Topic: Lisa Lambert

Demand for high-speed rail funding swells

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Transportation said on Monday it continues to see high demand for funds to build high-speed passenger rail.The department said it had received 20 applications from 10 states totaling $7.8 billion for developin

House of Representatives passes state aid bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a measure that would send states $26 billion for healthcare and education.The House voted 247 to 161 to send the bill to President Barack Obama to sign into law. Speaker of the ...

More Americans going by foot and pedal: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Walking or riding a bicycle is becoming a more common choice for transportation in the United States, a country notorious for its love affair with the car, according to government data released on Wednesday that also showed growing

Virginia weighs cuts in transportation improvement

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The state of Virginia is considering cutting funding for transportation construction and repair by 10 percent, according to a working draft of its six-year transportation improvement plan released on Wednesday.A full $5.6 billion of

House approves $7 billion to shore up highway fund

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives approved $7 billion on Wednesday to temporarily shore up a nearly empty federal trust that pays for road, bridge and transit projects.Supporters garnered the necessary two-thirds support to push thr