cones along I-95
There’s a renewed push to get drivers to…April 14, 2021 | News4JAX - Not everyone wants to green-light bills hoping to change Florida crosswalk signals from yellow to red
If passed, either bill would essentially require crosswalks with flashing yellow lights to…April 14, 2021 | FOX 13 - Leveraging the Cloud to Reduce Traffic Congestion
The North Florida TPO is using a…April 13, 2021 | government technology - North Florida TPO Taps into Urban SDK to Modernize Data Collection and Analytics for Transportation Planning
The SaaS company connects transportation planners to…April 13, 2021 | GlobeNewswire - Polk County considers adding Bus Rapid Transit service
A BRT would speed up and…April 13, 2021 | 83 degrees - Report: Traffic fatalities increased in Sarasota and Manatee counties during COVID-19
Local traffic fatalities rose 7% in…April 12, 2021 | Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Crosswalks in the crosshairs: Pinellas planners say legislation to make flashing beacons safer could backfire
The bills, come with a caveat: If the beacons don’t flash red,…April 7, 2021 | TAMPA BAY NEWSPAPERS - Miami-Dade seeks federal funding for Northeast commuter rail line
Background work for a planned commuter rail linking Miami to…April 6, 2021 | MIAMI TODAY - Randy Fine’s pedestrian safety bill advances
The bill (HB 1113) deals primarily with “mid-block crosswalks,” which…March 30, 2021 | FLORIDA POLITICS - Parkway to U.S. 19 plan still on the table
Senators voted 39-1 to pass a bill (SB 100) that would do away with…March 26, 2021 | CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLE - St. Johns County transportation leaders hail Northeast Florida’s ‘equitable distribution’ of public funding
Phong Nyugen, transportation manager for the St. Johns County Growth Management Department, says it’s important to have…March 26, 2021 | JACKSONVILLE BUSINESS JOURNAL - State And Local Officials Plan For Projects To Decrease Pedestrian Accidents
After the recent deaths of…March 23, 2021 | npr - Senate repeals M-CORES toll road project, still no movement from House
The repeal of a massive toll road expansion…March 25, 2021 | FLORIDA POLITICS - Report: U.S. pedestrian deaths remain problem, but Florida shows 14% decline in 2020
A new study released Tuesday shows the…March 23, 2021 | THE DAYTONA BEACH NEWS-JOURNAL - Brightline expects Orlando route completion by end of 2022
Brightline has refined the timeline on…March 23, 2021 | ORLANDO BUSINESS JOURNAL - Senate panel OKs Jeff Brandes bills to pave the way for electric vehicles
A shift to electric vehicles is coming…March 23, 2021 | FLORIDA POLITICS - Four-County North Florida planning board supports legislation to stop toll road project
Efforts are underway at the state capitol to stop the…March 17, 2021 | THE CAPITOLIST - FDOT considering using more in-road solar lights
The Florida Department of Transportation is now considering using Internally Illuminated Reflective Pavement Markers…March 17, 2021 | ABC Action News
