In Florida, Brightline has proved that it can operate reliable, well-designed passenger trains that people want to ride. Can the public sector do the same?
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The nation’s top transportation officer is asking Congress to consider reforming permitting regulations specific to construction projects as part of an update to federal highway policies next year.
Drivers are doing a double take when they cruise down one road in Montgomery Township, Pennsylvania. Officials within the township decided to paint squiggly solid yellow lines and single white lines --- also known as chicanes -- on Grays Lane in an effort to stop people from speeding
When the world’s largest sports spectacle descends on New Jersey in 2026, there will be much more on display than soccer players competing in the World Cup.
As demand for sustainable transportation grows, startups are increasingly focusing on small electric vehicles as a solution to congestion, affordability and increasing emissions.
After the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last year, a group of researchers from Johns Hopkins University conducted a study to determine which other major U.S. bridges are vulnerable to collisions.
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority's board unanimously approved five items to advance the first phase of a controversial $11 billion project that would reconstruct and widen the Newark Bay Bridge.
The MTA plans to stop selling MetroCards by the end of the year. The deadline marks the latest step in the conversion to collecting all subway and bus fares through its OMNY tap-to-pay system. Riders can still use their existing MetroCards to pay their fares until the end of 2026.
In 2024, 112 million Americans — 35% of people aged 3 and older — rode a bike at least once. That’s the highest participation rate recorded since the study began in 2014, reinforcing the pandemic-driven cycling boom as more than just a temporary trend.
Between the January 5 start of congestion pricing and Thursday March 6, the city’s 311 portal registered just 67 complaints about honking inside the so-called congestion relief zone. That’s a steep 69% decline from the same period in 2024, when ticked-off New Yorkers in the ZIP codes below 60th Street complained 219 times about honking, according to 311 data.