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10 Jan 12 - Transportation News
Governor pushes transportation investment
Chris Gregoire urged state lawmakers to raise $3.6 billion for highway maintenance in her State of the State address Tuesday morning, and passionately argued for additional investments in the state's transportation infrastructure.
Cobb transportation email links to porn site
By Janel Davis An email sent Friday afternoon about the county's ongoing US 41/I-75 transportation study contained a link referring recipients to a county transportation website. But the link led instead to a porn site. The message was sent by an ...
No big changes in air show safety rules likely
By Bart Jansen, USA TODAY WASHINGTON - Air shows and air races are sufficiently regulated despite tragedies like the September crash at a Reno race that killed 11 people, the National Transportation Safety Board was told Tuesday.
Shaping The Future of Urban Transportation
The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) workshop provided an overview of the management and governance of transportation systems across the greater Middle East region. In particular, the workshop explored the role ICTs already play and ...
$2 billion NoCo transportation plan gets OK
By Steve Lynn The Colorado Department of Transportation has received the green light from the federal government to move forward with $2.18 billion in improvements to Interstate 25 and other major roads, a commuter rail service and bus system and other ...
Air Canada hopes to ban transportation of monkeys for laboratory use
The airline, under pressure from animal rights groups, recently told the Canadian Transportation Agency that it no longer wants to accept monkeys as cargo when they are intended for use in laboratory experiments.
Council looks at West Village transportation project
“People just want to get in and get out,” said David Peckler, director of the Snowmass Village Transportation Department.
Transportation Center Opens in Williamsport
The Church Street Transportation Center in Williamsport opened Tuesday. The $12 million project has been in the works for more than 10 years.
Transportation, tax reform on Deal agenda
Nathan Deal this morning will go all-in on the upcoming transportation tax vote and on a tax reform package that includes business-friendly cuts but not a reduction in individual income taxes.
TSA defends cupcake confiscation
Travelers carrying a "normal" cupcake will probably clear airport security, although additional screening may be required, according to a Transportation Security Administration blog post defending the agency's recent confiscation of a cupcake.
Passenger Transportation Board approves second cab service in Fort St. John
The local businessman asked and received council's endorsement in applying to the Passenger Transportation Board for permission to start a new cab company in Fort St. John.
Improvements to medical transportation assistance program
The provincial government has announced improvements to its medical transportation assistance program to help ease the financial burden of paying up front for travel for medical services.
Chamber Mounts Another Push for Transportation Funds
With lawmakers set to meet in Annapolis, the West Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce will call for an increase in the gas tax and protection of the state's Transportation Trust Fund. By Tim Lemke With roads getting more and more congested in the ...
Outlook 2012: Transportation
By Aly Thomson The state of the economy is directly reflected in the transportation industry - and the high and ever-increasing cost of fuel will continue to weigh heavily on the shoulders of the industry in 2012.
Government forcing full disclosure on airfares
In addition to providing greater ease and transparency, the Transportation Department says, the new rules will let consumers more easily compare prices between airlines - some of which have built their business on advertising low fares.
UPDATE: GovGuam receives grant from U.S. Department of Transportation
The US Department of Transportation has awarded $216147 in federal grant assistance to the Government of Guam. The grant was awarded through the State and Community Highway Safety Grant Program, which is intended to help states and local communities ...
Minister for quick transportation of imported urea: Pervaiz Elahi
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Industries and Defence Production Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Thursday directed the concerned officials to speed up the transportation and supply of urea from the Gwadar port to all parts of the country so the imported urea is ...
Transportation and Race. Really, Are We Going through This Again?
by James A. Bacon Transportation has been on the back burner in the Richmond metro area for a long time, but it could resurface in a debate over the future of the Richmond Metropolitan Authority (RMA), which operates the region's two toll roads - and ...
Transportation Secretary LaHood defends Obama's support for GM and Chrysler
By Greg Gardner US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood again praised the Obama administration's 2009 support for General Motors and Chrysler, saying that 1 million more Americans would have lost jobs had the government done nothing.
Transportation Department announces almost $1.6 billion to repair damaged ...
10 - The US Department of Transportation today announced nearly $1.6 billion to states and territories across the nation to help cover the costs of repairing roads and bridges damaged by a variety of natural disasters.
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