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Newsby StaffMarch 7, 2025

Transportation Secretary Urges Amtrak, WMATA Leaders to Improve Transportation Safety in D.C.

In a series of letters, Secretary Duffy urged D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner, and WMATA CEO Randy Clarke to prioritize improvements to passenger security, crime reduction, and roadway safety.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseFebruary 13, 2025

Illinois Governor Announces $4M Investment in Freedman Seating

The $4 million investment will create 50 new jobs and help retain 676 jobs through modernizing Freedman Seating Company’s facilities in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseFebruary 11, 2025

New York MTA Announces Pilot Program for Live ASL Interpretation

Convo Access looks to bring live ASL interpretation to Subway, Metro-North, and Long Island Rail Road stations.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJanuary 29, 2025

Sean Duffy Confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Transportation

Duffy has been confirmed as the 20th U.S. Secretary of Transportation and immediately starts resetting Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 15, 2025

Reports Examine Transforming Workforce Development for the Transportation Industry

The Mineta Transportation Institute recently released several publications that explore important related issues and reveal new methods and pathways being developed and implemented to build the workforce pipeline.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2025

Mineta Report Analyzes VMT Tools for California’s Climate Goals

Findings indicate that the consistency, contextual relevance, complexity, data accuracy, and user-friendliness of the VMT tools vary significantly based on their design and methodology.

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Newsby StaffDecember 12, 2024

New York Details Metro-North Railroad Capital Improvement Benefits

There is major capital work underway to fortify and improve the Metro-North network.

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Newsby StaffNovember 21, 2024

Amtrak, NJ TRANSIT Highlight Recent Infrastructure, Reliability Improvements

After issuing a report in August, which included details of joint efforts and progress to date, Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT released a new progress report today and discussed the recently-awarded grants for nearly $300 million in federal funding to modernize critical rail infrastructure in New Jersey.

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Newsby StaffOctober 14, 2024

Chicago's Proposed Operating Budget Charts Course for a Better Riding Experience

The proposed spending budget reflects an 8.1% increase (or $161.1 million) over the previous year’s budget and supports CTA’s ongoing workforce initiatives for hiring, training, and retaining key operations personnel to provide service levels that exceed 2019/pre-pandemic levels.

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Newsby StaffOctober 8, 2024

Report Examines Other Sectors to Solve Transportation Construction Workforce Shortage

The Mineta Transportation Institute's findings in this project are from a literature review of current sources and informal interviews with stakeholders of the three economic sectors of interest (agriculture, tech, and healthcare).

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