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Talking Headways Podcast: Civil Rights, Civic Transport
Let's talk about "disparate impact" — and why the Trump administration wants to gut it.
April 2, 2026
Commentary: US DOT’s Misguided War on Bikeways
"European genes do not produce some kind of innate affinity for human-powered mobility — [and] people on any continent will use bike infrastructure if it is safe."
Rick Pruetz
February 2, 2026
Mayor Bowser Blasts U.S. DOT Talk of Eliminating Enforcement Cameras in DC
The federal Department of Transportation is exploring how to dismantle the 26-year-old enforcement camera system in Washington, D.C.
J.K. Trotter
January 7, 2026
The Real Reason America Can’t Have The Tiny Japanese-Style Cars Trump Says He Wants
Trump is right that kei cars are super-kawaii — but he's wrong that clearing the regulatory decks is enough to bring them to U.S. shores.
December 15, 2025
Investigation: How Trump’s U.S. DOT Is Loosening Safety Rules Meant to Protect the Public
In Trump’s second term, the agency opened 50-percent fewer investigations into vehicle safety defects, concluded 83-percent fewer enforcement cases against trucking and bus companies and started 58-percent fewer pipeline enforcement cases compared with...
November 30, 2025
Truckers to US DOT: Busways Are Good for Us!
The federal government has obviously lost its trucking mind.
Dave Colon
October 22, 2025
Trump’s Electrification, Transit, and Active Transportation Cuts are Short-Sighted: Report
EV infrastructure is far more valuable to the nation's prosperity and jobs market than the White House believes, according to a new report.
Aaron Short
October 15, 2025
Advocates Beg DOT Sec. Duffy to Give Up Space and Fix Transit On Earth
Transportation Secretary/acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy wants to put a nuclear reactor on the moon. But a lot of Americans just want the bus to come on time.
August 19, 2025
Trump’s Transportation ‘Funding Freeze’ Was Just the Tip of the Iceberg, GAO Says
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was slow to get money out the door even before the current president threw the process into chaos. This must change.
August 3, 2025
‘King’ Trump’s DOT Secretary Is Acting Like A Child on Congestion Pricing: Legal Scholar
The Transportation Secretary's claim that the federal government has "sovereign prerogatives" is a silly kid's argument.
Dave Colon
July 23, 2025
