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Transportation
The loss of Baltimore's bridge has snarled traffic. How do commuters cope?
Apr 9, 2024
Previously, 30,000 cars and trucks would traverse the Francis Scott Key daily. Now all those vehicles have to find other routes.
E-scooter firms set out to revolutionize transportation. Instead, many are collapsing.
by
Henry Epp
Dec 21, 2023
One of the industry's biggest players — Bird — was a pre-pandemic "unicorn" that grew to be worth upwards of $1 billion. Now it's bankrupt.
High-speed rail — environmentally friendly and popular worldwide — has a hard time in the U.S.
Dec 8, 2023
The Biden administration's pouring billions into it, but that's a drop in the bucket compared to the total cost.
Inside the evolving infrastructure of Laredo, the No 1. port in the U.S.
Nov 14, 2023
With tens of thousands of trucks passing through Laredo each day, bridges and roads are critical to this center of North American trade.
More private companies are investing in passenger rail — here's why
by
Henry Epp
Aug 28, 2023
Passenger rail needs a public subsidy to work, experts say.
Cars: Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Livi Burdette
Aug 15, 2023
Affordability has broken down, but the costs of not having your own vehicle are even higher for many. Marin Cogan of Vox explains.
Istanbul taxi shortage leaves riders, drivers fuming
Aug 4, 2023
Drivers often choose customers who give them bigger fares. The transportation problem may be linked to national politics.
For public good, not for profit.
Black unemployment is at a record low, but tight financial conditions could change that
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
May 30, 2023
Black men made gains in warehousing and transportation, which tend to offer low wages. A recession could hit workers of color hard, economist Michelle Holder says
In California’s Inland Empire, the warehousing industry’s growth comes with consequences
by
Justin Ho
Apr 19, 2023
Many worry that the industry’s growth has put the local environment and economy at risk.
D.C. could become the largest U.S. city to experiment with free transit
Dec 15, 2022
A city council measure would make it free to ride the bus within the capital's city limits. Proponents say the plan, estimated to cost $42 million annually, would boost ridership and equity.