News Digest DOT 81-15

BTS Releases Passenger Travel Facts and Figures 2015 - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released Passenger Travel Facts and Figures 2015, a snapshot of the characteristics and trends of personal travel in the United...

Foxx: Richmond-to-Raleigh High-Speed Rail Proposal Receives All Clear

Secretary urges continued cooperation to build projectProject would reduce trip time to just over 2 hours from current 3.5

WASHINGTON –  The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the State of North Carolina and the...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $180 Million Loan for the Charlotte Lynx Blue Line Extension

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced a $180 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan to the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) for construction of the LYNX Blue Line light rail extension. The TIFIA loan will support the...

Understanding the Projections of the Highway Trust Fund: A Tutorial

The Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-41) authorized General Fund transfers to the Highway Account and Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund. Based on the most recent monthly estimate of future Highway Trust Fund balances, this...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $5.5 Million in Grants to Small Communities to Help Develop and Improve Local Air Service

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the Department of Transportation would provide $5.5 million to help 11 small communities in 11 states develop solutions to improve their local air service needs under the Small Community Air Service Development Program...

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U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $19.5 Million to Improve Transit Access in Selected Communities Around the Country

TACOMA, WA. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced that 21 organizations around the country will receive a share of $19.5 million in grants to support comprehensive planning projects that improve access to public transit. The funds are made...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces up to $20 Million in Next Generation Connected Vehicle Technologies for New York City

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces up to $20 Million in Next Generation Connected Vehicle Technologies for New York City

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces up to $42 Million in Next Generation Connected Vehicle Technologies

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces up to $42 Million in Next Generation Connected Vehicle Technologies

U.S. Department of Transportation Celebrates Opening of MAX Orange Line, Expanding Transit Options in Portland, Oregon

U.S. Department of Transportation Celebrates Opening of MAX Orange Line, Expanding Transit Options in Portland, Oregon