Today on TAP: In a signal victory last week, an activist group prevailed on a major bus manufacturer to hire its workers from local, historically disadvantaged communities.
Transportation
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Blowing the Truck Whistle
A carbon dioxide delivery driver’s long journey to expose issues that he says put his safety and integrity at risk
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
California Might Pass Its Own Personal Build Back Better
The Golden State is set to spend its capital gains haul on massive public investments in climate.
Posted inBuilding Back America
Federal Highway Removal Program Raises Hopes in California
But transit advocates and local leaders in communities of color worry that new infrastructure plans could repeat the harms of the past.
Posted inTransportation
Airline Abuses and Government’s Dormant Power
The Department of Transportation needs to be more aggressive in protecting consumers from price-gouging.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Meet the Organizations Fighting for Zero-Emissions Freight
A coalition of community-based groups has come together to demand reform of a sector that has had a disproportionately negative impact on communities of color.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Tax Breaks Cushion Tesla’s Texas Landing
The company pledges jobs, but the history of economic development incentives shows that many communities give up more than they get.
Posted inTAP
Who Was That Masked Man?
Today on TAP: It makes good sense to retain the mask mandate, but keeping it is difficult politics.
Posted inTAP
Stratospheric Airfares
Today on TAP: Rising ticket prices are another facet of inflation that has nothing to do with overheated general demand, and everything to do with industry price-gouging.
Posted inTransportation
Uber Gives Up, Moves On
Taxis and the ride-hailing company end their feud; they had no other choice.