Why Does Trump Wants To Punish Cities For Free Buses?
Hint: it's probably not to make anyone's transportation network better!
Opinion: NYC Is Partly To Blame For Failure of Privately Owned Citi Bike After Winter Storm
The Mamdani administration should fine Lyft for falling short of its contractual obligations — and reward it for meeting or surpassing them.
Another Conspiracy Theory, This One Around a Vehicle Miles Tax, Comes to California
"None of this required secret meetings or hidden language in the bill. It only required repetition — and the willingness to treat worst-case hypotheticals as settled fact."
This week's headlines
Thursday’s Headlines Come Together
A large coalition is urging Congress to protect funding for active transportation.
Wednesday’s Headlines Are Back to the Future
Some old Greyhound stations are architectural landmarks. Can they be repurposed?
Tuesday’s Headlines Go Car-Free
Here's what cities can do to encourage residents to ditch their cars and cut their carbon footprint.
Monday’s Gilded Headlines
Get ready for some really tacky-looking transportation projects.
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Talking Headways Podcast: Concrete Doesn’t Spend Money, People Do
Dr. Lawrence Frank shows how the decisions we make about the built environment are a symbol of why the world is so f'd up. A very special edition of Talking Headways.
Safe Streets, Workers Rights, Crash Victims Targeted By Big Tech In Super Bowl Ads
Some Super Bowl commercials are ads. And some are warning shots.
This Bill Would Give Your Community More Money To Build Its Own Transportation Future
States monopolize federal transportation funding even though local and regional governments oversee most of our nation's roads. It's time for that to change, a new bill argues.
Stop Designing Streets for the ‘Average’ Driver
...and start designing them for real people who get around in many ways.
Traffic Safety or Culture War? Trump’s Desire to ‘Own The Libs’ Undermines Safety
Why is the federal government truly playing politics over rainbow crosswalks when human lives are at stake?
Highway Projects Still Grab Biggest Share as California OK’s Nearly $1B in Transportation Funding
But transit and active transportation also get boosts.
Friday’s Headlines Just Keep Trucking’ On
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is rolling back the Biden administration's mileage benchmarks for heavy trucks.
Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence
The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
In NYC, ‘Winter Warriors’ Get Swag As Majority Of Citi Bikes Remain Unusable
Service call? More like service gall.
