Tuesday - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has released Transportation Economic Trends, BTS’s first stand-alone volume on transportation and the economy. The 94-page report uses a variety of data series…
Martin Klepper Appointed First Executive Director of the Build America Bureau
WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced that Martin Klepper will join the USDOT Build America Bureau (Bureau) as the initial…
U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration Announces $75 Million for Bus Rapid Transit Project in San Francisco
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the award of $75 million in federal grant…
U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration Announces $39 Million for Bus Rapid Transit Project in Reno, Nevada
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the award of approximately $39 million in federal grant funds for construction of the 4th Street/Prater Way Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project…
USDOT Secretary Foxx Releases Final Report on the Every Place Counts Design Challenge
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the release of the USDOT Ladders of Opportunity Every Place Counts Design Challenge report summarizing the experience and lessons learned from the four selected cities – Spokane, WA; Nashville,…
USDOT’s ITS Joint Program Office Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Today, the Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office (ITS JPO) celebrates its 25th anniversary. On December 18, 1991, the ITS JPO was founded as part of the federal aid transportation program reauthorization. Its founding was a significant public…
U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Appoints 24 Members to the New Pipeline Safety Voluntary Information-Sharing System Working Group
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced the appointment of 24 members to the new pipeline safety Voluntary Information-Sharing System (VIS) Working Group. The VIS…
U.S. Department of Transportation Awards LSU Consortium to Address Regional Transportation Needs
BATON ROUGE – A consortium of universities led by LSU has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to establish a regional transportation research center. The Transportation Consortium of South-Central States, or Tran-SET, will focus…
U.S. Drivers Log 2.4 Trillion Miles In First Nine Months of 2016
WASHINGTON – New data released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) show that U.S. driving topped 2.4 trillion miles in the first nine months of 2016, lengthening a series of consecutive monthly…
Federal Highway Administration Opens Phase 2 of Johnson County Gateway Project in Kansas City Area
LENEXA, Kan. – Deputy Federal Highway Administrator David S. Kim today joined state and local officials to cut a ceremonial ribbon to open the Johnson County Gateway project’s second phase outside Kansas City, which includes two brand new interchanges…
