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‘Flock Off’: Mass Surveillance Surge Jeopardizes Lifesaving Crash Reduction Strategy
A surveillance company's controversial business model has made traffic enforcement look bad by association. The effects could cost hundreds of lives.
July 30, 2026
Sustainable Transportation Can Ease the Affordability Crisis — And Help Climate Champions Win
Economic populism helped vault Trump into power. Could a green version of it take that power back — and what role would transportation play?
May 19, 2026
‘Our Roads Are More Than Just Highways’: Democrats Urge U.S. Senate to Fund Transit Programs
A Trump administration proposal recommends massive cuts to popular programs – and it will cost American communities more than they can afford, Senate Democrats say.
May 14, 2026
Not For Granite: New Hampshire Man Isn’t Laughing At Menacing ‘Joke’ From State Lawmaker
A voter sent this letter to state Rep. Thomas Walsh, but he speaks for all of us.
May 12, 2026
‘How Do We Remember to Remember Disabled People?’: Accessibility Is A Winter Weather Disaster
Cities must to a better job planning for winter storms so fewer disabled people are harmed either physically or socially.
May 6, 2026
Meet the NIMBY’s Toxic Cousin: the NOMS (Not On My Street)
Are neighborhood "car supremacists" taking over our community meetings — and what do we do about it?
May 6, 2026
Oregon Launches Nation’s First Road-User Charge for EVs
The Beaver State is moving from pilot to adoption, but the degree of public acceptance remains unclear.
April 29, 2026
‘Best Bikeshare in America’: An Unexpected Community Launches Free, All-Electric Micromobility For Residents
Omaha and neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa share an expansive e-bikeshare network that punches above its weight, supporters say — and now, it's free to all residents, too.
April 21, 2026
Thousands of Drivers Caught On Camera Passing Stopped School Buses In Peabody
But under current state law, it's still illegal for cities and towns to issue fines to the drivers caught putting kids' lives at risk.
May 30, 2024
