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State DOTs Want More Money, Fewer Regulations
Transportation bureaucrats want the same spending ratios for highways and transit that Congress gave out five years ago, keeping us wedded to our cars.
January 11, 2020
Trump Administration Keeps Hands Off Self-Driving Cars
At the annual Las Vegas tech geek fest on Wednesday, USDOT Secretary Elaine Chao refused to put a leash on driverless car technology.
January 9, 2020
Too Little, Too Late? A Decade of Transit Investment in the U.S.
Cities across the U.S. added more than 1,200 miles of expanded transit service between 2010 and 2019. But all that construction isn’t keeping up with the need.
January 8, 2020
Congress Vows to Fight Trump’s Environmental Rule Change
Congressional leaders are bracing for a fight with the Trump administration over changes to the environmental review process.
January 7, 2020
Norwegian Capital Achieves Vision Zero: No Traffic Fatalities
Secrets from Oslo, where the zero of Vision Zero is taken seriously.
January 3, 2020
Americans Are Poised to Drive Less in 2020
Americans don't usually make New Year's resolutions to drive their cars less, but it may be happening anyway.
January 3, 2020
Winners and Losers In $1.4T Fed Spending Bill
Good news for transit riders who work for nonprofits, bad news for electric-car buyers.
December 20, 2019
There is Still Structural Racism in Transportation: Report
Smart Growth America lays out a strategy for healthier, more equitable communities.
December 19, 2019
Op-Ed: How Transit Activists Can Win — A Primer
How to translate the energy of transit riders into political power capable of generating policy change.
December 18, 2019
Red States Help U.S. Miss Climate Targets
Why can't our country solve its emissions problem? Because we are effectively two nations: A blue nation that is committed to fighting climate change, and a Trump nation that is not.
December 17, 2019
