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Congress Sells Out Non-Drivers with New FAST Act

By Kea Wilson | Sep 23, 2020 | No Comments

Congress passed a short-term spending bill that will renew funding for our existing car-focused infrastructure, missing an opportunity to reform a broken system that's killing our planet and its people.

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Trump Under Fire For Sacking US DOT Watchdog

By Kea Wilson | May 20, 2020 | No Comments

President Trump has fired another inspector general — but the first sacking that has broad implications on national transportation policy.

Congress nixed an electric vehicle tax credit at the president's request, which will make Teslas more expensive next year. Image: Wolfram Burner

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Winners and Losers In $1.4T Fed Spending Bill

By Aaron Short | Dec 19, 2019 | No Comments

Congress has some stocking stuffers and a few lumps of coal for the transportation sector in the $1.4 trillion spending package the House of Representatives passed on Tuesday in one of the last votes of the year before impeachment.

The humble bus needs our support, now more than ever. Image: Jonathan Riley

Congress To Bar Chinese E-Buses and Rail Cars

By Aaron Short | Dec 12, 2019 | No Comments

A federal "Buy American" provision just screwed U.S. transit agencies. Thanks, Congress.

Brookings Institution's Adie Tomer argues that Congress must fund transportation infrastructure in a completely different way than it has in the past to ensure that transit is prioritized.

Think Tank Offers Road Map to Break the Car Culture

By Aaron Short | Dec 10, 2019 | No Comments

Congress should stop splurging on new highways and instead expand transit to help Americans break their century-long addiction to a device that is killing us, the car, a D.C. institute says.

Congress is seeking to regulate self-driving cars after two hearings showed the lack of federal oversight in the nascent industry. Image: zombieite

Federal Government Doing Nothing On AVs

By Aaron Short | Nov 26, 2019 | No Comments

Right now, Big Auto is developing technologies that will affect every single person in this country — and the federal government is sitting on its hands.

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