Transportation and Infrastructure

High-Speed Rail Strategic Plan Released

April 16, 2009 - President Barack Obama named 10 projects likely to receive stimulus funding and identified three funding tracks.

Jacksonville, Florida, Transportation Authority Installs Wireless Camera System

April 12, 2009 - The surveillance system is monitored by a centralized command center and will aid in investigating customer complaints and keeping passengers and employees safe.

California High Speed Rail Gets Funds to Continue Engineering Design

April 7, 2009 - $29.1 fills authority's budget request for fiscal year 2008-2009.

NOAA Studies Changes in Arctic Atmosphere

March 31, 2009 - Specially equipped aircraft records radiation, cloud formation and airborne aerosols.

Stimulus Funds to Aid Transit Authority's Green Initiative: Hybrid Buses

March 30, 2009 - Kentucky's Transit Authority of River City plans to spend $5.37 million of stimulus funding on hybrid buses.

Rhode Island Posts Transparency Portals, Tweets

March 30, 2009 - Financial transparency sites for the Office of Governor and Department of Transportation.

GIS Data for California Roads and Landmarks a Goal of Geospatial Officer

March 26, 2009 - Newly appointed geospatial information officer Michael Byrne says GIS data sets will likely be publicly available.

California Water Resources Uses CalLite Risk Simulation

March 24, 2009 - California Department of Water Resources uses risk simulation model called CalLite to evaluate effects of water management policies.

Stimulus Bill Funds Intelligent Transportation Systems

March 23, 2009 - Federal stimulus will fund updated traffic-monitoring software for St. Cloud, Minn.

Ontario Government Partners with Innovative Transportation Company

March 18, 2009 - The new technology will allow transit operators to offer high quality transit systems that will convince more people to reduce their car usage and their carbon footprint.

Baton Rouge Pilots Wireless EMS-Hospital Video and Data Links

March 17, 2009 - Wireless video and data transmitted to speed emergency treatment.

Stimulus Bill Debated by California High-Speed Rail Authority

March 6, 2009 - The California High-Speed Rail Authority wants to determine what projects it can get stimulus bill funding for, but is lost because there are no requirements.

$1.6 Billion Stimulus Funding Allocation Announced by Virginia Governor

March 6, 2009 - Chief of Staff Wayne Turnage will lead a working group that will evaluate and appropriately route projects submitted on the Stimulus.Virginia.Gov Web site.

Telecommunications, Health IT and Transportation Targets for Vermont Stimulus Funds

March 6, 2009 - Governor Douglas will be meeting with community leaders, business owners and residents as part of his "Road to Recovery" tour.

2009 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers

March 5, 2009 - Government Technology's Top 25 public-sector innovators for 2009.

Stimulus Includes $1 Billion for Explosives Detection and Checkpoint Screening Equipment

March 4, 2009 - "The primary responsibility of this department is as clear as it is sobering: protect our people from attacks."

Randell Iwasaki: CalTrans Chief Deputy Pushes Environmental Engineering

March 3, 2009 - Randell Iwasaki: CalTrans Chief Deputy Pushes Environmental Engineering

Arizona Photo Radar Citations Can be Prosecuted Criminally

March 2, 2009 - Refutes the view that the photo radar law was intended for civil traffic fines only.

Apple iPhone Users Urged to Fight Parking Tickets

March 2, 2009 - iPhone users will get paid to fight their tickets if they are not dismissed or reduced.

Alaska Airlines Launches Inflight Wireless Internet Service

February 26, 2009 - Satellite-technology offers passengers broadband Wi-Fi access to the Internet over land, water and across international borders.