Transportation Policy
Basics
Award-Winning Bay Area Bridge Will Soon be a Failure
A plan to widen the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge somehow won an award for easing congestion even though it is certain to increase traffic.
June 11, 2019
Study: Better Transit Helps Latinos Live Healthier Lives
Two dynamics are at work for Latinos — and both have negative effects.
May 21, 2019
Transportation Leaders Demand Safer Crossings
More and more roads have protected bike lanes — but intersections are where the rubber (and sometimes pedestrians and cyclists) hits the road.
May 21, 2019
There’s a Right Way to Spend Trillions on Infrastructure
A new report seeks to upend the debate over infrastructure to investments that boost mass transit while saving the planet.
May 14, 2019
Could a New Mayor Bring New Transit to Tampa Bay? (Hint: She’d Better!)
Residents are hopeful as former police chief Jane Castor takes over — and the region's transit authority unveils its "Envision 2030" plan.
May 14, 2019
Trump Administration Continues Funny Business with Transit Funding
About $2.7 billion in funds for transit projects remains in a state of limbo at the Trump U.S. DOT.
March 19, 2019
Transit Raises Property Values, Lowers Poverty
A Cleveland study found neighborhoods that added transit service was a 3.5-percent increase in property values and a 13-percent decline in poverty.
March 15, 2019
Trump Proposes Massive Cuts to Transit, Amtrak
He wants to cut funding for new transit projects 35 percent and slash Amtrak funding. But Congress has ignored him in the past.
March 11, 2019
Is Subprime Auto Lending the Next Housing Bubble?
Low-income people are increasingly being trapped in a cycle of debt by subprime auto lending. The American transportation system offers them few alternatives.
February 13, 2019
All the Bad Things About Uber and Lyft In One Simple List
More traffic, less transit trips, more traffic deaths, greater social stratification: A comprehensive list. (It's long.)
February 4, 2019
