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Talking Headways Podcast: A Miami-Dade Voice for Bus Rapid Transit

By Jeff Wood | Mar 9, 2023 | No Comments

We chat with Miami-Dade County Commissioner Eileen Higgins about the South Dade Busway, the importance of FTA ratings in getting projects built, and why she thinks it’s important as an elected official to ride transit.

US DOT Will Double the Nation’s Electric Bus Fleet (But It Will Still Be Tiny)

By Kea Wilson | Aug 16, 2022 | No Comments

Some of the money will go to supercharge the construction of green transit facilities and programs to train workers on new technologies, but federal officials emphasized that the vast majority will go towards the purchase of clean vehicles themselves.

The federal government funds road construction like the above at four times the amount that it spends on transit. Photo: file

How the U.S. Transportation System Fuels Inequality

By Basav Sen | Feb 4, 2022 | No Comments

Transportation policies prioritizing private vehicle use leave the poor and people of color behind.

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.). Image: Oregon State University, CC

Reconciliation Looking Good For Sustainable Transport

By Kea Wilson | Sep 14, 2021 | No Comments

New House legislation coming out of Peter DeFazio's committee could restore some of what sustainable transportation advocates lost during the negotiations over the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill — without technically breaking President Biden's promises to the GOP.

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The Time to Build the Gateway Tunnel is Now

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 27, 2021 | No Comments

Hey, Amtrak Joe — it's time to live up to your nickname.

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Biden Rescinds Bad Trump-Era Transit Funding Rule

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 16, 2021 | No Comments

"The Biden administration is following the law — and only after a Trump administration is that premise so newsworthy," said Sen. Chuck Schumer.

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