Dan Zukowski
Senior Reporter | LinkedInDan Zukowski is the senior reporter for Smart Cities Dive. He covers federal, state, city and regional transportation policy and funding, public transit, air taxis, robotaxis, AI road safety technologies and intercity bus and passenger rail transportation. His three-part series on U.S. pedestrian traffic fatalities won a 2024 Azbee award. He has appeared on C-SPAN and Scripps News and is frequently invited to lead webinars and speak or moderate panels at transportation conferences. Before joining Smart Cities Dive in 2021, Zukowski had written for CityLab, Trains magazine, Sierra, Pacific Standard, Hakai, Mongabay and WardsAuto. He can be contacted at [email protected] or on LinkedIn.
834 articles by Dan Zukowski
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Amtrak, cities and states get $5.3B in federal rail grants
Aug. 17, 2026 -
California high-speed rail project could run out of money by end of 2027, inspector general says
Aug. 14, 2026 -
Commuter railroads scramble to meet 24% jump in liability insurance coverage requirements
Aug. 13, 2026 -
FTA grants $1.28B for Utah commuter rail
Aug. 12, 2026 -
Transit bus orders remain strong in North America, bus manufacturer says
Aug. 11, 2026 -
Uber, Waymo go from robotaxi partners to competitors
Aug. 10, 2026 -
How ride-hailing services Uber, Lyft boosted local economies: Carnegie Mellon study
Aug. 7, 2026 -
Uber to operate robotaxis in Los Angeles, San Francisco this year
Aug. 6, 2026 -
Reduced transportation funding approved by Senate in stopgap bill
Aug. 5, 2026 -
High-speed trains would get new noise regulations in FRA proposal
Aug. 3, 2026 -
Zoox purpose-built robotaxis get first-ever nod from NHTSA for paid rides
July 31, 2026 -
$610M available for FTA bus grants
July 30, 2026 -
Washington Union Station renovation seeks private investment
July 29, 2026 -
Waymo robotaxis safer than human drivers: IIHS report
July 28, 2026 -
Mass transit, bike lanes, EV infrastructure face substantial cuts in DOT proposal
July 27, 2026 -
$530M from state millionaire tax will go to Boston-area transit agency
July 24, 2026 -
Tesla robotaxis now open to riders in 4 cities
July 23, 2026 -
Hundreds of smart traffic intersections coming to the Houston area
July 22, 2026 -
Multiyear surface transportation legislation in doubt, experts say
July 21, 2026 -
Bike lanes, speed cameras removed from FHWA safety measures list
July 17, 2026 -
Self-driving Ubers are coming to Houston, San Francisco
July 16, 2026 -
Congestion pricing has little to no effect on NYC parking: report
July 15, 2026 -
US pedestrian deaths decline for third straight year
July 14, 2026 -
Faster buses, more reduced fares goal of New York city, state agreements
July 13, 2026 -
$1.73B for roads, bridges, transit and other projects allocated in USDOT awards
July 9, 2026
