The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is making $515 million in formula grants available to reduce the number and severity of crashes and incidents involving commercial vehicles carrying hazardous materials. The grants are available through the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program, which supports the safe movement of goods and passengers through safety inspections of […]
The Gulf of Mexico is one step closer to getting offshore wind energy. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is issuing a Request for Competitive Interest (RFCI) to determine the level of interest in developing offshore wind off the coast of Texas. The RFCI comes after BOEM received an unsolicited lease request from Hecate […]
Kansas –The city of Wichita has hired Penny Feist as transportation director. Feist has been serving as interim transportation director since January 2024. She started working for the city in 2022 as assistant director of public works and utilities. She brings more than 17 years of public sector experience to the position. The post Wichita, Kansas, names transportation director […]
The city of San Marcos is seeking financial advisory services for an upcoming public-private partnership (P3) to build a City Hall complex and revitalize the local corridor and neighborhoods. The city has already hired an architect to perform a Comprehensive Space Study for the City Hall structure to determine parking needs, building size and a […]
The Department of Energy (DOE) has released a Request for Information (RFI) to better understand renewable propane and other renewable gaseous intermediates supply chains and uses. Industry and other stakeholders involved in renewable propane production can respond to the RFI on Renewable Propane Production Technologies and Uses until Aug. 5, 2024. The DOE will use […]
The city of Los Angeles is using hundreds of millions in federal funding to improve transportation infrastructure in preparation for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The city received nearly $80 million from the Federal Transit Administration to electrify and expand the Metro bus system and better connect to Exposition Park, the site of core […]
Light Detection and Ranging technology (LiDAR) delivers critical data to protect the health of our ecosystems, and government officials use it extensively. This particular type of technology is not well known to everyone, but the benefits it provides make it worthy of note. Simply put, LIDAR provides a unique way to check for natural hazards […]