The latest episode of the Environmental Technical Assistance Program or ETAP Podcast examines different ways to recruit young professionals into the transportation industry, in part to help guide the sector’s new emphasis on issues such as infrastructure resilience, equity, and reducing greenhouse gas or GHG emissions, to name just a few. [Above photo by AASHTO] […]

A new research paper by the NOAA Air Resources Laboratory determined that dust storms – long assumed to be rather rare and isolated to particular regions – contribute to a larger number of U.S. traffic fatalities than previously thought. [Above photo by the Arizona DOT] For that reason, NOAA proposed modifications to the current reporting classifications to […]

The U.S. Department of Labor recently made $80 million available through its Building Pathways to Infrastructure Jobs Grant Program to help workers across a variety of industry sectors access training and develop construction trade skills. [Above photo by the Oregon DOT] The agency added that it intends to make a total of approximately $200 million […]

The Federal Aviation Administration recently issued 33 grants worth a total of $20 million to 29 small towns and at regional airports to upgrade and/or build traffic control towers. [Above photo by the Colorado DOT] Those fiscal year 2023 grants – issued via the FAA Contract Tower Competitive Grant program – are funded via the $1.2 […]

There are two weeks remaining to submit nominations for the 2023 America’s Transportation Awards competition. [Above image by AASHTO] The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials opened the nomination portal for the 2023 America’s Transportation Awards on March 3 and April 14 is the deadline for online application submissions. Click here to submit […]

A new study compiled by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety indicated that a “multifaceted approach” that leverages enforcement efforts alongside public outreach efforts could buttress efforts to end distracted driving. [Above photo via IIHS] Along with strengthening laws and beefing up enforcement, the IIHS study recommended a focus on “leveraging friendships and family ties” […]

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently released a video recap of its annual Council on Rail Transportation meeting, held January 31 through February 3 in Washington, D.C. [Above image by AASHTO] Amit Bose (above), administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, was one of the keynote speakers at that meeting, with Roger […]

The Federal Transit Administration recently made $212.3 million in grants available via its Emergency Relief Program to transit agencies to help them recover from major declared disasters in 2017 as well as ones that occurred from 2020 to 2022. [Above graphic by FTA] Concurrently, the agency also made nearly $8.9 million in grants available to support transit […]

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials hosted its 2023 AASHTO Executive Institute March 20-23 in Washington D.C. [Above photo by AASHTO] Thirty-one senior state department of transportation executives from around the country attended the four-day program to examine emerging transportation policies and discuss critical transportation issues. The AEI – formerly the National […]

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration or PHMSA – a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation – has made more than $25 million in grants available through two separate programs to train first responders, strengthen safety programs, improve safety, reduce environmental impacts, and educate the public on local safety initiatives. [Above image by […]