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.
The president's gift underscores how little consumers of road and rail pay for the infrastructure they use.
Members of both parties will fight tooth and nail to preserve their transportation pork.
Simplifying the rules could save lives on the highway.
The Department of Transportation will experiment with expanding what commercial uses are allowed.
New federal legislation is more likely to hinder rather than help the development of autonomous vehicles.
Donald Trump's budget calls for cuts to transportation spending, yet his administration keeps giving the green light to dubious projects.
Wary libertarian enthusiasm greets Donald Trump's ambitious regulatory reform agenda
Trump's abandoned "skinny budget" would have cut wasteful rail spending.
The beaten-up Dao does not seem to have violated any contractual term that would give United the right to have him violently removed.
Innovation is an opportunity for some to expand government power.
"All government needs to do for the next transportation revolution [is to] get out of the road."
Can we start with the CIA?
Details on how it will actually work still pending.
How a "big dog" bus company worked with regulators to crush a competitor.
OK, but the one after that will likely be self-driving
A blockbuster story in the Detroit Free Press highlights the failures of government transportation policy.
"They took a man's livelihood and threw it in the dirt."
Mulling one step forward, mulling one step back
The iconic Chinatown bus service was destroyed by regulatory incompetence
Federal loan for high-stakes gamble on train tourism will not be considered
Mayor Anthony Foxx had said he would step down at the end of the year to spend more time with his family
Listening to the peasants is so annoying
Six-block project for urban recreational activities
They'll probably make sure of it, in fact, in order to scare citizens
Recommends more regulations
LA's mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa, may be his replacement
Where's the private support?
Vehicles will have to eventually meet a standard of 54.5 miles per gallon.
That's enough for, like, 100 yards of high-speed rail!
