Josh Christenson writes for the New York Post about a costly left-coast boondoggle. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy threatened Wednesday to pull federal grants for California’s High=Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) after it…
Collin Anderson writes for the Washington Free Beacon about a key element of the Biden administration’s plan for fighting climate change. The COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t all bad, a new Biden…
North Carolina's "no more stringent" law forbids state environmental agencies from imposing environmental rules that are stricter than federal environmental rules or laws. Banking on the fact that the state…
Dallas Woodhouse reports on U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx’s latest political moves. The latest CJ Opinion explains why N.C. policymakers should rely on user fees to meet transportation needs.
You’ll find plenty of “cracks, potholes, and detours” in North Carolina’s state transportation budget. Those are the words Joseph Coletti uses to describes transportation budget problems. He explains why in…
Paul Bedard of the Washington Examiner focuses on the potential impact for rural areas of the Trump administration’s transportation plan. After years of “discrimination” by Washington bureaucrats, rural communities are…
Having room to spread out and having relatively less traffic congestion are generally good things. Those aren't problems to be solved by neglecting roads and spending scarce transportation dollars disproportionately…
Via McClatchy publication Charlotte Observer—a breakdown of federal Department of Transportation grants under the Trump administration. Note bike and pedestrian paths get the big goose egg. I that says quite…
Even transit experts who generally favor rail transit have been warning that the Triangle is too dispersed for rail transit (massively expensive, highly limited, inflexible fixed-route systems). In recent years, ride-sharing…
Listen here to Head Locke podcast episode 24 for a discussion on transportation with special guest, summer intern Evan Norfleet. Few things affect our daily life more than transportation. And…
The latest issue of American Scholar cites the work of Duke professor Henry Petroski, whose latest book examines the state of American infrastructure. We asked the Duke professor and author…
Rob Christensen of The News & Observer makes the case today for expanding bus service, not adding light rail, in Raleigh. A snippet: Before we sink huge bundles of money…