4 Ways Trump’s Transportation Plan Is Ripe for Corruption
Donald Trump's opaque personal finances and business entanglements around the globe raise the possibility of unprecedented corruption for a United States president. And transportation is one area where the risk of Trump using the powers of the presidency to enrich his family and reward cronies is especially high.
November 29, 2016
What Seattle’s Doing to Help Poor Residents Afford Transit
Transit is an incredibly affordable way to get around, but for people struggling to make ends meet, fares are still difficult to pay for. One city that's building what looks to be a more sustainable model is Seattle.
November 28, 2016
The Silent Epidemic: Families of Traffic Violence Victims Speak Out
Sunday was the Day of Remembrance for Victims of Traffic Violence, which memorializes people killed in traffic. In 2016, traffic deaths in America have continued an alarming upward trend, and are expected to reach about 35,000 by the end of the year.
November 22, 2016
Steve Bannon Would Love to Team Up With Chuck Schumer on Infrastructure
Trump advisor Steve Bannon's comments to the Hollywood Reporter about infrastructure are worth a closer look. It helps explain why Democrats like Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi are making a grave mistake when they line up to help Trump implement this plan.
November 21, 2016
Advocates of Color are Elevating a Different Perspective on Safe Streets
Last week, advocates convened in Atlanta for the Untokening, a gathering for people who've felt isolated or tokenized within the safe streets movement, and an opportunity to put their perspectives front and center. Stefani Cox, who attended, posted this report.
November 21, 2016
AZ Rep Ruben Gallego to Dems: Don’t Enable Trump’s Infrastructure Surge
Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi may be ready to bend over backward to work with Donald Trump on "infrastructure," but you can count Arizona Representative Ruben Gallego out.
November 18, 2016
America’s Electoral Systems Are Stacked Against Cities. What Comes Next?
The 2016 election, more than any in recent history, divided Americans by geography. Hillary Clinton is expected to finish with around 2 million more votes than Donald Trump. But her base was concentrated along the coasts and in urban areas, a distribution of votes that could not deliver the Electoral College.
November 18, 2016
Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi Are Falling for Infrastructure Propaganda
We're going to see a lot of stories about Donald Trump and infrastructure in the next few months, and this reporting will be heavily influenced by a message that has been honed and perfected by the American Society of Civil Engineers. It will be important to see through these arguments and view the Trump infrastructure plan with clear eyes.
November 18, 2016
The Future of Transit Fares: Less Cash, More Trust, Faster Service
We have the technology right now to revolutionize transit fare payment in ways that make transit systems faster and more user-friendly, via features like tap-and-go payment and all-door boarding. A few leading cities are doing just that.
November 17, 2016
Cycling Is Getting a Lot Safer in American Cities Adding a Lot of Bike Lanes
American cities still have a long way to go before they're considered safe for people of all ages and abilities to bike. But many of them have made a lot of progress recently, especially the ones building protected bike lanes. That's the takeaway of a recent data project featured in the American Journal of Public Health that examines crash and injury rates for cyclists in 10 American cities.
November 17, 2016
