Punishing Low-Income Drivers for Being Poor
A judge says Michigan's license suspension scheme is probably unconstitutional. But the state government wants to keep it.
Transportation Policy
Built for Tourists, the $98 Million Atlanta Streetcar Will Be Closed in Advance of Monday's College Football Championship
The worst streetcar in America earns its title once more.
Government, Media Push Costly New Safety System After Amtrak Derailment
Less flashy improvements would save more lives for far less money.
Stop Pretending Sober Drivers Are Stoned
States with legal pot should not define DUI based on a "mythical link" between THC blood levels and impairment.
Trump Tells New York, New Jersey to Pay for Their Own Damn Rail Project
In the waning days of 2017, the Trump administration pulled its support for the $13 billion Hudson Tunnel project.
New York's Subway Boondoggles Illustrate How Governments Bungle Infrastructure
Why don't "we" build anything anymore? Because corrupt unions and politicians recognize a guaranteed payday when they see it
Senators Warn DHS About Using Facial Scans on Americans at Airports
Will you soon be ordered to subject yourself to even more intrusive surveillance if you travel out of the country?
Would More Infrastructure Spending Have Stopped Yesterday's Derailment?
President Trump seems to think so.
Toll Roads and Political Ignorance
Economics 101 indicates that toll roads can help solve the problem of traffic congestion. But public ignorance often prevents government from acting on this basic insight.
There's No Such Thing as a Free Ride
Dynamic tolling is no more "price gouging" than any time prices go up because of a scarcity of supply.
New Jersey Borough Solves Its Traffic Problem By Banning Commuters
Except on one thoroughfare, nonresidents will need to demonstrate a reason for being on the town's roads.
Will More Federal Spending Fix D.C.'s Metro System?
Rep. Barbara Comstock Metro reform bill offers good ideas but comes at a hefty price.
Is The TSA More Chill About Weed Than San Francisco?
While the rest of California embraces recreational marijuana, San Francisco is strangling the nascent industry.
L.A. Is Creating Traffic Jams to Push Commuters to Ride Bikes and Rail
Coming soon to a city near you: the misguided movement to force you out of your car and onto a bike or trolley.
Deploy the Taco Copters! Trump Administration Looks to Loosen Drone Regulations
The Department of Transportation will experiment with expanding what commercial uses are allowed.
Los Angeles, Seattle Want to Cut Down on Traffic by Cracking Down on Internal Combustion Engines
That is the definition of throwing the baby out with the bath water.
Poverty Wages? Uber Drivers Make $37 Per Hour on Average, Survey Finds
How much do Uber drivers make, and why does that matter?
Cities Try to Avert 'Transit Apocalypse' With Taxes on Uber, Lyft
Transportation innovation is seeing more people flee outdated public transit.
Let Police Operate Drones for Emergencies—but with Full Transparency
Activists fear secret surveillance. Push for firmly enforced rules instead of bans.
Proposed Baltimore-to-D.C. Maglev Train Would Cost as Much as Building 1,500 Miles of Highway
The $15 billion project would connect two cities that are only 35 miles apart. That's $420 million per mile-if it stays on-budget.
Who Benefits from the Status Quo?
Several key groups benefit from the current tax-funded, government-run air traffic control system.
Throw Another $1.7 Billion in the California Bullet Train Money Pit
The first leg is already seeing massive cost overruns. Imagine its future.
In Stunning Reversal, Trump Gives Up on Private Sector Infrastructure Investments
Libertarians have increasingly little to like about his presidency.
Your Flight Is Delayed
The frenzied battle to reform American air traffic control
Will Congress Fix Air Traffic Control at Long Last?
After almost 50 years, Reason's fight for air traffic control reform might finally pay off
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.
Thanks, Obama, for That Unaccountable System of Deadly Drone Strikes!
Now that it's in Trump's hands, even the illusion of responsibility is fading.
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
TSA Shares Blame With United for Fictitious Ban on Comic Books in Checked Bags
The agency, known for its puzzling decrees, blurred the line between a suggestion and an order.
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
DHS to American Citizens: Let Us Scan Your Faces, or No International Travel
Another nugget of privacy threatened in the name of national security.
Uber, Lyft Can Now Bring Jobs and Better Transportation to Alaska
A win for ride-sharing and Alaskans
Department of Homeland Security
Books Spared TSA Screening, But DHS Promises Other Enhanced Security Measures
The Department of Homeland Security is replacing its laptop ban with more sweeping security measures for all U.S.-bound flights.
Airport Scrutiny to Get Worse as House Moves to Mandate Sex-Trafficking Training
FAA reauthorization bill would require airline ticket-counter and gate agents to be trained on reporting "potential human trafficking victims."
How the FAA Killed Uber for Planes
Flight-sharing helped fill seats on small, private trips and cut costs. But regulators stopped it.
