TIGER Is Trump’s Program Now: Most Grants Go to Highways
The full list of new TIGER grant awards looks a lot worse than the early announcements suggested.
March 14, 2018
Will Boston Turn Around Its Ailing Bus System?
Making bus service work well again isn't a huge, complicated undertaking.
March 14, 2018
Metro Detroit’s Highway Fixation Explains Why Our Infrastructure Is Broken
Only 20 percent of the region's highways are in good condition. And yet the regional transportation agency is planning $4 billion in highway widenings.
March 14, 2018
It’s March: Send Us Your Parking Craters!
Send us your nominations for the worst parking crater in an American city by March 15 to enter this year's tournament.
March 12, 2018
The Case for Fare-Capping
Low-income people shouldn't have to pay more per ride than people who can afford unlimited transit passes.
March 12, 2018
What Explains the Gender Gap in Walking?
While infrastructure matters a great deal, not enough emphasis has been placed on other types of barriers facing women and girls.
March 8, 2018
Washington State Dems Poised to Steal From Transit and Education to Appease Car Owners
They're so motivated to lower taxes on drivers, they're willing to steal from transit riders and homeless students in the process.
March 8, 2018
America’s Pedestrian Safety Crisis Isn’t Getting Any Better
Pedestrian deaths have skyrocketed over the last five years. In 2017, nearly 6,000 people were killed while walking on American streets.
March 6, 2018
Snapping Together a Better Bus Stop
American cities are discovering a way to quickly improve bus boarding using modular plastic pads.
March 5, 2018
A Brief History of How American Transportation Engineers Resisted Bike Lanes
A new paper looks at what led the American engineering establishment to fall decades behind other countries on the development of bike infrastructure.
March 2, 2018