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Elon Musk Is Hiring the Same Lobbying Firms That Represent Your Transit Agency
Weak ethics laws allow dozens of lobbying firms to work for both Elon Musk's companies and the cities, transit agencies, and climate philanthropies he and DOGE are attacking — and some advocates think it's time for them to pick a side.
May 5, 2025
U.S. DOT Sec. Duffy Cuts Vital Research Grants on Transportation Inequity, Deriding ‘Woke’
President Trump's war on equity continues.
May 4, 2025
Trust Fund Babies: Advocates Argue House-Proposed EV Fee Won’t Solve Highway Funding Woes
An EV fee might make a dent in America's staggering transportation bills — but until the highway network stops growing out of control, it won't help for long.
April 30, 2025
Eyes on the Street: Valencia Curbside Protected Bike Lanes Nearing Completion
SFMTA seems to be on schedule on the most studied, most debated eight blocks of protected bike lane in the history of bike lanes
April 28, 2025
USDOT Secretary Sean Duffy Is Dead Wrong About Bike Lanes
The Secretary of Transportation says he hasn't seen enough data to believe in the benefits of bike lanes. So we put together an explainer help him out — mostly using information from his own department.
April 25, 2025
Video: The High Speed Rail Anthem You’ve Been Waiting For
"Because 220 sure beats going 79."
April 24, 2025
Op-Ed: What Cities Can Do as Micromobility Tariffs Loom
"Let’s treat micromobility like the essential service it is, so that we’re ready for whatever comes next."
Alex Keating
April 23, 2025
This Philadelphia Council Member Wants To Stand Up to Trump By Investing in Mobility For the Poorest
We sat down with Council Member Nicolas O'Rourke to talk about how he wants to build on the city's Zero Fare pilot — and why prioritizing the poor is more essential now than ever.
April 22, 2025
Congestion Pricing Works in Small Metros, Too
The default pundit view is that New York City is the only place in the US where pricing makes sense because of the bountiful availability of buses and subways. A pricing experiment in Indiana and Kentucky, though, busts that myth entirely.
Joe Cortright
April 22, 2025
As Trump Targets DEI, Transportation Law Requires Him To Put It First
Federal transportation law requires grants in "underserved communities." But what will that term mean during the Trump era?
April 21, 2025
