Special Features
Is U.S. Passenger Rail Having a Big Moment?
We brought in an expert to unpack some of the biggest rail headlines of the day — and a few you might have missed.
LADOT Removing Some Peak Hour Car Lanes, Restoring On-Street Parking
The program is reversing decades of LADOT peak hour parking removal for expanding car capacity, but the first phase doesn't quite live up to council's instructions supporting multimodal transportation.
Northern Disclosure: Canada’s Road Laws Could Help Save U.S. Lives
The U.S. would be safer if we implemented some of Canada's most common roadway laws — but the politics are complicated.
As Community Mourns 9-Year-Old Nadir Gavarrete, Crosswalk Collective Improves Deadly Koreatown Intersection
Fourth grader Nadir Gavarrete was into dinosaurs and playing soccer.
Trump’s Transportation ‘Funding Freeze’ Was Just the Tip of the Iceberg, GAO Says
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was slow to get money out the door even before the current president threw the process into chaos. This must change.
What Will It Take To Give Victims and Advocates a Voice at US DOT?
A new bill would put a dedicated "roadway safety advocate" in the halls of US DOT — and you can support it right now.
How Trump is Exploiting a Very Real Trucking Safety Concern to Crack Down on Immigrants
The Trump administration will crack down on truck drivers who don't speak English and the people who give them licenses. Some advocates say that anti-immigrant spin is distracting much broader safety problems that deserve bipartisan support.
Rest in Power, Benito Flores
A memorial to a man who died fighting for what he believed in.
L.A. City Approves Measure HLA Ordinance
Both City Council and Mayor approved the city HLA ordinance, which goes into effect on August 18.
Talking Headways Podcast: Reclaiming the Road
Ohio elected official and geographer David Prytherch on his new book, Reclaiming the Road: Mobility Justice Beyond Complete Streets.
