New York Governor Kathy Hochul to relaunch congestion pricing with $9 base toll, sources say ~transport Article 752 words 15 votes
Canadian federal government going ahead with high-speed rail between Quebec City and Toronto ~transport Article 848 words 36 votes
Joe Biden- Kamala Harris administration announces $2.4 billion in new US railroad projects to improve safety and grow the passenger and freight networks ~transport Article 1140 words 45 votes
Chicago built 50+ miles of new bike lanes, increasing cyclists by 119% and dramatically reducing fatal collisions ~transport Article 1021 words 54 votes
Massachusetts bill could fully legalize kei cars and override RMV ban ~transport Article 544 words, published Sep 12 2024 58 votes
Norway sees electric cars outnumber petrol models – sovereign wealth fund cushion has made it possible for government to offer green incentives to motorists ~transport Article 313 words 11 votes
NHTSA proposes new vehicle safety standard to better protect pedestrians ~transport Article 398 words 36 votes
Sweden has announced controversial plans to scrap its tax on airline tickets from 2025 ~transport Link 6 votes
Bipartisan group of 350 US city mayors commit to electrifying fleets and broadening EV charging infrastructure ~transport Article 1144 words, published Aug 28 2024 18 votes
Over the last ten years Finland reduced road deaths by a sizable 29% – the average decline in the European Union was 16% ~transport Article 664 words 18 votes
UK rail minister got engineer sacked for raising safety concerns. Peter Hendy threatened to withhold public contracts while seeking disciplinary action. ~transport Article 18 votes
Sustainable US transit advocates unite for Kamala Harris-Tim Walz — and against Donald Trump’s embrace of fossil fuel ~transport Article 1289 words 20 votes
Cambodia PM launches project linking Mekong River to sea via canal ~transport Article 215 words 5 votes
Helsinki's incredibly well executed Jokeri light rail project – finished way ahead of schedule and costs lower than initially budgeted ~transport Video 4:50 24 votes
MTA stops work on Second Ave. subway amid congestion pricing confusion ~transport Article 558 words, published Jun 20 2024 14 votes
New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s decision to suspend congestion pricing is absurd ~transport Article 1009 words 33 votes
Joe Biden Environmental Protection Agency issues $900 million to US schools for clean-energy buses ~transport Article 1020 words, published May 29 2024 21 votes
Celebrities like Elon Musk and Taylor Swift might soon be able to hide their private jet flights from online sleuths ~transport Article 566 words 47 votes
Joe Biden administration commits $3.4 billion in funding to San Francisco Caltrain extension ~transport Article 608 words 28 votes
European Commission approves creation of an environmental zone in the city centre of Stockholm, where petrol and diesel cars will be banned entirely from 2025 ~transport Article 440 words 25 votes
All roads lead to Romania, as PM vows motorway to Moldova will open this year ~transport Article 400 words, published Apr 13 2024 6 votes
Long untouchable, fire departments are causing death and homelessness in American cities by advocating for bad policies ~transport Article 2318 words 28 votes
Joe Biden administration announces rules aimed at expanding US electric vehicles ~enviro climate change Article 1732 words 22 votes
Humorous messages on electronic signs discouraged by new guidelines from US Federal Highway Administration ~transport Article 349 words 33 votes
Legislators in Kentucky and other fossil states charge EV drivers more than double in taxes than ICE drivers ~transport Article 1405 words, published Jan 1 2024 41 votes
Paris is saying 'non' to a US-style hellscape of supersized cars – and so should the rest of Europe ~transport Article 902 words 82 votes
Bollards and ‘superblocks’: how Europe’s cities are turning on the car ~design urban planning Article 1551 words 17 votes
$1B grant will help make high speed rail a reality from Raleigh to Richmond ~transport Article 514 words 34 votes
Reading to Philadelphia train takes a major step forward as it gets federal funding (also, Scranton to NYC) ~transport Article 605 words 7 votes
US National Transportation Safety Board calls on automakers to install speed-limiting tech in new vehicles ~transport Article 563 words, published Nov 16 2023 32 votes
Joe Biden administration offers $35 billion in low-interest loans to support US transit-oriented development ~design urban planning Article 533 words 24 votes
Opinion: US infrastructure law offers too little progress on climate and equity ~transport Article 763 words 9 votes
Massachusetts passed a law requiring cars make data accessible to independent shops to allow repairs. Automakers sued. ~transport Article 1155 words 31 votes
Public health experts say narrow lanes should be the default on US city streets ~transport Article 1246 words 18 votes
Modernizing New York commuter rail: through-running service between New York City, New Jersey, Long Island, Westchester, and Connecticut ~transport Article 1813 words 14 votes
Joe Biden administration announces $1.4 billion to improve US rail safety and boost capacity in thirty-five states ~transport Article 1039 words 34 votes
Dear drivers, steady as you go at 20mph. And welcome to the future. ~transport Article 757 words, published Sep 20 2023 35 votes
Norway's Fyllingsdalen tunnel is a showstopping piece of urban cycling infrastructure – for a city where car-centric development still dominates ~transport Article 77 words 11 votes
Ending minimum parking requirements was a policy win for the Twin Cities ~design urban planning Article 882 words, published Aug 31 2023 16 votes
California announced the strongest railway emissions regulations in the US. Freight companies are suing. ~transport Article 1813 words, published Sep 6 2023 24 votes
The United States can't build infrastructure. The reason: it refuses to learn from other countries. ~transport Article 9960 words, published Aug 6 2023 124 votes
US requires airline lavatories to be more accessible for wheelchair users ~transport Article 425 words 42 votes
How can we make public transit easier for kids? ~transport Article 425 words, published Jul 16 2023 28 votes
New Jersey files federal lawsuit to block NYC’s congestion pricing plan; Staten Island sets up legal action ~transport Article 835 words 25 votes
Some major cities in the US are getting rid of bus fares ~transport Article published Jul 8 2023 71 votes