UPDATED: President nominates Charlotte Mayor Foxx to head DOT

Anthony Foxx has served as Charlotte, N.C.’s mayor since 2009 where he oversaw several transportation projects including breaking ground on the city’s streetcar project and adding a third runway at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport.

Alexander Bond

LIT Announces Five New Board Members During 10-Year Milestone

Latinos In Transit has announced the election of five new members to its board of directors.

Former transportation Rep. Jim Oberstar dies

The former chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, who represented northeastern Minnesota for 36 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, died on Saturday at age 79. He helped pass key federal legislation, including the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Rachel Bannon-Godfrey

Brian Antolin

FTA issues Agency Safety Plan proposed rule, Proposed National Safety Plan

Both are statutory requirements first authorized by Congress in MAP-21 Act in 2012 and reauthorized in the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act in 2015.

Thea Fisher

The State of Intercity Bus Lines, Greyhound, and More with Flix North America’s CEO Kai Boysan

METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman spoke to Boysan, about how the FlixBus model works, the company’s worldwide success, and much more.