Transportation Policy
Fatal Amtrak Crash a Reminder of Congress' Misaligned Rail Safety Priorities
Railroads spent a decade and billions of dollars fulfilling a costly federal mandate, at the expense of addressing less eye-catching causes of rail-related deaths.
The Gas Tax Makes Sense. Biden Considers Canceling It.
Road maintenance and construction don't suddenly become free because gas hits $5 a gallon.
CDC Will Stop Forcing Travelers To Present Negative COVID Tests To Reenter U.S.
The policy, which only applied to people entering the country by air, not by land, was always ill-conceived. Good riddance.
This Man Says He Spent 17 Days in Jail After American Airlines Wrongly Fingered Him As a Shoplifting Suspect
Michael Lowe is suing the company in Texas, saying its negligence led to a life-changing ordeal.
Seattle Accidentally Had To Forgive 200,000 Parking Tickets. It Should Have Privatized Parking Instead.
When the city moved its parking cops from the police department to the transportation department, it forgot to renew their ability to issue tickets.
To Promote Public Safety, Michigan Authorizes Cops To Rob Travelers at Airports
The change represents a substantial reversal of civil forfeiture reforms aimed at protecting innocent property owners.
Your Flight Is Delayed. Thank the Feds.
Congress has radically restricted the number of pilots without doing anything to increase safety.
The Drug War Is Keeping Truckers Off the Road
Federal regulations make it more likely that a driver can be suspended or fired for drug use, regardless of whether they ever drove unsafely.
Study: Jersey Girls' Refusal To Pump Gas Is Costing Everyone a Lot of Money
Research on the effects of Oregon's loosening of its self-service gas ban finds that allowing adults to pump their own gas increases supply and lowers prices.
Drivers Successfully Challenge Debt-Based License Suspensions
Civil liberties groups argue that debt-based license suspensions are unfair and illogical since they deprive people of transportation, preventing them from earning money to pay off debts.
The Traffic Death 'Crisis' Isn't What Bureaucrats Claim
Politicians overstate the situation, and to the extent there is a problem, it’s their doing.
Biden's Plan To Link Federal Transportation Spending to Zoning Reform Could Make the Housing Shortage Worse
The administration is encouraging counterproductive "inclusionary zoning" policies that often raise housing prices and reduce supply.
Elizabeth Warren Introduces Price-Gouging Bill That Fails To Define What Qualifies as Price Gouging
The bill would penalize companies for price gouging during times of war, public health emergencies, or natural disasters—which would have encompassed all of the last two years.
Illinois Appeals Court Rules Chicago Slapped Drivers With Illegally High Fines for Years
A plaintiff in the class-action lawsuit says he had to declare bankruptcy after Chicago dumped $20,000 of ticket debts on him.
Maine's Ban on 'DEEZNTZ' Might Be Unconstitutional
The state's new rules on vulgar vanity plates could amount to unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination.
Airplane Mask Mandate May Not Be Gone for Good
Plus: Conspiracy theories are undergoing a vibe shift, Florida won't stop attacking private companies, and more...
The Case for Uber Surge Pricing After a Mass Shooting
In criticizing the move, the New York Post got basic economics wrong.
Even If the CDC's Mask Mandate Made Sense, That Would Not Make It Legal
The decision against the rule hinged on whether the agency had the power it asserted.
Eric Adams Says New York City's Density Justifies Subway Mask Mandate
"We should still have masks on the subway system. New York is unique. We are densely populated," said the mayor at a press conference today.
Biden's Protectionist Regulations Undermine His Own Infrastructure Plans
The White House is making it harder for people to request waivers from cost-increasing Buy America requirements in the $1.2 trillion infrastructure law.
Federal Court Rules Against CDC Transportation Mask Mandate
The decision holds that the CDC exceeded its legal authority. But it may be vulnerable to reversal on appeal.
Chicago's More Aggressive Speed Cameras Issued 2.8 Million Tickets Last Year
The city's army of 160 speed cameras issued a ticket every 11 seconds during 2021 and generated $89 million in revenue.
