Oddly Addictive Game Shows That You Stink At Driving

SOME BENEFITS OF self-driving cars are easy to imagine: Without the ability to get distracted, angry, drunk, or sleepy, they’ll make fewer mistakes than human drivers and save lives. Once we let go of the wheel, we can use our time in the car to do other things, like catch up on work or hone your Snapchat game. There’s another, less obvious upside to giving up control: A drop in congestion.

Officials discuss prospects for long-term federal transportation bill

Last week, the U.S. Senate passed what officials are touting as a six-year solution to funding the nation’s transportation infrastructure. And though the bill, known as the DRIVE (Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy) Act, has yet to pass the U.S. House of Representatives, a long-term solution from Congress for funding highway infrastructure could make a big difference in states like West Virginia.

Hudson Tunnel Plan Gets Sudden Attention After Commuter Meltdown

After years in limbo, the Gateway rail-tunnel project under the Hudson River is having a moment. The entryway to Manhattan, proposed in 2011 after New Jersey Governor Chris Christie killed a similar project, has languished without financial commitments. After arduous commuter-train delays this month, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx called for meetings with Christie and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to discuss reviving Gateway, calling crumbling infrastructure “a major threat to...

Is Bus Rapid Transit Plan B for Baltimore?

Last month, Governor Larry Hogan shelved the Baltimore region’s Red Line – the long-planned $3 billion dollar light rail project to connect western Baltimore County with the southeastern side of the city. Since then, Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford said rapid buses are the way to go. But there is no money for such a project, and the Hogan administration affirmed last week that Baltimore should expect no help from Annapolis for new public transportation projects.

After Winter Woes, New Board Takes Control of Boston Transit

Five months after winter storms brought Boston’s transit system to a standstill, Massachusetts is asking a group of five people to fix it. The to-do list for the the newly installed board is daunting. Besides better preparing for winter storms, the beleaguered Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) must figure out how to upgrade aging equipment, shore up funding, modernize its purchasing practices, make its workforce more efficient and win back customer loyalty.

Think America’s Roads Are Crumbling? Not Quite

Congress is one tiny step closer to funding America’s highways, as the Senate decided Wednesday night to open debate on their transportation bill as the July 31 deadline looms. The Highway Trust Fund has been in dire straits the last few years, spending more than it’s taking in. Because it gets its money from the federal gas tax, the trust fund has suffered as cars have grown more fuel-efficient and some Americans have cut back on their driving.

MARTA partners with Uber, adds Wi-Fi to buses

MARTA officials say they are trying to make travel more convenient by partnering with Uber. Keith Parker, MARTA’s CEO, says with the new partnership you can link directly to Uber's site from the MARTA app while you are still on the train platform, in the station or on a bus. That way, when you arrive at the curb a car will be waiting.

Think America’s Roads Are Crumbling? Not Quite

Congress is one tiny step closer to funding America's highways, as the Senate decided Wednesday night to open debate on their transportation bill as the July 31 deadline looms. The Highway Trust Fund has been in dire straits the last few years, spending more than it's taking in

Follow Reagan’s example, and fill up America’s highway fund

Can you name the U.S. president who raised taxes during a recession to fund increased infrastructure investment? Must be a real liberal, right? Actually, it was none other than Ronald Wilson Reagan, in 1982. He made this tough decision to ensure we had adequate investment in our transportation network.

De Blasio: To fund federal transportation, tax the rich

“It’s a question of how long the bailout is going to be and how long the extension is going to be ... because no one wants to take the political risk of trying to put together a long-term bill and the long-term funding source that would be necessary for it."