In a major triumph for civic activists, the billionaire owners of the city’s NBA team backed out of an arena project that had been approved for the neighborhood.
Transportation
Posted inTransportation
Tesla Is Cooked
Unless Donald Trump gives the company lots of government subsidies, that is.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Winding Up a Wrecking Ball for Downtown Philadelphia
76 Place, a controversial NBA arena proposal, has drawn criticism most recently from the transit agency expected to serve it, but team owners have steamrolled the city council into submission.
Posted inTransportation
Un-Pausing New York’s Congestion Pricing Pause
Whether the city has a functioning public transportation system may rest with Washington, or better yet, New Jersey.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Tesla’s Bid to Pull Up the EV Ladder
The rumored end to the $7,500 federal rebate for electric vehicles sounds like it would hurt the nation’s biggest EV maker. Quite the opposite, actually.
Posted inTransportation
What Is the Fare Evasion Equation?
New York asks that question after officers shoot and wound an alleged fare evader.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Corporate Polluters Still Want to Kill California’s Clean Air Regulations
Companies that belong to the California Trucking Association pay lip service to climate action, but CTA is suing to block the state’s clean fuels rule.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Highway Robbery: How Junk Fees Hit Truckers
The FTC’s campaign against junk fees could help protect truckers from exorbitant towing fees.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Deputy AG Monaco Asked to Recuse From DOJ Boeing Decision
The deputy attorney general consulted for Boeing before becoming the number two at Justice. Now she’s involved in a possible ‘sweetheart deal’ for the embattled company.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Generations Z and Alpha Flex Climate Power Through Hawaiian Courts
Young people ratchet up the pressure on state agencies to confront the climate crisis.
