Forget the PPP outrage. We’re paying the airlines billions to actively spread coronavirus.
Transportation
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.
Posted inPolitics
This Time, It’s the Democrats’ Infrastructure Week
House Democrats steered an ambitious transportation and infrastructure plan through the chamber. Structured more like a wish list, it’s dead on arrival in the Senate.
Posted inCoronavirus
Driving a Bus: A Very Dangerous Job in a Time of Pandemic
Drivers’ and mechanics’ unions have demanded more protective equipment. Some transit agencies have responded by laying them off.
Posted inCoronavirus
Health Care Workers Brave Mass-Transit Roulette
Essential employees who don’t own cars still take transit. But with fewer buses and trains running, commutes can be long and social distancing impossible.
Posted inTransportation
Cleaner Air Should Not Require Sheltering in Place
This is the moment to get serious about electric vehicles powered by clean electricity.
Posted inTAP
Trump: Killing You Not Just Quickly but Slowly, Too
Today on TAP: Obama-era fuel efficiency and emissions standards are history
Posted inCoronavirus
The Next Corona Relief Package: What Needs to Be in It
Massive public-works outlays are needed—to get the economy out of the Corona Depression, reclaim domestic manufacturing, and meet long-delayed investment in modern and green infrastructure.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Avoid Taxes, Receive Federal Bailouts
It’s the common thread among a host of companies lining up to feed on a rescue package.