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    American Airlines, DFW Airport strike deal to build new $3 billion terminal

    American Airlines, DFW Airport strike deal to build new $3 billion terminal

    Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and chief tenant American Airlines have agreed to build a sixth passenger terminal, the first such expansion at the region's economic driver since 2005. They'll also update Terminal C, which opened with the airport in 1974 and is the only original terminal that has not been renovated. Together, the projects will cost up to $3.5 billion, and Terminal F could open by 2025, officials said on Monday. The improvements and investments, contem
    APTA Mobility 2019: GILLIG’s battery electric bus makes its debut

    APTA Mobility 2019: GILLIG’s battery electric bus makes its debut

    The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Mobility Conference in Louisville, Ky., provided a fitting environment for GILLIG to officially introduce the industry to its newest offering: a 40-foot battery electric bus, powered by Cummins. The zero-emission bus will join GILLIG’s Low Floor bus platform and brings what GILLIG calls the most comprehensive, advanced battery electric bus to the market. The bus has a 38-passenger seating capacity and features an energy st
    Amazon aids workers' freight firms

    Amazon aids workers' freight firms

    $10,000 offered to employees to start delivery companies NEW YORK -- Amazon, which is racing to deliver packages faster, is turning to its own employees with a proposition: Quit your job and we'll help you start a business delivering Amazon packages. The offer, announced Monday, comes as Amazon seeks to speed up its shipping time from two days to one for its Prime members. The company sees the new incentive as a way to get more packages delivered to shoppers' doorsteps more q
    Agriculture Transportation Coalition share concerns over tariffs

    Agriculture Transportation Coalition share concerns over tariffs

    China can also impose non-tariff barriers that will hurt U.S. agricultural shippers. By Patrick Burnson, Executive Editor · May 13, 2019 While most of the alarm over trade war escalation with China has been expressed by leading U.S. retailers and manufacturers dependent on imports, another prominent voice is being raised by the nation’s largest association representing agricultural exporters. “Most of our ag and forest products are subject to China's retaliatory tariffs,” say
    As the ports automate, longshore workers worry robots will take their jobs

    As the ports automate, longshore workers worry robots will take their jobs

    Of the seven terminals at the Port of Los Angeles TraPac is unique. That’s because from the moment a shipping container touches dry land, robots do the rest Here, self-driving carriers pick up shipping containers and dart around each other, sorting containers into stacks. Robot cranes deliver the cargo to waiting trucks and trains. TraPac will not be unique for much longer. Right down the road, APM Maersk, a much bigger terminal is also looking toward automation. For the 9,00
    Transportation Experts, Government Leaders Stress Human Factor of Infrastructure

    Transportation Experts, Government Leaders Stress Human Factor of Infrastructure

    WASHINGTON — As cities continue to grow and infrastructure rapidly incorporates more technology, former Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx cautioned industry leaders and experts to remember the humans who will be affected. Infrastructure should be the connective tissue that links communities rather than alienates them, said Foxx, now chief policy officer at transportation and ride-sharing company Lyft. “If transportation gets whizzed out by technology, we forget that it’s
    Innovation of the Month:
Value Capture

    Innovation of the Month: Value Capture

    When government invests in transportation infrastructure, the improvements gained from the resulting projects enable further development and increase property value for the adjacent property owners. Value capture, May's Every Day Counts round five (EDC-5) innovation of the month, seeks to capture a portion of the value created by transportation infrastructure investment, which can then be reinvested into roadway operations, maintenance, or financing current or future transpor
    Can Boston Solve Its Traffic Problems Through Crowdsourcing?

    Can Boston Solve Its Traffic Problems Through Crowdsourcing?

    Boston has become a notoriously traffic-plagued city. So the Pioneer Institute is offering $10,000 to spur ideas for how to tackle congestion and improve safety, taking suggestions from all directions. (TNS) — Frustrated Boston-area commuters driven crazy by gridlock say drastic steps need to be taken to free up traffic — including widening roads, opening ride-hail lots just outside the city and awarding days off for not driving in. Boston is the seventh-most congested city i
    Virgin Galactic Could Fly Customers to Space as Soon as This Year

    Virgin Galactic Could Fly Customers to Space as Soon as This Year

    Almost 15 years ago, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson made a bet on launching tourists into space from the scrublands of southern New Mexico. Now, he’s about to move the headquarters of his space venture to the so-called “Land of Enchantment.” Virgin Galactic’s move into its permanent headquarters at Spaceport America, north of Las Cruces, signifies the acceleration of his effort to build a viable space tourism business. It also marks a recovery from the 2014 mishap that
    U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Commemorates the 150th Anniversary of the Golden Spi

    U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Commemorates the 150th Anniversary of the Golden Spi

    PROMONTORY SUMMIT, UTAH – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today gave a keynote address at the 150th Anniversary of the Golden Spike Ceremony, marking the completion of the first American Transcontinental Railroad. She attended the ceremony to commemorate the contributions that railroads and railroad workers — especially Chinese laborers — have made to the economic transformation of our country brought about by the transcontinental railroad. “The transcontinen
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