Federal transportation officials said that because New York's congestion tolls were really about raising money for mass transit, they didn't qualify for an exemption from the federal tolling ban.
Regulations have made these vehicles less safe and more expensive.
Why should the federal government run a transportation corporation?
When money comes down from the DOT, it has copious strings attached to it—strings that make infrastructure more expensive and less useful.
A trucker lost his job because he tested positive for marijuana after consuming a supposedly THC-free CBD tincture.
Requiring two-person crews on freight trains wouldn't have prevented the East Palestine disaster. It's simply a giveaway to Biden's labor union allies.
The best time to repeal the Foreign Dredge Act was before the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed. The next best time to repeal it is right now.
At nearly every turn, the infrastructure package opted for policies that limited supplies, hiked prices, added paperwork, and grew government.
When the Biden administration temporarily suspended its own protectionist policies, Senate Republicans voted to reinstate them.
One company is betting that it can run a commercially viable passenger rail service without massive federal subsidies.
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For better air travel in the U.S., it’s time for Congress to open the skies to international competition.
A new report from Reason Foundation shows that in 2020, highway quality improved while spending stayed flat. Inflation is now wrecking that progress.
In countries that privatized, there are fewer delays and costs are lower. But labor unions and the private plane lobby stand in the way.
The Ohio train accident was frightening enough. Spreading inaccurate information won’t help the citizens of East Palestine.
For transit to continue to serve a valuable role in the few places where it can compete, policy makers will need to rethink how service is provided.
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The president's State of the Union address re-upped a tired, old promise to spend more tax dollars on less infrastructure.
The airline will either clean up its act or go out of business. Meanwhile, the government plods along.
Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are still the chief drivers of our future debt. But Republicans aren't touching them.
Re-regulating the airline industry won’t help prevent massive service disruptions in the future.
Transit officials and transit-boosting politicians in D.C., L.A., and New York City are warming to the idea of being totally dependent on taxpayer subsidies.
This surveillance would be unconstitutional—and there’s no reason to believe it will make anyone safer.
State governments already want relief from the "Buy American" mandates included in the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
A state senator joins several local officials in federal indictments for taking bribes in exchange for contracts.
The TSA at Syracuse Hancock International Airport showed off their loot of confiscated items over a three-day period.
Why does Elizabeth Warren think that JetBlue buying Spirit Airlines will be bad for consumers?
The senator urged the Department of Transportation on Monday to regulate airline consolidation and levy heavy fines for canceled flights.
It would signal that the transportation future involves decentralization and rapid change rather than Washington-style command-and-control.
Federal regulations make it more likely that a driver can be suspended or fired for drug use, regardless of whether they ever drove unsafely.
Someone should tell Pete Buttigieg that local governments use speed cameras more for revenue than for safety.
Nearly half of the $1 billion in RAISE grants awarded by Biden's Department of Transportation have gone to non-transportation projects.
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.
Get ready to pay for new nanny-state technology and for bypassing the unwelcome intervention.
Pete Buttigieg attracted some criticism for taking time off. But it's telling that no one initially realized he was gone.
Washington isn’t helping, so let states take the lead.
A grant revoked under President Donald Trump will be returned.
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A struggling, costly boondoggle sees a much friendlier administration taking charge.
The federal government has given states permission to open up highway rest stops to food truck service. Many are deciding to keep their protectionist bans in place.
Pending minimum service rules would require airlines to keep operating a certain number of flights, regardless of how little demand there is for air travel.
Local governments that remove development restrictions near transit would have a better chance of scoring federal transit funding grants.
Several states have broken free of the government requirement, with more on the way.
City officials have suggested replacing current vehicles might be necessary.
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