Issues & Insights

The $1 billion that it could cost the state to make city buses free could instead fund the construction of 41 miles of subway extensions, according to a report by the Marron Institute of Urban Management at New York University.

Before 2020, much of U.S. transit planning, especially in metropolitan areas with long-established rail networks, was built around the weekday commute.

Though changes aren’t noticeable to many, and others feel the tolls are a financial burden, fees have generated hundreds of millions of dollars for public transportation projects. And it has probably contributed to rising transit ridership.

Amtrak had a record year in 2025, reporting more riders and higher revenue than ever before in its 54-year history. For its fiscal year, which ended in September, the quasi-public national rail service recorded 34.5 million customer trips and $2.7 billion in adjusted ticket revenue, representing a 10% year-over-year increase.

If passed, the legislation would strengthen federal oversight of highway-rail grade crossing safety and direct states to explain how they would work with railroads and other stakeholders to reduce pedestrian deaths and suicides along railroad tracks.

A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers announced the launch of the Congressional Trucking Caucus, the first such caucus focused specifically on the $906 billion trucking industry.

Increasingly, growing cities are turning to innovative ways to encourage housing and commercial development — especially near existing transit hubs.

While these ratings may not be conclusive as to the state of the highways, they do reflect the shared opinions and first-hand experiences of some of the most frequent users of these roads.

Two more California laws now prohibit the sale of apps that modify e-bikes to increase their speed beyond the legal limit, as well as the sale of devices that enable such modification.

Rapidly growing e-commerce and last-mile delivery services have contributed to significant increases in crashes, traffic, workplace injuries and air pollution, according to a report from New York City Comptroller Brad Lander.