Vermont spent money that could have gone to highways on Amtrak instead.
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More states are spending less than four percent of their flexible highway dollars on transit. But the ones that are shifting the most money from highways to transit — like Vermont and New Jersey — are seeing a big impact. (Transit Center)
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Widening a highway to cure congestion is like losing weight by buying bigger pants — but thanks to the same principle of "induced demand," adding bike paths and train lines to cure climate actually works.
To paraphrase former New York City mayoral candidate Jimmy McMillan, the car payment is too damn high.
Young professionals discuss the work they’ve been doing including designing new transportation hubs, rethinking parking and improving buses.
The Interstate Bridge Replacement Project and highway expansion between Oregon and Washington was already a boondoggle. Then the costs ballooned to $17.7 billion.
The federal Department of Transportation is exploring how to dismantle the 26-year-old enforcement camera system in Washington, D.C.
By Yonah Freemark's count, 19 North American transit projects opened last year, with another 19 coming in 2026.
