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Pennsylvania Shifted Cash From Highways to Transit – Could We Do the Same?
"If your governor says they don't have money for transit, they are lying," said one advocate.
November 27, 2024
Who is Trump’s Would-Be US DOT Secretary Sean Duffy?
Former Fox News host, congressman, reality TV star and competitive lumberjack Sean Duffy has said he wants to "take an ax" to Washington. Will non-automotive modes get the chop, too?
November 20, 2024
EVs — What Are They Good For?
U.S. electric vehicles are only slightly less harmful to the environment and society than conventional gasoline cars, according to a new analysis.
October 15, 2024
Podcast: GOP’s ‘Project 2025’ is ‘Based on a Lot of Ignorance’
What does Transportation for America's Beth Osborne think of the transportation portion of the Heritage Foundation's playbook for a Trump presidency?
July 24, 2024
When it Comes to Federal Infrastructure Grants, Size Does Matter
Cities and municipalities with larger budgets and staff are more likely to win competitive federal infrastructure grants, the Urban Institute has found.
May 7, 2024
Op-Ed: Keeping Poor Residents in Transit Deserts is Getting Expensive
The mayor is in such a rush to create a park that he never bothered to ask Queens residents if they wanted better rail, a park, or both.
April 4, 2024
How Small Cities Are Winning Big Money for Street Safety
Small cities are drawing disproportionately large grants for street safety — and sharing their secrets for how others can follow their lead.
January 22, 2024
Queens Blvd. Gets Beaucoup Biden Bucks
One of the city's biggest projects is now also one of the Biden Administration's biggest.
December 14, 2023
To Improve Equity, Car-Share Needs Subsidies, Large Coverage Area: Report
A team of researchers says that Los Angeles's "BlueLA" car-share program did indeed "increase transportation access for low-income travelers," but only due to "reduced-rate pricing," the report found.
November 29, 2023
Highway Boondoggles 2023: This Year’s Poster Children for Bad Projects
Once again, transportation funds that could be used to repair streets, roads and bridges are instead diverted into costly, damaging highway expansion projects. Here's this year's list of the worst of the worst.
November 10, 2023
