Mexico City Subway Collapse Was a Tragedy Foretold
The Mexico City elevated subway line that collapsed this week, killing 25 people, was problem-plagued and poorly designed from the day of its inauguration in 2012. Keep Reading
National Transportation Safety Board Finalizes 2021–2022 Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements
The board voted to include 10 items in the 2021-2022 Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements, including a requirement for crash-resistant recorders in all passenger-carrying operations. Keep Reading
National Transportation Safety Board Names Morgan Turrell as Director of the Office of Marine Safety
Longtime mariner and investigator Morgan Turrell has been named director of the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) Office of Marine Safety. Keep Reading
GAO: DOT and USCG Could Do More to Verify and Publicize Drug and Alcohol Testing Data
Drug and alcohol testing is required for certain transportation industry employees. Federal agencies that regulate these industries collect test result data from employers and use it to set random testing rates. Keep Reading
DOT Announces $889 Million in Infrastructure Funding
The grants will fund transportation projects of national and regional significance that are in line with the Biden Administration’s priorities including creating good-paying jobs, improving safety, applying transformative technology, and explicitly addressing climate change and racial equity. Keep Reading
Unruly Passengers Face Stiff New Penalties Including $35,000 Fines and Imprisonment
The FAA has seen a disturbing increase in incidents where airline passengers have disrupted flights with threatening or violent behavior. These incidents have stemmed both from passengers’ refusals to wear masks and from recent violence at the U.S. Capitol. Keep Reading
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Research Topics for Upcoming Small Business Innovation Research Program Solicitation
Two of the topics feature public transit cleanliness, building on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic: Robots for Unmanned Disinfection and Decontamination of Transit Assets, and Using Artificial Intelligence to Inspect, Repair and Sanitize Transit Vehicles. Keep Reading
Critical Infrastructure Security & Resilience Month
What Are the Top Security Challenges for U.S. Transportation?
Throughout the global pandemic, the transportation sector has been one of the hardest hit. But this is only one of the challenges it faces. Keep Reading
Chao Announces $1 Billion in Transportation Infrastructure Grants
$1 billion will be invested in American infrastructure through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants program. The funding has been awarded to 70 projects in 44 states. Keep Reading
OIG Identifies Safety and Information Security as Top Management Challenges Facing DOT
The Office of Inspector General has identified eight top management challenges for the Department of Transportation (DOT) for fiscal year 2021. Keep Reading
GAO: Department of Transportation Could Improve Research Activities
The Department of Transportation (DOT) funds research aimed at making the nation's transportation system safer and more efficient. In FY 2019, DOT had a research budget of more than $1 billion. Keep Reading
DOT Releases Roadmap for Transportation Innovation
Transportation systems are on the verge of significant transformation with the development of new and emerging technologies. The Department’s greatest priority is the safe deployment of these technologies. Keep Reading