Awful Highway Expansions in Denver and Portland are Halted
State transportation agencies halted proposals to widen freeways in Denver and Portland amid rising costs, lawsuits, and stark questions about the projects’ destructive effects on the environment.
May 26, 2022
State DOTs Want More Money, Fewer Regulations
AASHTO-ld you so! State DOT association wants the same funding for highway construction — and no provisions to make roads safer.
January 10, 2020
Dems in Congress Vow to Fight Trump on New Climate Rules
Congressional leaders are bracing for a fight with the Trump administration over changes to the environmental review process.
January 7, 2020
Vision Zero! Oslo Completely Quashes Road Deaths
Secrets from Oslo, where the zero of Vision Zero is taken seriously.
January 6, 2020
Rail-y Big Deal: Ohio Man Maps The Future
"People said, 'This would change my life,'" said the visionary behind a Buckeye State rail system.
December 24, 2019
Pedestrians Deaths On Freeways is On The Rise
More Americans have been dying on high-speed roads because cities and states haven't built proper infrastructure to help people cross safely, a new study shows.
December 23, 2019
Winners and Losers In $1.4T Fed Spending Bill
Congress has some stocking stuffers and a few lumps of coal for the transportation sector in the $1.4 trillion spending package the House of Representatives passed on Tuesday in one of the last votes of the year before impeachment.
December 19, 2019
There is Still Structural Racism in Transportation: Report
Smart Growth America: include community members in planning, hire more diverse staff, and stop displacing residents to combat generations of structural racism
December 18, 2019
Red States Help U.S. Miss Climate Targets
Why can't our country solve its emissions problem? Because we are effectively two nations: A blue nation that is committed to fighting climate change, and a Trump nation that is not.
December 17, 2019
Q&A: Micromobility’s Future With Harriet Tregoning
"Cities can provide more infrastructure that’s safe," the director of the New Urban Mobility Alliance says.
December 17, 2019
