Friday’s Headlines Keep Their Eyes on the Prize
May 2, 2025, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
Traffic engineers often think wide, straight roads are safe. Forget that. A few trees here, a few benches there is all it takes to make drivers perk up, slow down and pay attention.Congress Declares War on California’s Clean Air Efforts
May 1, 2025, 7:14 pm By Damien Newton
California's emission and truck standards are the most recent federal targets.Talking Headways Podcast: Behind the Mayor’s Desk
May 1, 2025, 12:34 pm By Jeff Wood
Anthony Flint of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy shares a global perspective on mayors and the challenges that connect cities around the world.The Highway Shakedown, Part Two: What Locals Lose When Road Funding Isn’t Distributed Fairly
May 1, 2025, 9:16 am By Adie TomerWhile lawmakers fight to defend America's "user-pay" road funding system, both federal and state policies have not provided locally owned roads with a fair share of their users’ tax contributions. It's time to change that.Trust Fund Babies: Advocates Argue House-Proposed EV Fee Won’t Solve Highway Funding Woes
May 1, 2025, 1:17 am By Kea Wilson
An EV fee might make a dent in America's staggering transportation bills — but until the highway network stops growing out of control, it won't help for long.Thursday’s Headlines Put New Fees in Their Graves?
May 1, 2025, 12:11 am By Blake Aued
A Republican leader is proposing new fees on cars to replace lost gas taxes. But the real reason the feds are running out of highway money isn't EVs, it's an addiction to road-building.Highway Shakedown: How Local Road Users Are Subsidizing State Highway Investments
Apr 30, 2025, 9:44 am By Adie Tomer
States across America are breaking the "user-pay" promise. A new report argues it's time to change that.Wednesday’s Headlines Say Smaller is Better
Apr 30, 2025, 12:02 am By Blake Aued
Driving is not ideal, but if you need a car or truck, it would be nice to have a reasonably sized and affordable option.Breaking: House Moves to Rescind $3.1B for Reconnecting Communities Divided by Highways
Apr 29, 2025, 4:13 pm By Kea Wilson
The House Transportation Committee wants to slash funding for one of America's most critical equity-focused grant programs — unless advocates speak out and get them to reverse course.Op-Ed: What Amtrak Privatization Advocates Miss
Apr 29, 2025, 9:00 am By Edward D'Amato
Americans overwhelmingly want modern passenger trains operating on a system that connects cities efficiently, reliably, and faster than a car. This writer argues that privatizing Amtrak won't get us there.This Parking Bill Could Help Solve the Housing Crisis
Apr 29, 2025, 8:56 am By Kea Wilson
Washington state just passed a package of reforms that could juice housing production and get landlords to give non-drivers a break on their rent. But will other states go even further?Tuesday’s Headlines Stand Up for Transit
Apr 29, 2025, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
Transit needs investment, not defunding, Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib writes in The Hill.First New Yorker To Get A Subsidized E-Bike: ‘It’s Perfect’
Apr 28, 2025, 12:02 am By Sophia Lebowitz
Meet the first person in the Empire state to get a subsidised e-bike!Monday’s Headlines Defy Duffy
Apr 28, 2025, 12:01 am By Blake AuedIt was a bad week for the transportation secretary, between firing too many DOT employees and his lawyers accidentally undermining their own case in a congestion pricing lawsuit.Sean Duffy — Yes, He’s The US DOT Secretary — Is Dead Wrong About Bike Lanes
Apr 25, 2025, 2:16 pm By Kea Wilson
The Secretary of Transportation says he hasn't seen enough data to believe in the benefits of bike lanes. So we put together an explainer help him out — mostly using information from his own department.Friday Video: Check Out Lorde On a Bike!
Apr 25, 2025, 12:04 am By Gersh Kuntzman
The Kiwi singer is on the top of the charts — and in our bike-riding hearts.Friday’s Headlines Dodge Death
Apr 25, 2025, 12:04 am By Blake Aued
Thankfully, traffic deaths have started to fall. But cars and drivers are still killing too many people. Why?Friday Video: The High Speed Rail Anthem You’ve Been Waiting For
Apr 25, 2025, 12:02 am By Streetsblog
"Because 220 sure beats going 79."Breaking: US DOT is Coming For America’s ‘DEI’ Dollars, Threatening ‘Sanctuary’ Cities With Pulled Funds
Apr 24, 2025, 2:33 pm By Kea Wilson
Advocates are raising the alarm about yet another vague and disturbingly broad letter from Sean Duffy — and the fierce battle that's likely to follow it.Talking Headways Podcast: Just Action Under the Color of Law
Apr 24, 2025, 10:00 am By Jeff Wood
Leah Rothstein on the book she wrote with her father Richard about the fight against housing segregation in America.
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