U.S. Department of Transportation
Sixty-seven Congress nembers to feds: Measure the movement of people, not...
The federal government hands states about $40 billion a year for transportation—money they can basically spend however they want. The result in many places is a lot...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx envisions a “gradual shift” away from...
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx criss-crossed the country last week on a tour of the seven finalists for U.S. DOT’s $50 million “Smart City Challenge” grant. (Louisville was...
Transportation for America: Tell the feds not to turn city streets...
Will the Obama administration prod state DOTs to abandon the destructive practice of widening roads and highways, or will it further entrench policies that...
How green is that highway? U.S. DOT wants states to disclose...
The Obama administration wants state DOTs to report on the climate impact of their transportation policies, reports Michael Grunwald at Politico, and the road lobby is...
The Level of Service metric shaped the American built environment, but...
“What you measure is what you get,” the saying goes.
That’s certainly true for transportation policy. And for a very long time one metric has...
Senator Jim Bunning Shuts Down U.S. Department of Transportation
You have probably already heard about Senator Jim Bunning's (R-KY) showdown over extending jobless benefits (See WFPL, C-J, Fat Lip, Page One, Fox 41,...
Retrofitting The Suburbs Of Bardstown Road
Suburban Louisville is headed back to the drawing boards. Metro Louisville is trying to figure out how to retrofit the suburban fringe of Jefferson...