The first goal of any transportation agency is safety. Yet almost 40,000 Americans die on the transportation system every year. New proposals for safer streets, better vehicle design, and crash avoidance technology are reshaping the narrative around safety in an effort to reverse the downward trend of transportation safety. Governments are also concerned about the security of the system. Terrorism, hacking, and international affairs can threaten the transportation systems that support the national economy.

Flock Cameras Raise Policy Questions about Roadway Data Collection

Sep 25, 2026 | Grace Truslow
Debate around automated license plate readers implicates transportation agencies as both permitters and potential users of the technology.

Honoring This Tragedy Through Action

Sep 8, 2026 | Capt. Jason Ambrosi
The Air Line Pilots Association president reflects on how September 11 changed aviation, the security improvements that followed, and the...

Air Travel Would Never Be the Same

A former chief aviation strategy officer and a former JetBlue customer experience director examine how 9/11 made airport security more...

How Security and Resilience Have Shaped Amtrak’s Mission

Sep 8, 2026 | Jim Cook
Amtrak’s acting police chief recounts the railroad’s September 11 response and explains how the attacks transformed its approach to security,...

Covering Events on Capitol Hill in September 2001

Sep 8, 2026 | Philip Plotch
Eno looks back at how Transportation Weekly’s Jeff Davis covered the attacks and their immediate aftermath, relying on his trusted...

Restoring Lower Manhattan Access: Operations and Planning Challenges

Sep 8, 2026 | Lou Venech
A regional planner and World Trade Center survivor examines the restoration of Lower Manhattan access, and distinguishes essential recovery projects...

The Civic Sector’s Role in Rebuilding Lower Manhattan

Sep 8, 2026 | Bob Yaro
The former Regional Plan Association president describes how civic leaders used transportation investment, urban design, and public engagement to rebuild...

September 11th and Public Transportation

Sep 8, 2026 | William Millar
The former APTA president recalls how transit agencies moved people to safety, assisted emergency responders, and improvised service, highlighting transit...

Never Forget. Always Learn.

Sep 8, 2026 | Mark Muriello
A former Port Authority senior official reflects on the enduring lessons of September 11, including resilience, vigilance, preparedness, collaboration, and...

Transportation Security: What Lessons Have We Learned Since 9/11

Sep 8, 2026 | Brian Michael Jenkins
A long-time expert on terrorism and transportation security examines how threats to public transportation have evolved since September 11 and...

The Intensity and Gravity of It All

Sep 8, 2026 | Sam Whitehorn
The former senior counsel to the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee's Aviation Subcommittee recalls the chaos around Congress and the unusually...

On the Ground at a State DOT

Former Maryland transportation secretary and Maryland’s acting aviation administrator recount the state’s September 11 response and explain why preparation and...

Federal Ban on Chinese Railcars

The Implications of the Federal Ban on Chinese Railcars (September 2018) concludes that until the federal government better understands the potential national security risks of using Chinese railcars in American transit systems, a one-year appropriations ban is more appropriate than a permanent policy change.