New rules call for fewer flying hours for sleepy pilots
WASHINGTON — Some airline pilots would fly fewer hours and others would fly longer under proposed rules to help prevent dangerous fatigue, transportation and labor officials said. The proposal would...
View ArticleRTA receives $45M for Loyola Avenue streetcar expansion
WASHINGTON — The Union Passenger Terminal/Loyola Loop Streetcar expansion project has received $45 million in federal funding to move forward. The money comes from the American Recovery and...
View ArticleNOLA selected as 1 of 11 cities for bonding education program
New Orleans has been selected as one of 11 cities in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s expanded Small Business Bonding Education Program. The program helps small and disadvantaged businesses...
View ArticleNew streetcar line groundbreaking in New Orleans
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Mayor Mitch Landrieu and other New Orleans officials have broken ground for a new streetcar line in New Orleans. It is expected to begin service in about a...
View ArticleSenate approves bill to end partial FAA shutdown
WASHINGTON — The Senate approved legislation today ending a two-week partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration, clearing the way for thousands of employees to return to work and hundreds...
View ArticlePort of New Orleans receives $16.7M to rebuild Louisiana Avenue terminal rail...
The third time was the charm for the Port of New Orleans in seeking capital funding through the federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grant program. After bypassing the port’s...
View ArticleRTA: Loyola line to launch Jan. 28
A dedication ceremony with U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is scheduled for that morning.
View ArticleTransportation secretary to leave administration
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, the only Republican still in President Barack Obama's first-term Cabinet, said today he plans to leave the Obama administration.
View ArticleGov’t to crack down on unsafe tour bus operators
Federal regulators will launch a national crackdown on unsafe tour bus operators and try to toughen oversight of the industry in the wake of recent fatal accidents.
View ArticleBig 4 cellphone carriers unite on anti-texting ads
The country's four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T's "It Can Wait" slogan to blanket TV and...
View ArticleNew rules call for fewer flying hours for sleepy pilots
WASHINGTON — Some airline pilots would fly fewer hours and others would fly longer under proposed rules to help prevent dangerous fatigue, transportation and labor officials said. The proposal would...
View ArticleRTA receives $45M for Loyola Avenue streetcar expansion
WASHINGTON — The Union Passenger Terminal/Loyola Loop Streetcar expansion project has received $45 million in federal funding to move forward. The money comes from the American Recovery and...
View ArticleNOLA selected as 1 of 11 cities for bonding education program
New Orleans has been selected as one of 11 cities in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s expanded Small Business Bonding Education Program. The program helps small and disadvantaged businesses...
View ArticleNew streetcar line groundbreaking in New Orleans
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Mayor Mitch Landrieu and other New Orleans officials have broken ground for a new streetcar line in New Orleans. It is expected to begin service in about a...
View ArticleSenate approves bill to end partial FAA shutdown
WASHINGTON — The Senate approved legislation today ending a two-week partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration, clearing the way for thousands of employees to return to work and hundreds...
View ArticlePort of New Orleans receives $16.7M to rebuild Louisiana Avenue terminal rail...
The third time was the charm for the Port of New Orleans in seeking capital funding through the federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grant program. After bypassing the port’s...
View ArticleRTA: Loyola line to launch Jan. 28
A dedication ceremony with U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is scheduled for that morning.
View ArticleTransportation secretary to leave administration
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, the only Republican still in President Barack Obama's first-term Cabinet, said today he plans to leave the Obama administration.
View ArticleGov’t to crack down on unsafe tour bus operators
Federal regulators will launch a national crackdown on unsafe tour bus operators and try to toughen oversight of the industry in the wake of recent fatal accidents.
View ArticleBig 4 cellphone carriers unite on anti-texting ads
The country's four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T's "It Can Wait" slogan to blanket TV and...
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