transportation
COVID Vaccine Refusers Have 72 Percent Higher Risk of a Serious Traffic Crash, Study Shows
“We theorized that individual adults who tend to resist public health recommendations might also neglect basic road safety guidelines,” the authors stated.
Thank You For Your Feedback
The community feedback process is an inconvenient annoyance that brings out the worst in people. It is also at the heart of why U.S. cities can't build new housing or transportation.
6 Years of Dirt Bike Crushing Leaves New York City Back Where It Started
The city’s mayor, Eric Adams, waved the checkered flag as a bulldozer crushed 96 seized dirt bikes and ATVs, in what is becoming an annual tradition signaling a city that is out of ideas.
Major Intergovernmental Organization Releases 10-Point Plan to Conserve Oil. The US Isn’t Doing Any of It.
The International Energy Agency, the West’s answer to OPEC, released a plan “in the face of the emerging global energy crisis.”
New York Is Trying to Build Something Good for Once
The Interborough Express, a proposed rail link sweeping across an underutilized freight rail line between Brooklyn and Queens, is—finally—a transportation project worth getting excited about.
Cops Allegedly Beat Up a Black Woman Over Fare Evasion. Now, She’s Suing.
“She repeatedly cried out to the three officers that she was unable to breathe. They ignored her cries,” the lawsuit alleges.
Biden's Executive Order Acknowledges Passenger Rail's Biggest Problem
Outside the northeast, Amtrak uses privately-owned freight tracks, and getting stuck behind freight trains is the biggest cause of delays.
Tearing Down Highways Won’t Fix American Cities
Tearing down urban highways has entered the mainstream, leaving longtime advocates to start focusing on what comes next.
Think You Get Too Few Bathroom Breaks? Try Being a Bullet Train Driver in Japan
A three-minute bathroom break by a Japanese bullet train driver sparked debate over the pressure to stay on time in a country renowned for punctuality.
The Success of the Electric F-150 Depends on Something Other Than the F-150
Trucks used to tow or haul lots of cargo need a better charging network.
Slow Electric Vehicle Charging Is Making Drivers Switch Back to Gas
Californians traded in their EVs for gas cars because of bad charging infrastructure, but most said they would consider an EV again in the future.