House of Representatives
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Advocacy Group: Stop Spending On New Roads
Transportation for America wants Congress to reallocate the $40 billion it pours into new highway projects that only to make Americans more dependent on cars.
October 7, 2019
Report: Federal Highway Aid Is Rigged
The Eno Center argues that the federal government should value safety and the environment when doling out billions in highway funds to states.
October 4, 2019
Kentucky Pol: Who’ll Ride Trains in 20 Years?
The Chairman of the House Budget Committee wondered why we should spend on trains when new technologies could make them obsolete.
September 27, 2019
What if America Took Amtrak Seriously?
This summer, the author rode to the Midwest and back. It got her dreaming about high-speed rail.
September 23, 2019
Commentary: Federal Transportation Policy Is Undermining Progress on Climate
Democrats and Republicans remain deeply committed to antiquated policy that undermines any action we take on climate change: spending billions to build new highways, encouraging more and more driving.
September 18, 2019
France Will Subsidize E-Bike Buyers — But U.S. Won’t
In the U.S., federal tax breaks that can knock up to $7,500 off the cost of a new electric vehicle have been available to car drivers for years, but those hoping to upgrade their old 10-speed to an e-bike have always had to pay full boat.
September 16, 2019
BRAKE TIME: Autonomous Vehicle Testing Endangers Pedestrians
An Uber whistleblower wants car companies to pump the brakes on autonomous vehicle testing on public roads.
August 21, 2019
Amtrak Hopes to Link Chicago and Detroit to Toronto
Passenger service hasn't chugged between Detroit and Toronto since at least 1971; the last direct train to pass through the route did so in 1967, according to Amtrak.
August 13, 2019
Senate’s $287B Road Repair Offers Just .4% for Biking
Two U.S. Senators are pushing a bill that would allocate $287 billion to fix the nation's crumbling roads and bridges — with less than one percent of it set aside to keep cyclists and pedestrians safe.
July 29, 2019
Mayors Seek Transit Funds To Fight Climate Change (And What’s Happening in This Picture)
A coalition of mayors wants Congress to declare a "Marshall Plan" against climate change by spending on mass transit to curb air pollution in their cities.
The mayors of Atlanta, Honolulu, St. Paul, Pittsburgh, and Portland, Ore., implored senators at a climate hearing on Capitol Hill last week to invest in renewable-energy programs in order to create jobs and fund bus and rail systems, with the goal of weening people off gas-polluting vehicles.
July 23, 2019
