Transportation Funding
Basics
Concerns Raised about Equity of Northeast Pollution Pact
Will the Climate Transportation Initiative sufficiently benefit the low-income communities and people of color who have been disproportionately affected by pollution? Environmentalists are concerned it doesn't go far enough.
October 19, 2020
Governor Newsom’s Executive Order: No New Fossil-Fuel Vehicles in California by 2035
September 23, 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
BART Gets $1.2B Grant for Service Expansion; State Rewarded for Readiness with ~$500m
September 15, 2020
California Doing Okay, Not Bad, on Walkability – But It’s a Low Bar
September 11, 2020
Kamala Harris Took a Political Risk to Fight Climate Change
August 12, 2020
Half of Americans Want Drivers Who Drive More to Pay More
People are starting to get behind a VMT tax. (Um, so what's a vehicle miles traveled tax?)
July 20, 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
