Government Organizations
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Trump’s Federal Transit Administration Has Gone Rogue
More evidence from the GAO that under Trump, federal officials are obstructing programs intended to improve transit in American cities.
August 22, 2018
Trump Administration Withholding $1.4 Billion in Transit Funds Authorized by Congress
The money is ready and waiting. Yet only one transit project has received funding this fiscal year, putting more than a dozen others in jeopardy.
August 13, 2018
A Carbon Tax Could Recoup Trump’s MPG Standards Cut
All told, a carbon tax would suppress carbon dioxide emissions eight times as much as the mileage freeze will elevate them.
August 6, 2018
House GOP Transportation Bill Would Raise Taxes on Transit and Bikes
The bill would amount to a tax increase of more than $200 million annually on American transit agencies.
July 30, 2018
North Carolina DOT Needs a Culture Change to Translate Complete Streets Policy Into Action
Changing the entrenched practices of transportation agencies is easier said than done.
July 19, 2018
Slowly and Stealthily, Trump’s DOT Starves Transit Expansion Projects of Federal Funds
The Trump administration has slowed the release of federal transit grants to such a crawl that expansion projects in the works for years are now in jeopardy.
July 18, 2018
Senators Want to Sneak Safety Exemptions for Self-Driving Cars Into Law
A group of senators led by South Dakota Republican John Thune wants to let companies rush self-driving cars to market before any federal safety standards related to autonomous systems have been drafted.
July 17, 2018
Federal Safety Officials Knew SUV Design Kills Pedestrians and Didn’t Act
A 2015 NHTSA report reviewed a range of research showing that people are two to three times more likely to be killed when struck by an SUV than by a typical passenger car.
June 29, 2018
Trump Admin Snuffs Out Climate Progress at U.S. DOT
The Trump administration has eliminated an Obama-era rule to encourage transportation policies that reduce the threat of catastrophic climate change.
May 31, 2018
How Big Data Can Help Prevent Deaths By Speeding
What if you could reliably pinpoint street segments all over the country where speeding traffic poses a constant threat to life and limb?
May 8, 2018
