Montrose's rainbow crosswalks are being reinstated, after a temporary removal. Federal guidelines had prompted questions of their return.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/10/01/532385/montroses-rainbow-crosswalks-are-being-reinstated-after-temporary-removal-for-construction/

#LGBTQ #Local #News #Metro #Montrose #Pride #RainbowCrosswalk #USDepartmentOfTransportation

Amtrak Makes History Launching NextGen Acela Service – Amtrak Media

August 27, 2025

Amtrak Makes History Launching NextGen Acela Service

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A new era of American-made trains speeds into the Northeast Corridor

WASHINGTON – Amtrak is welcoming guests onboard America’s high-speed trains – NextGen Acela – as service began earlier this morning at 5:00 a.m. ET in Washington, DC, and at 6:00 a.m. ET in Boston for travel on the Northeast Corridor. For the first time since Acela’s debut in December 2000, new premium high-speed trainsets are now operating on the Northeast Corridor.

• Livestream at 9:15 am ET: Secretary Duffy Launches NextGen Acela at Union Station

“Acela is synonymous with American high-speed trains, and today marks a new era of next-generation service,” said Amtrak President Roger Harris. “On behalf of everyone at Amtrak, I’m proud to welcome you aboard NextGen Acela. The future of high-speed rail starts now.”

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“From the moment our guests step onboard, they’ll feel the difference of a NextGen Acela train thanks to a more modern, premium, and elevated experience,” said Amtrak Board Chair Tony Coscia. “We are grateful for Secretary Duffy and Deputy Secretary Bradbury’s support on the project, and for helping it get over the finish line so Northeast Corridor residents and visitors can enjoy a whole new way to travel.”

“With these new Acela trainsets, Amtrak will provide more reliable service and lower prices for the American people – all while increasing the organization’s profitability,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy. “But we’re not stopping there. Instead of being a point of pride, Washington’s Union Station has fallen into disrepair. By reclaiming station management, we will help make this city safe and beautiful at a fraction of the cost.”

“President Trump and Secretary Duffy are doing what they do best: making big, beautiful projects come to life. The launch of the new Acela is a critical starting point as we work to improve travel for millions of Americans. I look forward to working closely with our team at Amtrak and the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation to focus our attention on Union Station and make it a world class transit hub. Our nation’s capital should be putting our best foot forward,” said U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation Steve Bradbury.

“The NextGen Acela trains are the first high-speed trains built in America. The team at Alstom has brought nearly five decades of global experience in high-speed rail to the United States to deliver the fastest and most technologically advanced trains in the nation,” said Henri Poupart-Lafarge, CEO of Alstom. “We thank Amtrak for their trust and partnership, the Federal Railroad Administration and USDOT for their leadership, our suppliers, designers, engineers and especially the hard-working men and women in Hornell who are building these high-speed trains in America, for America.”

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The Houston-to-Dallas bullet train project suffered a significant blow Monday as the federal government announced the abrupt termination of a planning grant for Amtrak -- just seven months after it was awarded.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/04/14/518800/houston-to-dallas-high-speed-rail-loses-64-million-amtrak-grant-in-cost-cutting-measure-by-feds/

#Houston #Local #News #Politics #Texas #Transportation #Amtrak #HighSpeedRail #HoustonToDallasRail #Train #USDepartmentOfTransportation

At yesterday’s Vision Zero meeting for Monterey County, the challenges of Salinas Road were among topics discussed. In fact, on Wednesday, a Watsonville resident traveling by bike was going north on the shoulder of Salinas Road when he attempted to make a left turn and was hit by a GMC Yukon. The Yukon’s driver fled the scene. Good Samaritans assisted the injured bike commuter. Thank you to law enforcement; the driver has been arrested and faces felony #HitAndRun charges.

Report by Ricardo Tovar, #KSBW: https://www.ksbw.com/article/arrest-hit-run-bicyclist-monterey-county/64445594

Thanks also to Amelia Conlen of Transportation Agency for #Monterey County for organizing yesterday’s mtg, and to Congressman Jimmy #Panetta for securing #USDOT funding for TAMC to develop a Monterey County Regional Vision Zero Plan: https://www.tamcmonterey.org/tamc-to-receive-640-000-federal-grant-for-monterey-county-regional-vision-zero-plan

#VisionZero #MontereyCounty #BikeTooter #MontereyBay #California #USDepartmentOfTransportation #SS4A #SafeStreetsAndRoadsForAll

#AltText photo of a gold-colored #Cervelo bicycle with right tire badly damaged by a collision.

The U.S. Department of Transportation is suing Southwest Airlines, claiming the company illegally delayed certain routes for months.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2025/01/16/511006/u-s-department-of-transportation-sues-southwest-airlines-for-alleged-oft-delayed-flights/

#Airports #Business #National #News #DepartmentOfTransportation #FlightDelays #FrontierAirlines #SouthwestAirlines #USDepartmentOfTransportation

Houston received a $3.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to study possible solutions for reducing emergency response times to vehicle accidents.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2024/09/05/498671/houston-awarded-federal-grant-to-study-emergency-response-traffic-accidences/

#Houston #Local #News #Texas #Transportation #BipartisanInfrastructureLaw #FederalGrant #HoustonFireDepartment #HoustonPoliceDepartment #HoustonTraffic #USDepartmentOfTransportation

A $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration will be used to study designs for the rehabilitation of certain bridges along Buffalo Bayou.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/infrastructure/2024/08/13/496450/a-2-million-grant-will-determine-designs-for-buffalo-bayou-bridge-rehabilitation/

#Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #BridgeClosures #BuffaloBayou #HoustonBayous #USDepartmentOfTransportation

Harris County and the Houston-Galveston Area Council were awarded a total of more than $10 million in federal grant funding for transportation infrastructure initiatives that aim to combat flooding and other effects of climate change.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/infrastructure/2024/04/11/483366/harris-county-houston-galveston-area-council-awarded-10-plus-million-in-federal-grant-funding-for-climate-resilient-transportation-infrastructure/

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The Department of Transportation grant will target two neighborhoods recently found among the most dangerous in Houston in terms of traffic injuries and fatalities for children.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2024/03/13/480453/gulfton-alief-to-benefit-from-43-million-grant-aimed-at-rebuilding-sidewalks-increasing-tree-canopy-to-mitigate-heat/

#Flooding #Infrastructure #News #Politics #Transportation #Alief #BidenAdministration #CongresswomanLizzieFletcher #FloodMitigation #Gulfton #InflationReductionAct #KashmereGardens #SidewalkRepair #TrafficAccidents #TrafficFatalities #TreePlanting #USDepartmentOfTransportation