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The White House could exclude climate change from new infrastructure projects in a revision of a 50-year-old environmental rule this week. Image: J. Daniel Escareño

Congress Vows to Fight Trump’s Environmental Rule Change

By Aaron Short | Jan 7, 2020 | No Comments

The Transportation Research Board’s 99th Annual Meeting will be held in Washington, D.C. from Jan. 12-16, 2020. Click here for more information. Congressional leaders vowed they won’t let the president get away with gutting environmental laws after learning the Trump administration will scrap requirements to consider the climate consequences for new highways and pipelines. A White […]

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Tuesday’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Jan 7, 2020 | No Comments

The Transportation Research Board’s 99th Annual Meeting will be held in Washington, D.C. from Jan. 12-16, 2020. Click here for more information. Cities like New York, Chicago and San Diego have already red bus-only lanes to distinguish them from car lanes with special permission from the Federal Highway Administration, but now the feds have cleared all […]

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Legislators Announce a California Green New Deal

By Melanie Curry | Jan 6, 2020 | No Comments

The authors called it a "new California compact for a better, greener life for all."

This driver survived. But the pedestrian he might have hit would likely have died. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

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Why It’s So Hard to Get Reckless Drivers off the Road

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 6, 2020 | No Comments

Blame the Founding Fathers — and car culture, of course.

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Monday’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Jan 6, 2020 | No Comments

The Transportation Research Board’s 99th Annual Meeting will be held in Washington, D.C. from Jan. 12-16, 2020. Click here for more information. The Trump administration wants to repeal a rule requiring federal agencies to consider the impact on climate when reviewing infrastructure projects. The rule once helped stymie a Trump golf course — and protect the […]

Oslo had zero cycling and pedestrian fatalities in 2019 thanks to measures like restricting cars from its city center.

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Oslo Completely Quashes Road Deaths

By Aaron Short | Jan 3, 2020 | No Comments

Secrets from Oslo, where the zero of Vision Zero is taken seriously.

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Friday’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Jan 3, 2020 | No Comments

The Transportation Research Board’s 99th Annual Meeting will be held in Washington, D.C. from Jan. 12-16, 2020. Click here for more information. World governments spent $5.2 trillion on oil and gas subsidies in 2017, including $649 billion in the U.S. — ten times what we spend on education — according to the International Monetary Fund. The […]

Young people are forgoing car ownership and driving less, which is leading to a slowdown in driving nationally. Image: State Farm

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Americans Are Poised to Drive Less In 2020

By Aaron Short | Jan 2, 2020 | No Comments

Americans don't usually make New Year's resolutions to drive their cars less, but it may be happening anyway.

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Talking Headways Podcast: The Transport Gardener

By Jeff Wood | Jan 2, 2020 | No Comments

Let’s talk with a former manager at BART.

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Hello, 2020, What Do You Have in Store?

By Aaron Short | Jan 2, 2020 | No Comments

This year, America will vote for a new president. We also have a chance to define what kind of country we want to be, depending on how we address these 11 vital transportation-related issues.

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Thursday’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Jan 2, 2020 | No Comments

The Transportation Research Board’s 99th Annual Meeting will be held in Washington, D.C. from Jan. 12-16, 2020. Click here for more information. Uber and the delivery service Postmates are seeking an injunction against a California law reclassifying their drivers as employees, rather than contractors with no rights. The law took effect Wednesday. (New York […]

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