Infrastructure and Transportation Update - November 2023

California

California has won federal approval to enact a first-in-the-nation rule requiring the state’s railroads to reduce, and eventually eliminate, harmful air pollution from their trains…

Just two local transit agencies will receive 85 percent of the entire Bay Area's state and regional transit agencies bailout money, according to the San Francisco Chronicle…

California is eliminating its popular electric car rebate program — which often runs out of money and has long waiting lists — to focus on providing subsidies only to lower-income car buyers…

State lawmakers are looking with dismay at San Francisco's struggles to regulate robotaxis and getting ready to step in before the problem expands…

President and Administration

The Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES) Initiative aims to address disparities in rural transportation infrastructure by developing user-friendly tools and information, aggregating USDOT resources into a single web resource, and providing technical assistance…

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration announced more than $6 billion in grants on Tuesday (12/5)  for rail projects in California, including some $3 billion for the state's high-speed rail project…

Congress

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s two-year anniversary is an opportunity to revisit several safety concerns, two senior Democratic senators recently said…

Congress at the urging of the Biden administration agreed in 2021 to spend $7.5 billion to build tens of thousands of electric vehicle chargers across the country, aiming to appease anxious drivers while tackling climate change…