What can we do about declining transit ridership?

In the United States today, public transit is in crisis. From declining infrastructure in New York and San Francisco, to delays caused by needed repairs in Washington, to the loss of critical funding in Milwaukee,…

Arlington, Texas, Experiments With Driverless Shuttles

After being selected earlier this year as a testing ground for driverless vehicle technology, Arlington, Texas is taking another step forward with automobile automation.

It’s Time for Congressional Action on Autonomous Vehicles, Think Tank Says

Ever since self-driving vehicles leapt from the pages of science fiction and into the realm of reality, transportation experts and industry officials have warned that government regulation might prevent autonomous technology from reaching the road.

How the Humble Gas Tax Became An American Bogeyman

When the federal government last raised the gas tax, Hillary Clinton was the first lady of the United States. Mark Zuckerberg was a nerdy nine-year-old in suburban New York. America’s interstate highway system was aging,…

Flying Taxis or Futuristic Tunnels Won’t Save Us From the Misery of Traffic

Robert Puentes, president and CEO of the Eno Center for Transportation, noted that relatively small-bore interventions to improve the way we get around get lost when shiny proposals for flying cars or the hyperloop or…

Trump should take notes from Canada for how to fix US airport problems

In most ATC operations across the United States, flight patterns are still organized on paper strips and passed by hand from one controller to another. The old-school radar used to mark planes with dots on…

Privatize Metro? Wiedefeld’s Outsourcing Plan Provokes Union Wrath And May Not Save Money

In his long-term financial proposal to get Metro back on track and back on budget released April 19, General Manager Paul Wiedefeld included a few vague sentences that could open the door to a partial…

Could privatizing airport services help resolve infrastructure woes?

The Airport Privatization Pilot Program has attracted little interest from cities. But there are some signs that St. Louis’ bid could foreshadow a wider movement toward public-private partnerships.

American Transportation Needs An Intervention

Across the United States, public transit is in crisis. Buses and trains which provide 10 billion trips each year are straining under the burden of a number of major challenges. These are threatening the ability…

Will shaky finances further delay I-69 work?

Despite the rocky finances of the parent company of the lead contractor on key section of I-69 through Bloomington, the state says it has not changed its plans to pay I-69 Development Partners in advance…

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