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What Trump and Musk’s Deregulatory Blitz Could Mean for Auto Safety
Auto safety regulations are in the crosshairs — but Elon Musk may make out like, well, like an oligarch.
Thursday’s Headlines Are Blue in the Face
The Trump administration is choking off funding for transportation projects that don't meet his priorities, according to The New York Times.
$1 Trillion Later, U.S. Roads Are Still Crumbling, Unsafe, and Congested. Does Congress Care?
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) expires in September 2026. As Congress starts to consider what comes next, they should consider this: Including the IIJA, the ~$1.5 trillion in surface transportation spending Congress has authorized since 1991 has utterly failed to improve safety, the state of repair, congestion or emissions. So why even consider putting more money into this broken program?
Commentary: Remember the Last Time Trump Tried to Stop the Train?
A reminder that we've seen Trump's anti-rail playbook before. The train won.
Wednesday’s Headlines Pay Now or Pay Later
The Trump administration is shifting the cost of climate catastrophes from the companies causing them to future generations who will suffer.
What Do We Really Know About Drivers Who Kill Pedestrians?
America knows exactly who the average pedestrian who dies in a car crash is. But what about the driver who kills him?
Trump Administration ‘Reviews’ Threaten to Delay Transportation Projects Nationwide
So much for the administration that said it wanted to cut red tape...
What DOT Secretary Duffy has wrong about California High Speed Rail
The US spends 2-3 times more per project on highways than peer high income countries, and highway construction costs recently increased 50% in just two years. Is Secretary Duffy going to cancel all highway funding too until he figures out what's going on?
Tuesday’s Tragic Headlines
Car crashes kill 1.2 million people a year and cost the global economy five percent of GDP. Why isn't this crisis taken more seriously?
Does ‘Vision Zero’ Need a Reset — Or Just More Political Will to Achieve It?
Talking with Insurance Institute for Highway Safety President David Harkey about his organization's safety pivot.
