The Gateway Program aims to bring the New York metro section of the nation’s rail infrastructure into the 21st century, but President Trump has threatened to terminate the project, blaming “DEI” and the government shutdown.
Transportation
Posted inTransportation
Transportation Department Quietly Disbands Advisory Committees
Labor groups representing railroaders worry the move could muzzle frontline worker voices and make it easier for industry to shape regulation.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Truckers and Environmentalists Unite Against Fracking
A new alliance has been formed to protect both workers and the land of the Ohio River Valley.
Posted inTransportation
Transit Funding Crisis Unfolds in Pennsylvania
How the Keystone State handles a shortfall in Philadelphia could prove decisive for urban mass transit.
Posted inEconomic Policy
One of the Dreamliners That Gave a Boeing Manager Nightmares Just Crashed
Whistleblowers always warned that passengers would pay a price for Boeing’s tyrannical corner-cutting, especially with the planes shipped overseas.
Posted inTransportation
Chicago’s Public Transit Is in Limbo
As COVID transit money finally runs out, the city looks for new lifelines.
Posted inTransportation
Industry Lobbyists Pitch Driverless ‘Ghost Trains’ Across America
Buoyed by Trump’s deregulatory agenda, rail companies press for cost-cutting measures that could undermine railroad safety.
Posted inTransportation
AI Ban in Spending Bill Would Curb States’ Driverless Car Regulations
As the first fully automated 18-wheeler rolls out, states would have no ability to govern what is taking place on their own roads.
Posted inTAP
Flying Blind
Today on TAP: Trump and his appointees are making the airport mess worse. But it would be a mistake to pin this crisis entirely on him.
Posted inTransportation
Almost All the Critics Love It in New York
Congestion pricing is surprisingly popular, even if Washington wants it gone.