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* JUST ADDED * The List of Cities Applying to the Smart City Challenge!
Our Beyond Traffic study indicates that many communities --particularly mid-sized cities-- will experience rapid population increases and rapidly growing demands on their transportation infrastructure...
Washington, DC – The U.S. Department of Transportation has joined with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to launch a new online tool that provides profiles of how transportation may be affecting human health in each State and region. The Transportation and Health Tool provides...
WICHITA, Kan. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the Department of Transportation will provide $25 million for the Regional Truck Parking Information and Management System across eight states,...
LOS ANGELES – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the Department of Transportation will provide $15 million for the Rail to Rail Active Transportation Corridor Connector Project in South Los Angeles. The project is one of 39 federally-funded transportation projects in...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the Department of Transportation will provide $25 million to accelerate early construction for the Charlotte Gateway Station. The project...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the Department of Transportation will provide $500 million for 39 transportation projects in 34 states, some projects spanning several states, from its...
In Fall 2014, DOT launched its Safer People, Safer Streets initiative with the goal of improving pedestrian and bicycle safety across the country. The first element of the initiative was a call for the Department to convene a walk/bike safety assessment in every State. This report is an overview...
In 1999, I was blissfully unaware of the pipelines that ran through my community in Bellingham, Washington. Then in a split second a pipeline burst and dumped nearly a quarter million gallons of gasoline into a salmon stream that our community had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars and...
Memphis now has more than 200 miles of dedicated bicycle lanes, trails, and neighborhood routes which have visible successes in communities across the city. Trends on daily bicycle use continue to increase, while the rate at which crashes are occurring are on the decline. More than 140 miles of...