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Don't Expect to Ride in Driverless Buses Anytime Soon
But partial autonomous technology can still improve transit systems.
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California Drivers Are About to Give High-Speed Rail a Big Funding Boost
State cap-and-trade revenue, which now includes tailpipe credits, appear set to far outpace expectations.
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6 Reasons New York's Latest Traffic Pricing Plan Will Succeed
New revenue stream for transportation projects could be more than $1.5 billion a year.
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America's Infrastructure Crisis Is Really a Maintenance Crisis
Here's what states can do about it.
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Every City Should Have Something Like San Francisco's Mass Transit Access Map
It lets you see exactly how much of the city you can reach in a given time window.
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A 30-Year Plan for U.S. Transportation Summed Up by One Word: Choice
With "Beyond Traffic," Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx pivots U.S. policy away from cars and toward multimodal options.
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The Remarkable Turnaround of Atlanta Public Transit
MARTA CEO Keith Parker on the agency's hopeful future.
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Driverless Car Test Districts Are Coming
In Ann Arbor, "M City" will advance the technology to the point where an "automated mobility system" will be safe for a larger swath of southeast Michigan by 2021.
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The Chart That Toppled San Diego's Long-Term Transportation Plan
And could strengthen climate policies in California cities for years to come.
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When Cops Violate Civil Rights, It's City Taxpayers Who Pay
Of $735 million in damages collected between 2006 and 2011, officers paid less than .02 percent.
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Meet the Start-Up That Wants to Turn Your City Into One Big WiFi Hotspot
Veniam aims to connect urban vehicles to an "Internet of moving things."
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The Water Next Time
In Hoboken, N.J., nature itself could become the city’s best defense against extreme weather.
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Silicon Valley May Soon Offer a Public Bus Commute That's Quicker Than Driving
The El Camino BRT project shows why great transit needs exclusive lanes.
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Moving Forward with America's High-Speed Rail Projects
A status report on proposed lines in California, Texas, and the Northeast.
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Why New Yorkers Can't Find a Taxi When It Rains
Cabbies might quickly make enough to call it a day. Or they might not think it's worth it to be out at all.
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A Chat with Amtrak's CEO on the State of U.S. Passenger Rail
Joseph Boardman on federal funding, long-distance routes, and operating "as a business."
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The Urban Future of the American Suburb
Michael Caplin's quest to transform the quintessential edge city
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The Outrageous, Unjust Rule That Lets New York Drivers Who Hit Pedestrians Off the Hook
If the city is serious about street safety, it must replace a terrible old precedent with a strong new one.
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Balancing Bike-Share Stations Has Become a Serious Scientific Endeavor
Some top mathematicians and computer scientists are devoting time to the problem.
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