Today’s Headlines

By Elana Schor
Sep 8, 2009

Bus factory made famous by Obama’s stimulus is now laying off workers (NYT)

Illinois works both sides of the high-speed rail equation (Trib)

LaHood promises to deliver federal transit aid to help Chicago win the 2016 Olympics (WLS-TV)

U.S. DOT strengthens drug-testing rules for commercial license holders (Morning News)

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By Ben Crowther | Sep 22, 2022

Entrenched state departments of transportation dedicated to highway building threaten to capture Reconnecting Communities grant funds to continue harm — not undo it.

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By Kea Wilson | Sep 22, 2022

The Indianapolis suburb of Carmel has become internationally famous for its commitment to a hotly-debated traffic safety intervention known as the "roundabout." It wasn't always that way, though — until Mayor Jim Brainerd came along.

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Feds Using Freight Program Money to Tear Down a Detroit Highway

By Aaron Short | Sep 22, 2022

“This stretch of I-375 cuts like a gash through the neighborhood, one of many examples I have seen in communities across the country where a piece of infrastructure has become a barrier,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.

Thursday’s Headlines Feel a Little Better

By Blake Aued | Sep 22, 2022

Traffic deaths declined for the first time in almost two years, reversing a disturbing trend dating back to summer of 2020.

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The Internal-Combustion Car Did Us a Favor

By Josh Stephens | Sep 21, 2022

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Study: Some Roundabout Designs Slash Injury Crashes Up to 85%

By Kea Wilson | Sep 21, 2022

An Indiana city famous for roundabouts was able to cut injury-causing traffic crashes by as much as 84 percent at intersections outfitted with the circular design, a new study finds.