In Stunning Reversal, Trump Gives Up on Private Sector Infrastructure Investments
Libertarians have increasingly little to like about his presidency.
Transportation Policy
The Politician Behind California High Speed Rail Now Says It's 'Almost a Crime'
Quentin Kopp convinced voters to approve the project. Now he's suing to kill it.
Seattle's Sound Transit Pays $100,000 for a Parking Space
The cost overruns do not reflect well on the agency's ability to complete a $54 billion project on time and on budget.
Cities Need Mobility, Not Monopolies
San Francisco's anti-competitive regulation of a private transit service
Seattle's Light Rail Extension Sees $500 Million in Cost Overruns
Never trust the sticker price on billion dollar rail projects.
How to Pull Air Traffic Control Out of the 1960s!
JetBlue and other airlines are signing on to a plan pushed by Reason Foundation's Robert W. Poole for decades.
Trump Administration Blocks an Obscure Regulation, Hysteria Ensues
The regulatory deep state is fighting tooth and nail to preserve and expand its power in the face of Trump's deregulatory push.
A New Tax Is No Solution to New York's 'Summer of Hell'
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's proposed tax will not address the root problems of his city's transit crisis.
America's Cities Double Down on Trolley Follies
Streetcars continue to see cost overruns while failing to produce promised economic development.
TIGER, Pork Included in the Senate's Transportation Sausage
The wasteful, supposedly temporary economic recovery program lives to fight another day
Seattle Transit Agency Wants to Tear Down Fraternal Lodge
...and put up a parking garage
Matt Welch Interviews C.J. Ciaramella, Kyle Smith, Joshua Green, and Dan Nowicki from 9-12 AM ET
Listen to Sirius XM Insight channel 121 for discussion on civil asset forfeiture, Steve Bannon, John McCain, Dunkirk, and New York's grotesque subway
Uber, Lyft Can Now Bring Jobs and Better Transportation to Alaska
A win for ride-sharing and Alaskans
How the FAA Killed Uber for Planes
Flight-sharing helped fill seats on small, private trips and cut costs. But regulators stopped it.
D.C.'s Dysfunctional Metro System Is a National Embarrassment
The D.C. Metro has perfected the art of replicating the traffic woes above ground in the tunnels below.
What Are The Benefits of Lyft Shuttle? Listen to Ed Krayewski on AirTalk
89.3 KPCC in Los Angeles at 2:30 p.m. ET
Rural Senators and Private Jet Operators Threaten Air Traffic Control Reform
The Senate apparently wants to leave the current out-dated, needlessly expensive FAA system in place.
Lyft Shuttle Doesn't Reinvent the City Bus, But It May Break the Mass Transit Monopoly
A new trial from the ridesharing app could change the way mass transit works.
An Uber Driver Is Fined for Not Speaking English, but Tech Innovation Provides Smarter Solutions
Why should local governments demand a default language when we have the tools to sort it all out?
The Huge Promise of Trump's 'Infrastructure Week' [Reason Podcast]
From reforming air-traffic control to expanding road capacity with private capital, the president's plan may really get America moving again.
Oregon Man Fined for Doing Math Without a License Speaks Out
Free speech and traffic lights
Trump's Transportation Boondoggles
Donald Trump's budget calls for cuts to transportation spending, yet his administration keeps giving the green light to dubious projects.
California Gov. Jerry Brown Calls Gas Tax Hike Foes 'Freeloaders'
His transportation package would almost double gas taxes while diverting money to public transit and parks.
Taxi Companies Asked Georgia for a Bailout and Got Laughed Out of Court
New competition from ride-sharing services is not grounds for a takings claim, Georgia Supreme Court rules, because no taking took place. Obviously.
San Francisco Officials Continue Attacks on Uber
City tax collector wants to post home addresses of drivers online.
Uber On its Way Back to Austin
Texas Legislature decides state law is better than local overreach.
Uber's Efforts to Bypass Nanny Regulators Lead to Federal Criminal Investigation
Secret tool allowed drivers to detect and avoid stings.
Congress's Budget Bill Spends Billions on Useless Light Rail
Trump's abandoned "skinny budget" would have cut wasteful rail spending.
Bullet Train Myopia Driving Local Transit Boondoggles
California lawmakers are trying to dig a hole too big to fail.
Supreme Court Lets Stand 7th Circuit Victory for Rights of Rideshare Customers and Drivers
By declining to take up the case Illinois Transportation Trade Association v. Chicago, the Supreme Court allows customers of Uber, Lyft, and similar e-hailing services to breathe easier.
United Did a Bad Thing, But the TSA Has 'Re-Accommodated' Airline Passengers for Years
This horrific incident is a reminder that flying is miserable because safety paranoia overshadowed human rights.
The Most Macabre Classroom Safety Film Ever
Friday A/V Club: The strange horror of The Finishing Line
Portland Anarchists Patching Up Potholes
A government official warns them they might be breaking the law.
Trump Budget Ends Subsidies for Rural Airports, Promising $175 Million in Savings
Cutting those subsidies makes a lot of sense, and could be done without cutting rural communities out of the nation's transportation networks.
What Do You Call a Tool to Help Uber Avoid Gov't Stings? A Good Start.
Company used a secret method of getting around regulators trying to shut them down. If only the rest of us were so lucky.
California High Speed Rail Faces 50 Percent Cost Overruns
It's costing the train to nowhere a lot to get there.
Federalism in the Age of Trump
On education, health care, and infrastructure, the Trump administration and Republican Congress should free the states to do more.
Even the Feds are Warning that California's Bullet Train Is a Disaster in the Making
When even the experts in boondoggles are worried…
Calif. Legislator Wants to Expand Teen Driving Curfews to Some Adults
Under 21? Better have the proper papers to drive late at night.
Sorry, Elon Musk! Driverless Cars Will Take Longer Than You Think.
Skepticism coming from researchers at UC Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon and MIT.
Will Trump Make Infrastructure Great Again?
Reason's Bob Poole discusses why he's encouraged by Trump's early moves on transportation policy.
Unnecessary $54 Billion Transit Package Passes Easily in Seattle
The measure will take two decades to serve a mere 30,000 additional riders.
Trump's Infrastructure Illusions
Yet another federal spending spree isn't going to fix what ails us.
Hillary Clinton Campaign Concerned About Philly Transit Strike Affecting Election
Contract expired yesterday, union voted weeks ago to authorize strike.
