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Illinois investing $57 million in vehicles for public and nonprofit transit providers

Competitive grant initiative helps public transportation providers acquire ADA ramp- and lift-equipped paratransit vehicles

Gracie Warhurst

Federal agencies make strides for equity in government contracting

Updated reports mandated by a federal executive order to further advance racial equity and support for underserved communities

Gracie Warhurst

California bill could create affordable housing through environmental exemptions

Proposal would temporarily exempt 150 blocks of San Francisco from requirements that have been in effect since 1970

Keaton Peters

Atlanta releases $168 billion transportation plan

Officials planning major improvements to roads, highways, public transit and pedestrian and biking accessibility through 2050

Gracie Warhurst

Water-sector organizations push Congress to fully fund SRFs

Funds necessary to offset rising costs in planning, design, construction and financing of water projects, letter says

Karn Dhingra

Program to prioritize ‘green’ materials for federal contracts

30-day comment period will help agencies define what constitutes "clean" construction materials

Keaton Peters

New York strategy to end traffic fatalities has worked but not for everyone

Ten years since launching Vision Zero, traffic fatalities fell 16%, pedestrian fatalities decreased 29%. But neighborhood matters

Paul Stinson

Texas organizations receive $161.9 million for homelessness services

Funding includes $27 million to a coalition of Dallas and Collin County organizations that have had success addressing the needs of the underserved

Paul Stinson

Texas’ climate priorities: Decarbonizing cement industry, carbon capture

Commission working to be eligible for a $5 billion federal grant program to support reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollutants

Miles Smith

Bill would connect Texas to neighboring power grids

Bill proponents say the disaster wrought by 2021 winter storm could have been largely avoided

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