WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcing the availability of almost $2.3 billion in funding to expand and modernize intercity passenger rail nationwide through the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program (Partnership Program). Thanks to President ...
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In December, Electrification Coalition released their Local Government Playbook. This contains recommendations for how counties, cities, and towns can leverage federal investments in electric vehicle infrastructure. It provides a “checklist” of actions and strategies that local governments can enact now and in the future, including best practices, innovative policy approaches, and lessons from previous charging deployments.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act—signed into law ...
Continue Reading →The Vehicle Charging Innovations for Multi-Unit Dwellings (VCI-MUD) project has collected usage data and conducted surveys and interviews with site hosts and residents in nine sites around the U.S. to evaluate user experiences for innovative EV charging technologies. In doing so, the project team has assembled a MUD charging toolkit that will help residents, building managers/owners, and HOAs to navigate implementing EV charging at MUDs.
The project is developing a comprehensive MUD Charging Toolkit for building managers/owners, residents, electric utilities ...
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On November 17th, 2022, Virginia Clean Cities in collaboration with Drive Electric Virginia hosted the second annual Drive Electric Virginia Forum, providing experts a platform to speak and answer questions about their respective industries. During the event, there was a wonderful array of perspectives on the future of electrification within the Commonwealth, ranging from the ...
Continue Reading →The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) will begin accepting applications for rail, transit, and commuter assistance grants for the 2024 Fiscal Year at 12:01 A.M. Thursday, December 1, 2022. The annual grant application period runs through February 1, 2023.
Rail, transit, and commuter assistance funds are available through multiple state and federal sources to support public transit service, human service transportation, planning, transportation demand ...
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Virginia Clean Cities (VCC) staff and board members would like to express our sincere sympathy to the family, staff and constituents of U.S. Representative A. Donald McEachin on his recent passing.
As a longtime public servant for the Commonwealth of Virginia and the nation, Representative McEachin served as a role model to us all. He demonstrated unwavering advocacy for families and underserved communities.
He ...
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Alleyn Harned
804-539-9425
Aharned@vacleancities.org
U.S. Department of Energy Honors Virginia Leader for Advancing Alternative Fuels and Transportation Technologies
Harrisonburg, Virginia: With over a decade of experience heading a statewide coalition and working on transportation and energy-related issues throughout Virginia, Virginia Clean Cities Executive Director Alleyn Harned is known to his peers as an alternative ...
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The U.S. EPA has announced initial public engagement and input opportunities for a subset of new and existing programs funded by the Inflation Reduction Act. These programs, which include funding for air quality and climate projects addressing clean energy, transportation, methane emissions and climate super-pollutants, will combat the climate crisis, protect public health and advance environmental justice.
The EPA’s ...
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Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its ensuing international energy crisis allowed for crude oil producers such as Chevron and Exxon to gouge gasoline prices. These higher prices led to record profits for oil corporations, with CBS News reporting that Exxon Mobil earned $112 billion in total quarterly revenue, double that of the previous year. They additionally report Chevron ...
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