Can the federal government persuade manufacturers to establish a set of standards for EV plugs, adapters, and software to accelerate the green transition?
Mobility, Transportation & Climate
Posted inPolitics
Pivoting to ‘Fix It First’ on Infrastructure
Dealing with maintenance backlogs may be the best way to sell an infrastructure package to Congress and the American people.
Posted inCoronavirus
Federal Mask Mandate Is No Defense Against Hostile Riders
The mandate gives transit, passenger rail, and airline employees new levels of authority. But enforcement remains a major challenge for anyone dealing with screaming, punching, or worse.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Long and Winding Road to Replacing the Gas Tax
Can Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg convince Congress that road user fees are the next big revenue thing?
Posted inCabinet Watch
FOB (Biden, not Bill) Pete Buttigieg Gets the DOT
The former mayor of South Bend will become the secretary of transportation, despite light experience in an area crucial to the president-elect’s Build Back Better regime.
Posted inCoronavirus
Public Transportation in Crisis
Their ridership slashed in the pandemic, urban and rural systems need funding, which Congress has refused to provide. Here’s how some systems are coping—and some aren’t.
Posted inCabinet Watch
Rahm Emanuel for Transportation Secretary? For Anything?
Should Biden nominate the former Chicago mayor, the Democratic base is sure to revolt.
Posted inCoronavirus
Six Months Into the Pandemic, Transit Workers Are Still Dying—With No End in Sight
Though they’ve kept working in some of the most dangerous jobs, they’re now facing the prospect of furloughs and layoffs if there’s no more federal funding for transit.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Airline Bailout Is the CARES Act’s Biggest Debacle
Forget the PPP outrage. We’re paying the airlines billions to actively spread coronavirus.
Posted inCoronavirus
Reducing Risks in the Air on Buses
Confronted with the pandemic, here’s how some transit agencies have made buses safer for drivers and passengers.