The gas tax is effectively a user fee on roads. EV drivers don’t pay it. How do we deal with that?
Transportation
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The Battle to Link Up Texas
Could an Amtrak partnership get a real high-speed rail line built between Dallas and Houston?
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Tesla’s Incipient Dominance of EV Charging Networks
Automakers switching to Tesla’s charging plug opens up more opportunities in the short term, but problems in the long term.
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Live to Ride Another Day
The end of COVID emergency funding forces public-transit systems, states, and cities to get creative about new funding.
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The Urgency of an I-95 Emergency
The response to reconstructing Interstate 95 in Philadelphia was exceptional. But urban road repairs are very different from building new projects from the ground up.
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House FAA Reauthorization Bill Would Distort True Price of Airfare
The airline industry is using a must-pass bill to decouple government taxes, fees, and other surcharges from prices listed on airfare advertisements.
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The Death Cult of the American Car
It’s obvious how to make the roads safer for cyclists, pedestrians, and drivers alike. We just don’t do it.
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Tesla’s ‘Self-Driving’ System Never Should Have Been Allowed on the Road
Elon Musk’s automatic driving technology seems to be roughly an order of magnitude more deadly than human drivers.
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Getting Across Baltimore
Gov. Wes Moore’s credibility in the largest city in Maryland rides on building a light-rail line long blocked by racist fears.
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Mass Transit Hangs Off Eroding Fiscal Cliffs
A short-term federal budget fix might buy more time to figure out what’s next.
