National News
- Companies are now testing self-driving scooters
Companies are exploring… October 15, 2019 | CNN BUSINESS - US House Transportation Panel Showcases Partisan Dispute
The bill will be transformative… September 15, 2019 | Transport Topics - White House Nears Infrastructure Permitting Changes
White House reviewing plan to change National Environmental Policy Act… October 15, 2019 | Bloomberg Environment - FRA opens up $396M in grant funding for rail projects
The partnership program this year will use those funds for… October 9, 2019 | TRANSPORTATION TODAY - AAA research shows pedestrian detection systems do not work at night
New research reveals that automatic emergency braking systems… October 7, 2019 | traffic TECHNOLOGY TODAY.COM - University research program using miniature cars enables AV progress
A new project supported by… October 7, 2019 | traffic TECHNOLOGY TODAY.COM - How slow lanes can speed up new mobility (and save lives)
Mobility is the word on everyone’s lips … October 4, 2019 | Forbes - Fixing America’s Bridges Act proposes re-establishing federal funding program for bridge repairs, replacements
The program is specifically meant to help those … October 3, 2019 | TRANSPORTATION TODAY - In Search of Bipartisanship, Congressional Leaders Point to Transportation Bill
A comprehensive transportation policy bill is still… October 3, 2019 | Transport Topics - Senate Transportation Funding Bill Would Cut Small Project Transit Grants
A transportation funding bill passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee last week slashes the amount… September 23, 2019 | ROUTE FIFTY - Senate Subcommittee Advances Fiscal 2020 Transportation Funding Bill
An infrastructure grants program managed at the U.S. Department of Transportation would receive… September 17, 2019 | Transport Topics - US Chamber Leader Tom Donohue Hopeful About Infrastructure Bill’s Passage
Finally, a window of opportunity has opened up for… September 16, 2019 | Transport Topics - U.S. Cities Play Catch-Up on High-Speed Rail
This is the reinvention of train travel in… September 10, 2019 | U.S. News - Returning lawmakers could move on several infrastructure bills, including $287B highway act
As Congress reconvenes today… September 9, 2019 | CONSTRUCTION DIVE - Cities Are Trying—Again—to Plan for Autonomous Vehicles
The bloom is off the rose for self-driving tech… September 9, 2019 | WIRED - Micromobility could replace 48% of car trips in 10 US cities
The group analyzed more than 50 million car trips… September 9, 2019 | SMARTCITIES DIVE - Multi-Car Owners May Pay Sustainability Fee to Fund Memphis Area Transit
The proposed fee would apply only to… September 9, 2019 | Planetizen - State DOTs Receive Extra $4B from FHWA Unspent 2019 Balances
As the federal fiscal year winds down… September 6, 2019 | ENR - Infrastructure Funding Policy Looms Over Congressional Fall Schedule
A recent report detailing the country’s congestion woes… September 5, 2019 | Transport Topics - Impasse on Infrastructure Funding Stirs Concern
As Congress returns for the fall… September 2, 2019 | THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
State News
- The ‘county brain’ will make your commute easier
The county is building a network of… October 18, 2019 | SunSentinel - Report: Florida ports lead the nation in resiliency
Florida’s seaports are among the best prepared for… October 16, 2019 | FLORIDA POLITICS - Airport Saves Time, Lets Robots Do the Heavy Lifting
The new automated porters are part of… October 16, 2019 | GOVERNING - Sebastian Inlet bridge on State Road A1A is ‘structurally deficient’: What does that mean?
The Sebastian Inlet bridge needs to be… October 10, 2019 | florida today - Local census officials stress importance of accurate count
Local Census officials will start with… October 7, 2019 | Gainsesville.com - Beth Alden – New Plan For Malfunction Junction
The FDOT has picked a plan for… October 4, 2019 | WFLA - State picks new plan for Malfunction Junction: more lanes, no tolls
The proposal would take seven properties from adjacent… October 1, 2019 | Tampa Bay Times - Express Toll Lanes Open on Palmetto Expressway Amid Protests
Some drivers may have enjoyed the free test phase, but starting today you will… September 23, 2019 | NBC Miami - City Hall gives glimpse into proposed park under I-4: ‘The beginning of a vision’
Beneath an expanded Interstate 4, about five city blocks could come to… September 23, 2019 | Orlando Sentinel - Hillsborough County restores funding allocations for All For Transportation tax
Hillsborough County Commissioners voted 6-1 Wednesday to … September 18, 2019 | FLORIDA POLITICS - Florida Department of Transportation building facility to test autonomous cars
Car crashes involving autonomous cars are… September 12, 2019 | NBC 2 - State extends Virgin Trains’ deadline for Orlando to Tampa right of way negotiations
The state is allowing more time for Virgin Trains USA to enter… September 11, 2019 | TAMPA BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL - Polk voices oppose Polk-to-Collier toll road
Public speakers at task force on planned Polk-to-Collier toll road urge… September 4, 2019 | NEWS CHIEF - End of the line? County’s move to drop DeLand SunRail surprises some
“They didn’t discuss it with us,” … September 4, 2019 | The West Volusia Beacon - Florida’s biggest toll road work since the 1950s under scrutiny
A hotly contested play to expand 3… August 28, 2019 | THE DAYTONA BEACH NEWS-JOURNAL - Would higher barriers on the Howard Frankland have stopped an SUV from going over?
Today’s standard is six inches higher than… August 28, 2019 | Tampa Bay Times - Who will benefit from Florida’s new toll roads? Take a look at who’s consulting on where they will go
The task forces meet for the first time on… August 14, 2019 | Tampa Bay Times - Where Fla. can prove its AV chops
Starsky Robotics sent a driverless tractor-trailer onto … August 12, 2019 | Automotive News - Polk transportation board urges FDOT expansion of State Road 60
The Polk TPO passed a resolution at last… August 11, 2019 | The Ledger - Are you willing to pay more for safer, less congested roads?
Pinellas leaders consider sale or gas tax… August 6, 2019 | abc ACTION NEWS
