Transportation Policy
No Scarcity of Options for Getting Around, Says NYC Council Member Working to Slow Uber's Growth
Stephen Levin wants to cap the number of livery cars while the city studies their environmental impact.
Touching Someone Inappropriately on Subway or Bus to Come With One Year Jail Sentence for New Yorkers
Miscellaneous "sexual contact" goes from Class B to Class A misdemeanor when it takes place on train or bus.
Amtrak Has Problems, But a Lack of Federal Funding Is Not One of Them
The railroad's problems are political, not operational.
Self-Driving Cars Are Coming Fast, So Why Should We Spend a Dime Rebuilding Amtrak?
Trains were cutting-edge technology. In 1825.
Is Dianne Feinstein Responsible for the Amtrak Crash that Killed Eight? No, But Government Safety Mandates Can Have Tragic and Unintended Consequences.
Congress's decision to mandate an expensive and complicated safety system made American travelers less safe.
Make Amtrak Safer and Privatize It
The federal government should not be in the railroad business.
Competition Wins Out: Long Beach Drops Minimum Cab Fares in Response to Uber
Reductions in regulations benefit consumers.
Your Next Car Will Be Driverless
OK, but the one after that will likely be self-driving
'Competitor's Veto' for Taxi Services Killed in Montana
New law also creates space for ride-sharing services.
VID: Meet the Man Building Elon Musk's 760MPH Hyperloop
Can he really build a supersonic tube transport system, which could go from LA to San Francisco in 35 minutes?
Uber, Other E-Hailing Services, Learn that Regulation = Shakedown
How can we regulate your app intelligently if you don't give us expensive devices on which to run them?
'Killing Jews' Ads Are Protected Speech, Allowed on NYC Transit, Rules Court
Securing First Amendment rights is in the public interest, writes judge.
VID: Meet the Man Building Elon Musk's 760mph Hyperloop: Interview with Dirk Ahlborn
Can he really build a supersonic tube transport system, which could go from LA to San Francisco in 35 minutes?
Meet the Man Building Elon Musk's 760MPH Hyperloop: Interview with Dirk Ahlborn
Can he really build a supersonic tube transport system, which could go from LA to San Francisco in 35 minutes?
New York's $4 Billion Train Station: In 100 Years, Will Anyone Still Care About All That Wasted Money?
New York magazine's Andrew Rice defends Santiago Calatrava's "glorious boondoggle." Here's what he gets wrong.
D.C. DOT Could Kill City's Streetcar Project
Is it time to put the H Street trolley out of its misery?
Why Does This Detroit Man Have to Walk 21 Miles to Get Back and Forth from Work Every Day? Because the Government Runs the Buses.
A blockbuster story in the Detroit Free Press highlights the failures of government transportation policy.
Google Vs. Uber in the Rush To Drive You Around, Driverless
Even the biggest businesses learn techno-modernity will be constantly stressful for everyone but consumers.
Uber Drivers: Collectively Making Well More Than Half-a-Billion
But the trend of techno-modernity is all about what's good for consumers, not drivers or big tech companies.
Nevada Can't Stop Cabs From Ripping Off Riders, Bans Uber Anyway
Simple. Better. That's the free market. But government is force, and force can win even when it's wrong.
Taxi Deregulation Removes Cab Drivers' Economic Shackles
Government doesn't decide the number of gardeners or car-repair shops. Why should it do that for taxis?
Smartphones vs. Taxi Drivers
Regulators and entrenched interests scramble to cope with the e-hailing revolution.
Court Eases Way for Expensive California Choo-Choo
Opponents of the boondoggle still have a few arrows in their quiver.
Friday A/V Club: That Time Jane Jacobs and Marshall McLuhan Made a Movie Together
Killing the Spadina Expressway
Chinatown Bus Pioneer Fung Wah Strangled by Federal Bureaucracy
The company has burned through $3 million, as regulators spend a year and a half deliberating its fate.
