transit funding
Basics
Transportation Measures to Watch on Election Day
Even if you don't live in a district that's considering one of these propositions, they could serve as a model for your own community soon.
November 2, 2020
President Trump’s ‘Anarchist’ Declaration Could Cost Transit Funds to Three Big Cities
October 14, 2020
Portland Asks: Should Corporations Pay for Transit?
The Portland area is poised to pass a ballot measure that could radically increase pedestrian infrastructure and transit access for communities of color — but opposition is coming from big corporations like Nike, which has virtue signaled Black Lives Matter.
October 8, 2020
Report: Three Million People Could Lose Transit Access Soon
And Black, brown and low-income city residents will bear the brunt.
September 29, 2020
Op-Ed: Middle America Won’t Survive Losing Amtrak to COVID-19
Non-coastal states will suffer if Amtrak fails — unless Congress takes action.
September 21, 2020
Trump’s Road Grants Favor Red, Rural Projects
Obama's signature TIGER program became just another highway fund when President Trump rechristened it BUILD — but this may be the worst year yet.
September 18, 2020
OPINION: Five Cheap Ways To Improve the Subway
August 31, 2020
The Real Reason Buses Were Losing Riders Even Before COVID-19
Hint: It's not because riders simply don't like mass surface transit.
August 26, 2020
Four Things to Know About Biden’s Energy Plan
The candidate's plan has...just about everything in it. But which programs will actually get the most federal money?
July 14, 2020
McConnell Calls House Infrastructure Plan a ‘Green New Deal Masquerading As a Highway Bill’
Mitch McConnell just accidentally created a lot of new fans for a Democratic infrastructure bill.
July 2, 2020
