https://transportational.com/tags/dot/ Recent content in DOT on Transportational.com Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://transportational.com/2026/04/10/dot-travel-demand-study-overdue/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://transportational.com/2026/04/10/dot-travel-demand-study-overdue/ The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed in 2021, directed the Department of Transportation to conduct a travel demand data and forecasting study by November 2023 — and to repeat it at least once every five years thereafter. The study was supposed to produce best practices and guidance for states and Metropolitan Planning Organizations to use when forecasting travel demand for future transportation investments. As of the GAO’s March 2026 review, the study has not been completed.