More states try to model N.Y.'s passenger bill of rights
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Airlines are resisting talk of a passenger bill of rights, saying such regulation is the purview of US government.
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Controlling the number of flights during peak periods at three New York City-area airports is one of the measures the government may propose to ease chronic air travel delays across the nation.
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A group of state legislators in New York has introduced a bill calling for the state government's IT director to study the issue of using open document formats within agencies.
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The government ordered U.S. airlines Friday to turn over personal information about passengers so it can test a system for identifying potential terrorists. The move was expected but nonetheless brought protests from civil libertarians worried about invasions of privacy.
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New York City subway riders and local rail commuters and motorists will all pay higher fares and tolls next year as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Wednesday approved increases to raise revenues about 3.85 percent.
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Disagreement regarding passenger data could ground thousands of flights.
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RICHMOND, Va. - Officials in two states proposed unusual plans Monday to tighten oversight of convicted sex offenders: Virginia's attorney general wants them to register their e-mail addresses and online IDs, and New York officials want them to take lie-detector tests.
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If the measure is approved, New York will become the first city in the United States to impose a broad system of congestion pricing.
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A program that offers a special security checkpoint for frequent travelers hasnât rolled out at nearly the pace originally predicted.
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is converting an airport into what it hopes will be a state-of-the-art facility that attracts millions of travelers a year while serving as a relief valve for increasing congestion at the other airports
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The Transportation Department has been sending signals that it is determined to take some action to address air traffic delays across the nation.
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Several leading US airlines have asked federal regulators for the right to operate new nonstop flights between the United States and China beginning in March 2009.
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A revolt against a national driver's license, begun in Maine last month, is quickly spreading to other states.
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New York City's traffic congestion pricing plan cleared a key hurdle on Thursday, when the state government authorized it to begin installing the "needed equipment," though lawmakers denied the city the ability to impose fees without state approval.
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Baggage and passenger screeners at the Transportation Security Administration are not allowed to bargain over the terms and conditions of their employment, but the largest federal union hopes to get the Democratic majority in the next Congress to take another look at whether that ban is justified.
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By Andrew Villegas, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 8--A resident group examining the feasibility of a regional transportation authority called Thursday for the Fort Collins City Council to reconsider its stance on the proposal.
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An accident in Tennessee four years ago that killed three children and injured three others prompted the federal government to urge states to give high priority to improving safety at railroad crossings used by school buses. But only a dozen states followed through.