In The Public Interest: New Jobs Bill - Groundhog Day for Transportation?
It felt a little like "Groundhog Day" in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, when lawmakers approved the "Jobs for Main Street" package, which ...
It felt a little like "Groundhog Day" in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, when lawmakers approved the "Jobs for Main Street" package, which ...
Thanks to the Obama administration, the federal government is preparing to invest $8 billion in building high-speed railways.
We all have different ways of discovering books, and spotting them being read in public is just one. At Huffington Post, we are very interested in what people are reading around the country.
In the Denver area alone, the population will grow from 2.8 million now to 4.8 million by 2040. Will we all eventually have to move to Montana to find a square inch not covered by asphalt?
In an effort to make travel safer and more pleasant for women, several new commuter trains in India are for women only. Other Places I would Like To ...
I asked more than 600 transportation experts to imagine a system that is comprehensive enough to make owning a car in the greater Los Angeles area optional, and proceed to outline a list of projects that will help get us there.
How are we going to compete in years to come as we go head-to-head with societies that are far better equipped to deal with the exigencies of the future?
Given the success and public enthusiasm for high speed rail around the world, our efforts are long overdue in what is rapidly becoming the preferred mode of transport of the 21st century and beyond.
This structural transformation of our transportation system will improve mobility with a new modern, fast, comfortable and convenient transportation option for everyone.
"Many people think that migrants just easily appear at the U.S. border," said Camissa. "But the tough journey begins at the Mexico-Guatemala border."
The simplified check-in, security, and city-center to city-center service provided by trains will naturally cause many people to switch from flying.
Reading Steiner's $20 Per Gallon makes us realize how contingent our way of life is, and how uncertain its future prospects are.
Former Governor Howard Dean and Former Mayor Stephen Goldsmith, both now affiliated with the international law firm McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, just ...
The problem with the GM gamble is not that the government is involved. The problem is the car.
Linking up with rail makes perfect sense for a contracting industry, at a time when environmental and economic factors make expanding public transit a necessity.
Joe still doesn't think before he talks and has forgotten the way most Americans live. He has the services of Air Force Two and a driver to shuttle him and his family around.
The new three-part program is being launched right away thanks to the unprecedented $13 billion down payment from the recovery bill and his budget proposal.
Detailed by The Boston Globe last week, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority seeks to drastically eliminate subway, bus, and rail services; ...
The two critical steps for thinking more clearly about budget deficits are: first, distinguish between the long run and the short run, and second: examine how borrowed money will be spent.
Amid the shrieks and cries of the horror-stricken passengers and crew, Sullenberger remained as unflappable as Ben Hogan bending over a three foot putt.
"I don't want to see the fastest train in the world built halfway around the world in Shanghai," Obama said. "I want to see it built right here in the United States of America."