The Transportation Security Administration is extending its facemask mandate across all transportation networks throughout the United States – including at airports, onboard commercial aircraft, on over-the-road buses, and on commuter bus and rail systems – through January 18, 2022. [Above photo by the TSA] TSA initially implemented its transportation facemask requirement on February 1 and […]

The Electrification Coalition and Atlas Public Policy released a report on August 18 that claims that electric-powered models could replace 97 percent of “conventional” diesel- and gasoline-powered buses and light-duty vehicles operated by the federal government by 2030 at a cost-savings to taxpayers – with up to 40 percent replaced with the same cost savings […]

The Federal Aviation Administration recently awarded more than $766 million in grants to help fund projects at 279 airports in 44 states plus Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. [Above photo by the FAA] That funding is part the fifth round of fiscal year 2021 Airport Improvement Program and the agency said, due in part to $100 […]

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) recently designated six new Marine Highway Projects and a new Marine Highway Route, adding them to the America’s Marine Highway Program or AMHP, which encourages the use of navigable waterways for the movement of freight and people as an alternative to land-based transportation. [Above photo by the Missouri DOT] Since its inception in 2007, the AMHP has awarded over $40 million worth of grants […]