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As yet another self-imposed deadline looms, we're still waiting on an infrastructure deal between the progressive and moderate wings of the Democratic Party.

The CTA‘s 2022 budget calls for the system's biggest fare chance since 2013, slashing all pass prices and getting riding of the 25-cent charge for the first transfer.

It's all about Elon. Plus, how cities can use transportation policy to revitalize downtowns in the wake of the pandemic and more headlines.

A look at how high-speed rail could help transform large metropolitan areas

...and it doesn't take much to implement them (except some courage).

We're down to the worst of the worst in our quest to find America's most toxic car ad — and it's time to talk about what to do about it. 

Biden in New Jersey, big plans in Paris, biking to school in Barcelona and more headlines await your click.

The West Virginia senator profits personally and politically from fossil fuels. It's no wonder he's trying to water down President Biden's climate change proposals.

San Joaquin, Capitol Corridor, Pacific Surfliner--new umbrella group wants to promote state's model of operating trains. How about Japan or France instead?

When the person clogging the bikeway is employed by a city-owned bike-share system, an entity whose entire purpose is to make bicycling easier, this kind of blockage can feel like a betrayal.

The drivers of the biggest vehicles on U.S. roads can't even see many of the people in their path —  and cities could be doing more right now to stop blind-spot deaths, a recent panel of experts argued.

Even the most transit-poor U.S. cities have significant numbers of neighborhoods where almost no one drives — and where they're located often suggests a dire need for more transit to serve the under-resourced residents who need it most.

"There may be massive inequities in other aspects of life, but each citizen is guaranteed equal access to adequate parking spaces." - Joe Cortright

The U.K. is serious about climate change. Fifty-one U.S. senators are not. Plus, fallout from the D.C. Metro derailment and more headlines.

This week we're joined by Kelcie Ralph, Nick Klein, and Calvin Thigpen, who talk about their recent paper "Political Partisanship and Transportation Reform." We chat about why they wrote the paper, what they found out about partisanship and transportation…

When most people think about "family values," they don't usually think about violent driver aggression — unless they've bought into American car culture, that is.  

“We’re all here because when we look at a new surface parking lot, or see a lot being dug up for an apartment’s underground garage, we understand these are just the surface expressions of a sinister force." -Parking Reform Network founder Tony Jordan,…

Just some useful info about equity in transit, the dangers of ever-growing vehicles and what's going on in various cities.

Better Streets organizer and local planner, Michael Podgers, makes the case for municipal sidewalk clearance in Chicago.

A new calculator shows the real impacts of proposed highway expansions in their communities — and the experts behind the project hope that transportation agencies will someday be required to use it, too.