One Structural Change Could Shift Everything About How Transportation Works in America
The so-called "highway trust fund" is disproportionately funded by gas taxes generated on non-highway roads — and those local priorities never get their money back. Is it time for a change?
In New York, Pols Want to Require Helmets for Teen E-Cyclists
Helmet laws remain controversial — they're the "common-sense" approach pushed by lawmakers who ignore that studies show they don't improve safety.
Chaos in Chicago as State Pols Adjourn Without Funding Transit
Meanwhile, transit officials are facing the possibility of massive service cuts and layoffs.
This week's headlines
Monday’s Headlines Dig Deep
Why don't cities build subways anymore? The cheap method is unpopular, and the less disruptive method costs too much.
Friday’s Headlines Have a Future
But these freeways shouldn't, according to the Congress for New Urbanism.
Thursday’s Headlines Live to Fight Another Day
Congestion pricing won a major court victory that suggests it's here to stay, and could eventually open the door for other cities to follow New York's lead.
Wednesday’s Headlines Look for a Bailout
Congress's latest Band-Aid for the Federal Highway Trust Fund won't keep it solvent, but it will hurt transit.
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Duffy Tells Congress He’s Not Delaying DOT Projects — As He Delays DOT Projects
Thousands of federal transportation grants remain in limbo as the Trump administration cuts staff and cracks down on DEI, bike lanes and environmental rules.
Chicago is a world-class city. Our transit system should reflect that.
Creating a unified transit system across Northeast Illinois will allow us to serve riders' needs now and tomorrow.
‘Whether They See It Or Not’: How the ‘Arrested Mobility’ of Black Americans Harms Everyone
"Policy could be the decision to invest in a community, or to disinvest [in that community]. In Black, brown, low-income communities, the policy has been disinvestment."
Doug Gordon Takes on John Mulaney’s ‘Entitled’ and Humorless Anti-Bike Insanity
Why do New Yorkers feel the need to prove their "street cred" by hating on bicycles when it is, in fact, cars that have ruined this city?
Car Harms Tuesday: Cars Are Just Ugly
New York has always had businesses and people using its streets for work and play. But it hasn’t always had this many cars, and never before have they been this big.
What Transportation Priorities Could Get Cut Under the GOP’s ‘Big, Beautiful’ Budget Bill
Hint: a bloodbath for EVs, reconnecting communities, and environmental reviews.
Tuesday’s Headlines Unplugged
Republicans in Washington, D.C. are doing their best to make sure everyone is forced to drive a gas-guzzling, pollution-spewing vehicle.
Friday’s Headlines Transform and Roll Out
Will autonomous vehicles really make us safer? Maybe in the long run, but maybe not in the short run.
Talking Headways Podcast: When You Don’t Really Need an Ambulance
Let's talk about the realities of non-emergency medical transportation, long a quiet backwater of urban transport planning.
Thursday’s Headlines Are Open 24 Hours
Between an egg surcharge and now EV chargers, late-night diner chain Waffle House looks ready to thrown down with the Trump administration.
