by Wisdom Howell | May 20, 2026 | Featured, Politics, Transportation
WASHINGTON, May 19 (UPI) — The administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration told senators in a hearing Tuesday that “bad design” of the airspace above Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport caused an American Eagle commuter flight and a...
by Esther Frances | Apr 2, 2024 | Environment, Featured, Science + Technology, Transportation
WASHINGTON — The Washington Area Metro Transit Authority showcased their new 8000-series train and zero-emissions bus at the Fleet of the Future Expo on the National Mall. Attendees can walk through and explore the train and bus model, which highlight new...
by Anastasia Mason and Emma McNamee | Mar 24, 2024 | Featured, Politics, Transportation
It’s taken 72 years for Donald Barrett, who has been blind his entire life, to feel “fully and completely independent,” a success he credits to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s MetroAccess system. “It’s the kind of independence that touches your...
by Julia Shapero | Nov 23, 2021 | Transportation
WASHINGTON – The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill passed by Congress on Friday will pour billions of dollars into the country’s passenger rail, freight rail and at-grade railroad crossings, helping to replace outdated rail equipment and improve safety and mobility...
by Isabel Miller | Sep 30, 2021 | Featured, Transportation
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security are looking to work with employees to get vaccinated or receive an approved exemption prior to Thanksgiving when President Biden’s executive order for federal employees...
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by Jay Silver | Feb 10, 2021 | Featured, Transportation
WASHINGTON — Regional transportation officials hope a $2 trillion infrastructure plan proposed by President Joe Biden’s administration will provide money to help them realize plans to increase the number of electric buses, ramp up road and bridge repairs and...
