Field of 77 Cities Vies for DOT’s Smart City Challenge Honors
Seventy-seven cities applied for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Feb. 8.
February 8, 2016Washington State Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson Voted Out
The Washington state Senate fired Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson on Feb. 5 by refusing to confirm her — some three years after she was appointed by Gov. Jay Inslee.
February 8, 2016Traffic Fatalities Up 9.3% for First Nine Months of 2015, NHTSA Says
Early estimates of the overall number of traffic fatalities in the United States show about a 9.3% increase the first nine months of 2015 compared with the same period in 2014.
February 8, 2016Distribution Center Delays Expansion Over Rhode Island Truck Tolls
The owners of Ocean State Job Lot say Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo's new big-rig truck tolls, headed for likely House and Senate passage this week, have led them to put a $50 million expansion on hold.
February 8, 2016Virginia Port Authority Hoping for Increased Volume to Climb Out of $5.5 Million Hole
Volume will determine whether the Virginia Port Authority can climb out of a $5.5 million hole in the first half of the fiscal year and come out ahead, leaving it with the $2.8 million in operating income it originally budgeted, the port said.
February 8, 2016Feud Over Toll Plan Rages
The war of words between Rhode Island officials and the state’s trucking association over Gov. Gina Raimondo’s truck-only tolling infrastructure plan just keeps boiling.
February 8, 2016Thune: Senators Have Concerns About Darling as FMCSA Chief
WASHINGTON — Sen. John Thune, chairman of the Commerce Committee, said senators on the panel have raised concerns about Scott Darling, the Obama administration’s pick to lead the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
February 8, 2016After 12 Years, FHWA Decides Experimental Sign Typography Is No Better
Federal Highway Administration officials are banning the erection of new signs using the Clearview font they have been deploying since 2004 after recent research showed they are not easier to read than the government’s traditional “Highway Gothic” font signs.
February 5, 2016Republicans Unlikely to Back $10-Per-Barrel Oil Tax, Transportation Budget Expert Says
A proposal by the Obama administration to get oil companies to pay a $10-per-barrel fee on oil is unlikely to get Republican support in Congress, transportation budget expert Jack Basso told Transport Topics.
February 5, 2016Obama to Request $10-Per-Barrel Oil Tax for Transportation Needs
President Barack Obama will propose a $10-per-barrel tax on oil in his fiscal 2017 budget to finance self-driving cars, public transit, railroads and other transportation improvements, the White House said.
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