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Rail Organization Inexplicably Honors Anti-Rail U.S. Rep. Denham
Yes, this is the same Jeff Denham who tried to stop federal funding for the electrification of Caltrain last year, and who vehemently opposes the California High Speed Rail project.
August 7, 2018
Stark Divisions Between Dems and GOP on Climate Impacts of Transportation
How polarized are the two political parties on key questions about transportation policy and climate change? As you can imagine, the answer is "very."
August 23, 2016
The State of American Infrastructure Spending in Four Charts
If you've checked the news on the subject of American transportation infrastructure lately, you've probably heard that the sky is falling. It's true that Congress can't get its act together and pass a decent transportation bill, but the amount of money that's being spent isn't the problem so much as the fact that we're spending it on expanding highways instead of keeping the stuff we have in good shape.
May 22, 2015
Transpo Bill Update: Congress Tees Up Two More Months of the Same
Can anything spur Congress to overhaul a federal transportation policy that lets states run amok building highway expansions while the rest of our infrastructure goes to seed? Don't hold your breath -- the cycle of extending the status quo transportation bill is starting all over again.
May 19, 2015