News, Views and Analysis from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
Steven Cliff — former deputy executive officer at the California Air Resources Board — has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the 16th administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Read More
More and more people are flying, but the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact air travel, according to the U.S. DOT's latest report.
President Biden and the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded almost $17 million this week to Bay Area transit agencies to help modernize and electrify buses, make bus systems and routes more reliable, and improve safety. Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Tuesday it has provided a 35-year loan of up to $20 million under its Rural Projects Initiative to the Napa Valley Transportation Authority for the Vine Bus Maintenance Facility Project. Read More
Nearly $1 billion in grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity program have been announced, and include money for two Bay Area projects. Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation is highlighting how the historic bipartisan infrastructure bill will repair roads and bridges, improve transportation options, build a national network of chargers to accelerate the adoption of EVs, and upgrade airports and ports across the country.
A report issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation Thursday shows the largest six-month increase ever recorded in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System’s history. Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation released its climate adaptation and resilience plan focused on ensuring that federally-supported transportation infrastructure— as well as USDOT programs, policies, and operations — consider climate change impacts and incorporate adaptation and resilience solutions whenever possible.
Transforming the country's infrastructure and making it more resilient are top priorities in an $88 billion U.S. Department of Transportation budget submitted to Congress by the Biden-Harris Administration Friday.
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Wednesday it is seeking applicants for the FY 2021 round of the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America discretionary grant program to fund transportation projects of national and regional significance. Read More