America's Post-Pandemic Reopening Is Passing Public Transportation By
Ridership is dismally depressed and a federal mask mandate for straphangers remains stubbornly in place.
21 States File Lawsuit Against CDC Mask Mandate For Public Transportation
The lawsuit raises some of the same issues as earlier successful challenges against the CDC's eviction moratorium. But, in this case, the federal government has a stronger legal rationale for its policies.
Biden Is Poised To Make Freight Trains Less Safe. You Can Thank Special Interests.
Once again, Washington is giving us every reason to believe it's selling favors to cronies even if it means everyone else loses.
The TSA's Mask Mandate Is Just As Logical As All Its Other Arbitrary Impositions
The same agency that brought us security theater continues to enforce a rule that never made sense.
Cities Force Businesses to Oversupply Parking Spaces. A Lawsuit Says That's Unconstitutional.
Azael Sepulveda is suing the city of Pasadena, Texas over its requirement that his autobody shop add 23 parking spaces he insists he doesn't need and can't afford.
Who Will Pay for the Roads?
Taxpayers will pay the tab for spruced-up bridges and rebuilt freeways, doubling down on a worrying trend.
Flight Attendant Unions Want Passengers To Wear Masks Forever
The unions' support for hygiene theater is of a piece with their support for security theater.
Dallas Police Seized an Airline Passenger's Cash. New Information Only Makes Their Case Weaker.
Police seized more than $100,000 in cash from a 25-year-old Chicago woman for not correctly describing what her suitcase looked like.
Lifting the Mask Mandate for Air Travel Would Do a Lot More To Cut Down on Unruly Passengers Than an Expanded No-Fly List
Delta CEO Ed Bastian asked U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to create a special no-fly list for passengers convicted of creating onboard disruptions.
Unreliable Speed Cameras Line Government Pockets
Someone should tell Pete Buttigieg that local governments use speed cameras more for revenue than for safety.
Last Year's 'Staggering Increase in Traffic Fatalities' Reflects Increased Driving After a Pandemic-Related Drop
While the fatality rate rose substantially in 2020, it remained essentially the same in 2021.
Pennsylvania's Fuel Tax Is Supposed To Fund Bridge Repair. Billions Went to Cops Instead.
Pennsylvania has one of the nation's highest gas taxes, but those user fees haven't helped fix the state's poor roads and bridges.
Despite Multiple Redesigns and Rebrandings, This Grant Program Continues To Be a White House Slush Fund
Nearly half of the $1 billion in RAISE grants awarded by Biden's Department of Transportation have gone to non-transportation projects.
When Humanitarianism Prolongs the Inhumane
"A future of bloodless global discipline is a chilling thing."
Released Video Footage Shows Disastrous U.S. Drone Strike That Killed Kabul Family
Surveillance clearly shows children nearby as strike was called on man mistaken for a terrorist.
Airport Security Measures Are Popular, But Pointless
The bumbling TSA and performative mask requirements are ineffective air-travel hassles.
St. Louis Taxpayers Paid a Lot To Run a Money-Losing Streetcar. It Could Cost Them Even More To Shut It Down.
The Federal Transit Administration says St. Louis officials either need to get its Loop Trolley back up and running or return $37 million in federal funds.
We Said Good Riddance to the Afghan War in 2021. Unfortunately, It's Not Actually Over.
Our drones still patrol the skies, and our tax dollars will be paying off the costs of failed nation-building for decades.
Will America's Military Reckon with the Reckless Murders Perpetuated by Its Drone Wars?
A new, heavily investigated report shows a Pentagon uninterested in correcting its deadly errors.
Police Oversight Board Demands Answers After Dallas Cops Seized Traveler's Cash
And some state politicians are talking about asset forfeiture reform.
Dallas Police Took $106,000 From a Traveler. They Haven't Explained Why.
A police dog's alert prompted the search, and the money was seized via civil asset forfeiture.
U.S. Drone Strikes Plunge Under Biden
But those numbers don’t include Afghanistan, and that’s a problem.
