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Explaining Houston’s Sky-High Roadway ‘Death-Goal’

By Kea Wilson | Jan 30, 2020 | No Comments

The Texas metropolis is a Vision Zero City. So why is its 2020 street fatality target HIGHER than last year's?

Elaine L. Chao (Secretary of Transportation, United States of America) at the plenary session on "Connecting regions for sustainable growth" at the International Transport Forums 2019 Summit on Transport Connectivity for Regional Integration in Leipzig, Germany, on 22 May 2019.

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Urban Transportation Funding To Fall as Rural America Cashes In Under Trump

By Aaron Short | Dec 4, 2019 | No Comments

It's a great time to be living in the middle of nowhere as President Trump directs more transportation funds to his rural base.

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U.S. Representatives: Here’s Why We Formed the Future of Transportation Caucus

By Eve Kessler | Nov 14, 2019 | No Comments

As roads crumble, our public transit systems fail and carbon emissions rise, members of the new Future of Transportation Caucus lay out their vision.

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Tennessee Senator Slammed Transit, Reverses Herself

By Aaron Short | Nov 11, 2019 | No Comments

Tennessee Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn can’t make up her mind whether she loves public transit or considers it an unreliable mode of transportation primarily used by “socialists.”

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Seattle Sues To Keep Vehicle Registration Fees — And Save Transit

By Aaron Short | Nov 7, 2019 | No Comments

Seattle leaders are not wasting any time to stymie a statewide ballot measure voters approved on Tuesday, announcing a lawsuit to block Initiative 976, which could drain tens of billions in transportation funding across the entire state by reducing annual vehicle registration fees. King County Executive Dow Constantine along with Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and […]