A myriad of state agencies, business and nonprofit groups recently gave access to jobs for the disabled a boost with the introduction of a workshop called Public Transit 101. and a Southwestern Connecticut Accessible Transportation Guide. The init A myriad of state agencies,...
DOT Secretary Norman Mineta said, "While we must ensure our transportation system remains secure, we must also ensure safety and mobility are not compromised. Our ongoing work with APTA will help ensure critical security and threat information i DOT Secretary Norman Mineta said, "While we must...
Owens Corning Chief Energy Officer Urges Proper Insulation for Improved Energy Efficiency in Buildings TOLEDO, Ohio, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Armed with survey results revealing public misperceptions about energy use, The Pink PantherTM, Chief Energy Officer at Owens Corning , broke his decades of silence on October...
Federal prosecutors have filed a criminal charge against a former assistant Utah attorney general and Department of Public Safety employee, accusing him of working for both the state and the feds and lying about it. Richard David Wyss was charged in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake...
WHAT: As the holiday season approaches, officials at Los Angeles World Airports LAWA, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration TSA, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (C&BP) will conduct...
WHAT: As the holiday season approaches, officials at Los Angeles World Airports LAWA, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration TSA, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (C&BP) will conduct...
WHAT: As the holiday season approaches, officials at Los Angeles World Airports LAWA, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration TSA, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (C&BP) will conduct...
Segway scooters will be allowed on Caltrain as long as they're ridden by disabled people, the rail agency's board ruled Thursday. Caltrain directors unanimously agreed to allow Segways in order for the agency to comply with a 2005 U.S. Department of Transportation directive, which says the...
The nation's current 911 system cannot handle the text, data, images and video that are increasingly common in personal communications. As such, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Innovative Technology Administration began testing its next-generation 911 initiative this past June. Three testing laboratories and five public safety answering points...
NEW YORK, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Americans drove 62.6 billion fewer miles since last November than they did the previous year. As budgets tighten and car pools and public transportation gain in popularity, drivers often put off routine car maintenance. ...
Owens Corning Chief Energy Officer Stars in Campaign Urging Proper Insulation for Improved Energy Efficiency in Buildings TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Armed with survey results revealing public misperceptions about energy use, The Pink PantherTM, Chief Energy Officer at Owens Corning , today broke his decades...
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Travelport Limited, the parent company of the Travelport group of companies, today announced that Simon Gros has been named vice president of Government Affairs based in Washington D.C. In this role, Gros will focus on the Americas - U.S., Canada and Central and...
Diesel Technology Forum Highlights Advances in Curbing Pollution SAN DIEGO -- Americans are driving less and using mass transit more, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the buses they're riding are using much cleaner fuels and technologies than ever before. The Transportation Department reported this week...
Road Warriors Clash Again: The fight over the 16-mile extension of state Route 241 continued with a public hearing before federal authorities at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Planners with the public Transportation Corridor Agencies in Irvine envision the toll road branching off Interstate 5 at San Onofre, heading...
As more businesses adopt drug- and alcohol-testing programs for workers, many find themselves grappling with the question of whether their employees are covered by federal regulations or state law, or both for some multi-state companies. About 23 states, including Oklahoma, have employee-testing laws. However,...
DEL MAR, Calif. AP -- More than 1,000 people turned out Monday at a public hearing over a proposed toll road that would pass through one of Southern California's most popular parks and nearby a world-class surf break. Until now, the fight over the road -- which...
Thirty-three would-be air travelers with suspected or confirmed infectious tuberculosis were placed on the U.S. government's public health "Do Not Board" list in the first year of its existence, a federal report released Thursday showed. Authorized under the Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001, the list was instituted on...
FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Without any facts or data to oppose the antitrust immunity application by American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia, Virgin Atlantic instead has resorted to baseless arguments and hypocritical scare tactics. Virgin is intentionally trying to mislead regulators and the general public in...
A Milwaukee group seeking a public transit plan to get city residents to a shopping center in Oconomowoc recently filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Transportation. But it might all come down to Milwaukee and Waukesha counties finding ways to bridge the border gap when it comes to...
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