Transportation

Springfield and Hamilton have around 60,000 residents, and, after losses in manufacturing jobs in the 2000s, cut spending on road repairs. Both cities have to strategize millions a year in road repairs.

An electric vehicle transport company is opening in Dayton.

Ohio's transportation system is one of the least funded in the country. A report from the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission has pinpointed the gaps this has created locally.

To celebrate its 30th anniversary, the Butler County RTA is launching a free summer shuttle loop.

The Greater Dayton RTA is holding public hearings to discuss proposed fare increases that would go into effect incrementally.

Despite more money to repair Ohio’s roads and bridges, a new study has found a funding gap still exists for major improvements. A DC based think tank, TRIP, says Ohio’s transportation funding will be over $5 billion by 2030. But an additional $1.6 billion is needed for more upgrades.

A proposed passenger rail service is in the works for the Dayton region. That’s according to All Aboard Ohio, a nonprofit working on improving passenger train service in the state.

Dayton is now one of four cities in the world to receive a platinum rating by the U.S. Green Buildings Council.

The Railway Safety Act, which proposes tighter safety regulations for freight rail companies, was passed by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.

Now it's up to a conference committee to smooth out the differences between the Ohio House and Senate, with the deadline a week away.

Gov. Mike DeWine opposes speed limit increases, and suggests he'll strike them if they get into the final version of the Ohio transportation budget.

Today in Springfield Township, investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board go to the site of a Norfolk Southern train derailment.