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Statement from U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx on Historic Agreement to Combat Carbon Emissions in Aviation

October 10, 2016 - in Transportation

Last week, I spoke at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly and said that we must agree on a comprehensive approach to achieving carbon-neutral growth.  I was proud to represent the United States as an early adopter of the global market-based…

DOT Announces over $20 Million in Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grants to States, Territories, and Tribes

October 7, 2016 - in Financial, News

DOT Announces over $20 Million in Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grants to States, Territories, and Tribes | Department of Transportation…

USDOT Issues Federal Policy for Safe Testing and Deployment of Automated Vehicles

September 22, 2016 - in Featured, Transportation

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Transportation is issuing Federal policy for automated vehicles, laying a path for the safe testing and deployment…

USDOT Issues Federal Policy for Safe Testing and Deployment of Automated Vehicles

September 21, 2016 - in Transportation

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Transportation is issuing Federal policy for automated vehicles, laying a path for the safe testing and deployment of new auto technologies that have enormous potential for improving safety and mobility for Americans on…

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $7.3 Million in Grants for Innovative Ways to Connect People to Healthcare Via Transit

September 14, 2016 - in Transit, Transportation

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced selections for Rides to Wellness Demonstration and Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility Grants, which will help connect people to much-needed…

Maritime Administration Transfers Additional Former Navy Property to the City of Long Beach

September 13, 2016 - in Land Development

LONG BEACH, Calif. –Maritime Administrator Paul “Chip” Jaenichen joined State and local leaders today to commemorate the transfer of 125 acres of property in Long Beach, California to the City of Long Beach through the Maritime Administration’s Port…

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $211 Million in Grants for New Buses, Facilities to Improve Bus Service Nationwide

September 9, 2016 - in Transit, Transportation

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the selections for its Bus and Bus Facilities Grant Program that will help provide more modern, reliable bus service for transit riders across the…

BTS Releases First-Ever National Transit Map Data

September 6, 2016 - in Transportation

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released National Transit Map data, a geospatial database containing the information from 270 transit agencies that provides open, machine-readable data about their stops,…

Federal Highway Administration Announces More than $14 Million in Grants to Test New Ways of Funding Highways

August 31, 2016 - in Roads, Transportation

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration today announced $14.2 million in grants for states under a new program to explore alternative revenue mechanisms to help sustain the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust…

New FAA Rules for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Go Into Effect

August 30, 2016 - in Transportation

WASHINGTON – Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta today announced the implementation of the first operational rules for routine non-hobbyist use of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS…