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Advocates Push for Safety in Next Surface Transportation Reauthorization
A much-anticipated annual survey of state road safety laws called on federal lawmakers to back up their colleagues work.
Opinion: One Less Lane Ought To Fix It
Federal inaction means states must lead on reducing emissions — but their reluctance to reallocate road space for cars may doom climate goals.
Tuesday’s Headlines Fight Fire With Fire
Berkeley, Calif., is far from the only city where the fire department dictates transportation policy.
Investigation: How Trump’s U.S. DOT Is Loosening Safety Rules Meant to Protect the Public
In Trump’s second term, the agency opened 50-percent fewer investigations into vehicle safety defects, concluded 83-percent fewer enforcement cases against trucking and bus companies and started 58-percent fewer pipeline enforcement cases compared with the same period in the Biden administration.
Monday’s Headlines Go Cold Turkey
Life is a highway, and Congress is going to ride it all night long.
OPINION: Where Cities are Investing, Vision Zero is Working
As the Vision Zero Network turns 10, it's time to look at what works and what is achievable (a lot!).
Friday’s Post-Turkey Headlines Are on Autopilot
While we remain skeptical of driverless vehicles, they do sound nice while in a tryptophan stupor.
Book Excerpt Special: Jonathan Lethem’s ‘Program’s Progress’
Class struggle. Infirm secondary superheroes. Suicidal sheep. It’s all in Jonathan Lethem's new collection of short stories, "A Different Kind of Tension." Here's an excerpt — featuring class struggle with cars!
Welcome to the Jungle, Wednesday’s Headlines
The COP30 climate summit in the Amazon rain forest exposed world leaders to the effects of climate change, but they still failed to take action.
Safety’s Last for Tuesday’s Headlines
A ProPublica investigation found 30 instances where DOT actions under President Trump endanger lives.
