The defining challenge of the next president’s infrastructure agenda will be persuading Congress to come along for the ride.
Transportation
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Want Transit? Get It on the Ballot!
A record number of transportation-related ballot initiatives will be before voters this Election Day.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Flying into Transportation Disruption
If you thought drones and self-driving cars were a challenge, just think of the mess regulators will face when driverless flying cars arrive on the scene.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Transportation Secretary Foxx Moves to Heal Scars of Urban Renewal
For Anthony Foxx, fixing America’s roads and bridges isn’t just about rebuilding. It’s about addressing the racial and economic divisions long embedded in the nation’s infrastructure in places like Pittsburgh.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Can the Feds Get Washington’s Metro Right?
The D.C. Metro system is in crisis, and a power struggle between federal agencies fighting for the right to oversee safety isn’t helping.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Volkswagen’s Big Lie
How VW’s decision to double down on a fossil-fuel technology led it into deceit and disaster.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
A Tale of Two Subway Systems
Washington Metro riders might complain about their subway system, but it could be worse—just look at Boston.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Transit Safety Shuffle in the Nation’s Capital
Unless the federal government can exercise proper authority over D.C.’s ailing transit system, dangerous accidents may continue to occur.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Siren Call of Streetcars
How the real-estate industry foils cost-effective transit
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Heading Down the Wrong Track on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor
Congress’s refusal to provide sufficient funding has pitted the nation’s passenger rail network against state agencies.