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All aboard! Amtrak is the fastest-growing mode of US travel
Posted by Liz Borkowski on March 4, 2013 A new Brookings report finds that intercity rail ridership is growing faster than other travel modes, but Amtrak is essentially two distinct systems — one thriving, the other not.
Technology, behavior, and reduced driving associated with decline in auto fatalities
Posted by Liz Borkowski on September 19, 2012 There are two ways to reduce fatalities from vehicle crashes: prevent crashes, and make the ones that happen less deadly.
Getting closer to sane transportation legislation
Posted by Liz Borkowski on March 15, 2012 Yesterday, the Senate passed a two-year transportation bill by a vote of 74 to 22, putting us close to getting a reasonably good piece of legislation signed by March 31, when the current stopgap extension will expire. Last month, the House Natural Resources Committee approved a terrible bill that would have eliminated the current dedicated…
Will Congress act to keep tax-break parity for transit and parking?
Posted by Liz Borkowski on November 28, 2011 The UN climate talks going on in Durban aren’t likely to lead to any major breakthroughs, but it would be nice if the US could at least avoid backsliding on the better-than-nothing steps it’s taken on emissions. One important step for controlling emissions is ensuring the availability of affordable public transportation. Congress has helped make…
Aging and Transportation
Posted by Liz Borkowski on October 21, 2010 The New York Times’ latest “Room for Debate” discussion is entitled “2025: A Lot of Old People on the Roads,” and it introduces the topic this way: …the number of drivers 70 and over is expected to triple in the next 20 years in the United States. Older drivers are more likely to be injured,…