4th-Quarter 2015 Air Fare Data

U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Concludes Visit to Three “Smart Cities”: Copenhagen, Denmark; Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and Oslo, Norway

Trip Focuses on Sharing Best Practices in Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety, and the U.S. DOT Smart City Challenge

OSLO, NORWAY – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx last week completed a multi-day visit to Copenhagen, Denmark; Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and Oslo,...

New U.S. DOT Proposed Safety Standard Establishes Additional Safety for Motorcoach and Large Bus Occupants

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today proposed a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard that will help reduce fatalities and injuries in motorcoach and large bus crashes by mitigating occupant ejection.

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Federal Transit Administration Celebrates Opening of Denver’s “Train to the Plane” Commuter Rail Line

DENVER – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Acting Administrator Carolyn Flowers today joined top Colorado officials to open the University of Colorado A Line commuter rail service from downtown Denver to Denver...

U.S. Department of Transportation Convenes Aviation and Automobile Industry Forum on Safety

WASHINGTON – Leaders from the aviation and automotive industries joined with top U.S. Department of Transportation officials today to discuss how safety lessons from aviation can be applied to the auto industry. The Enhancing Safety Culture in Transportation forum was co-hosted by the National...

News Digest DOT 44-16

BTS Releases 2015 Border Crossing/Entry Data - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has released 2015 Border Crossing/Entry Data. The database includes numbers of personal vehicles, incoming trucks, trains, buses, containers and pedestrians entering...

February 2016 Passenger Airline Employment Data

FRA Releases List of Railroad Crossings with Most Incidents over Last Decade

Part of continued, increased focus on reducing fatalities at railroad crossingsAdministrator urges increased cooperation, highlights funding opportunities, offers FRA expertise

WASHINGTON — As the next step in its ongoing efforts to increase safety at railroad crossings, the...

News Digest DOT 43-16

FMCSA Seeks Input on “Beyond Compliance” Program. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is seeking public input during the next 60 days on its Beyond Compliance program. The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act requires...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Projects Selected to Receive $22.5 Million in Grants for Clean Buses, Infrastructure

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the latest project selections for the Low and No-Emission Vehicle Deployment Program, known as Low-No. Seven transit providers in five states will receive a share of $22.5...

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