Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy may have nine kids, but the self-described “fertility president” tying transit funding to birth rates is not going to help families that fled cities for car-centric suburbs, nor will it help struggling parents who can barely afford a metro card, let alone a car. (Vox) Another of the Trump administration’s priorities […]

Tesla has stopped referring to its “Full Self-Driving” feature as “self-driving” in response to European regulators who pointed out that a human is still required to be behind the wheel and alert (Bloomberg). Back in the States, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into reports of Tesla robotaxis speeding through school zones (The […]

In cities across the country, “friendly neighborhood vigilantes” who are tired of civic inaction are painting their own crosswalks and installing their own benches at bus stops. Some cities fight this guerrilla urbanism, while others embrace it. (Vox) Recent court filings include new evidence that ExxonMobile knew that fossil fuels cause climate change and concealed […]

Electric school buses reduce the amount of air pollution children breathe in, which is particularly helpful in low-income communities and communities of color where kids are far more likely to suffer from asthma. (The City Fix) With the death of gathering places like malls and arcades, E-bikes let teenagers hang out with each other instead […]

Congress should tie transportation funding to measurable improvements in safety, says Transportation for America.

School districts are having second thoughts about electric buses, but not about building schools where kids can’t walk or bike.

The 10 most costly highway projects in the U.S. all cost over half a billion dollars per mile.

Why won’t Democrats punt and then try a field goal if and when they take more power next year?

A third of Americans say car crashes are the biggest threat to their safety.

Roads already receive a disproportionate amount of federal transportation funding, and it will get worse if Republicans have their way.