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Boston to implement bus transit signal priority citywide
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and the city of Boston saw 8% faster travel times and fewer delays along two test routes last year.
By Dan Zukowski • Jan. 28, 2025 -
Right turns on red puts pedestrians at risk, Mineta study says
A 1970s-era federal law requires states to allow right turns on red lights. Mineta Transportation Institute researchers say it’s time to change that.
By Dan Zukowski • Jan. 27, 2025 -
What Trump’s infrastructure funding pause means for cities
A judge in the U.S. District Court of Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration Monday to "immediately restore withheld funds." The White House has appealed the order.
By Dan Zukowski • Updated Feb. 13, 2025 -
Trump nominates Steven Bradbury for deputy transportation secretary
Bradbury served in the first Trump administration. He may face Democratic opposition for his views on EVs and greenhouse gas emission rules.
By Dan Zukowski • Jan. 23, 2025 -
Trump freezes IRA funding
Trump also revoked what he calls the Biden administration's “EV mandate” and pulled out of the Paris climate agreement as part of several energy-related actions.
By Kate Magill • Jan. 22, 2025 -
Biden urges mayors to continue the climate change fight
Then-President Biden and then-Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke at a U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting Jan. 17.
By Danielle McLean • Jan. 21, 2025 -
Surface transportation reauthorization a top priority for House T&I committee
Separately, President Donald Trump put a freeze on new federal regulations and also ordered a halt to federal funding of electric vehicle charging stations.
By Dan Zukowski • Jan. 21, 2025 -
Transit ridership is growing but still down from a decade ago: FTA report
The rise of ride-hailing services is what the Federal Transit Administration blames for the decade-long decline in public transportation use.
By Dan Zukowski • Jan. 17, 2025 -
Opinion
We need another infrastructure law
Carlo Scissura has a message for Congress and President-elect Trump: Building a stronger country can’t stop now.
By Carlo Scissura • Jan. 16, 2025 -
Retrieved from U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Transportation Secretary Duffy: ‘We will usher in a golden age of travel.’
President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Transportation Department was confirmed by the Senate Jan. 28. His first act was to start reversing Biden administration increases to federal fuel economy standards.
By Dan Zukowski • Updated Jan. 29, 2025 -
Nearly $9B in federal transportation funds and loans authorized since Jan. 1
Airports, EV charging, bus rapid transit and pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure are among the types of projects receiving grants in the last days of the Biden administration.
By Dan Zukowski • Jan. 15, 2025 -
GM using AI to find the best locations for EV chargers
The automaker says uncertainty about how to find charging stations remains a hurdle to prospective customers.
By Eric Walz • Jan. 14, 2025 -
DOT announces $635M in EV charging, other clean transportation grants
The grants will support installation of more than 11,500 electric vehicle charging ports as well as hydrogen and natural gas fueling infrastructure.
By Robert Walton • Jan. 14, 2025 -
California unveils $310B passenger rail plan
Gov. Gavin Newsom seeks to shift 200 million daily passenger miles from highways to rail with more zero-emissions trains.
By Dan Zukowski • Jan. 13, 2025 -
Opinion
How to keep electric vehicle investments on track in the new political climate
A clean fuel standard has worked in several states to fund EV infrastructure. It should be tried in more places.
By Laura Sherman • Jan. 10, 2025 -
6 smart cities trends to watch in 2025
Transportation systems, housing policy and decarbonization approaches will evolve this year as the Trump administration assumes power and technology continues to advance.
By Ysabelle Kempe , Dan Zukowski • Jan. 9, 2025 -
California leaders ask for more federal transportation money before Trump takes over
The California Latino Legislative Caucus and a Democratic senator from the state argue for immediate and continued funding of public transit and high-speed rail.
By Dan Zukowski • Jan. 8, 2025 -
Congestion pricing begins in New York, a US first
Overcoming opposition, the plan to toll drivers entering Manhattan's central business district went into effect Sunday. Revenues will go to the transit authority's capital investments.
By Dan Zukowski • Jan. 6, 2025 -
Q&A
Inside Miami’s new linear park: Bioswales, bike paths and a 50-foot ‘dining room’ table
As rapid development threatens the city’s green space, The Underline restores ecosystems and adds amenities, a project leader says. But the effort also faces cost and design hurdles.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Jan. 6, 2025 -
$7B all-electric light rail project moves ahead in Austin, Texas
The Austin Transit Partnership selected a construction team to build the city’s first light rail system, which is set to open in 2033.
By Julie Strupp • Jan. 6, 2025 -
Inflation-adjusted transportation spending at all levels fell in the 2010-2022 period, BTS says
Federal funding helps state and local governments, which account for 90% of transportation spending, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
By Dan Zukowski • Jan. 3, 2025 -
Rise in EV financing may signal growing interest among consumers: Experian
The arrival of new, more affordable models alongside the federal EV tax credit have boosted leasing.
By Kalena Thomhave • Jan. 3, 2025 -
Q&A
How an Oklahoma City sales tax fuels the city’s ‘renaissance’
Mayor David Holt led the planning process for the fourth voter-approved renewal of a sales tax for public infrastructure focused on human needs.
By Dan Zukowski • Jan. 2, 2025 -
9 predictions about what 2025 may hold for US cities
“Playground” cities will thrive, innovative housing programs will proliferate and technology will transform transit and municipal services, these sources say.
By Smart Cities Dive staff • Jan. 2, 2025 -
New Jersey breaks ground on hurricane shelter for rail cars
Officials proposed the project after Hurricane Sandy caused $400 million worth of damage to an NJ Transit maintenance complex and hundreds of trains stored there.
By Matthew Thibault • Jan. 2, 2025