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National Highways misses safety target despite lowest casualty rate since Covid Fri, 31/07/2026 - 13:41 31 July 2026 In this blog, I set out National Highways’ final position against its safety key performance indicator target for the second road period (RP2) and look ahead to our next annual safety report in January 2027. XLinkedinemail Cover Image Image Body Components 2025 road casualty dataIn

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King County Metro's new bus network in North Seattle and the North Shore communities is intended to improve access to light rail and bring increased frequencies throughout the day. But a plan to retire Route 372 between Lake Forest Park and UW has raised concerns among city officials.

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The new 2060 timeline for light rail stations in Interbay and Ballard assumes Sound Transit isn't able to unearth any major cost savings or unlock additional financial tools. But the agency painted an optimistic picture about being able to make inroads in those areas, pushing the opening to 2042.

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America Walks is urging Congress to block federal transportation funding reauthorization until the Whitehouse can prove that it is following the law and disbursing funding Congress has allocated to transit, bike, and pedestrian projects.

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(4min read) And America's "shortage" of cities.

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(5min read) And voters sour on EV mandates.

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The city's Secretary of Habitat Vanessa Velasco oversees the whole habitat and urban development ecosystem.

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A surveillance company's controversial business model has made traffic enforcement look bad by association. The effects could cost hundreds of lives.

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Streetsblog is skeptical that AVs will move the needle on car dependence. But our recent coverage has spurred many AV boosters to demand equal time. So today, we present one such piece.

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If there was any lingering confusion about the Trump administration’s willingness to faithfully and fully implement any current or future bipartisan deal on transportation reauthorization that Congress might consider, USDOT Secretary Duffy’s unhinged letter to Senate leadership about the administration’s reauthorization priorities should put a nail in that coffin.  Congress should extend the

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After we consistently predicted that Congress could not write and pass a new transportation law before the September 30 expiration of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Congress has finally thrown in the towel and is moving to extend the IIJA before that deadline. What is an extension, how long should it be, and […] The post Extend the IIJA for one more year—and potentially m

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Where competition exists, contractors that miss performance standards risk penalties, weaker evaluations, or contract termination. The post Transit contracting works when agencies pay for performance appeared first on Reason Foundation.

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The 2026 Unified Agenda lists 315 active rulemaking projects at the U.S. Department of Transportation. The post Trump’s Department of Transportation unevenly advances deregulation as transparency declines appeared first on Reason Foundation.

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For cities like Singapore, a hybrid fleet is not a transition phase toward full autonomy. It is the steady-state model for the future of mobility

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Baidu’s Apollo Go begins London robotaxi testing with Uber and Lyft, Waymo robotaxis are starting to return to freeways, and DoorDash is building its own drone delivery business

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The ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 0.1% from the prior month to 113.1. But the latest result also marked a decline of 0.1% from last year.

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It is the second time Daimler Truck or a predecessor has announced plans to close the Swan Island plant since acquiring Freightliner in 1981.

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Work has already begun on some of the reliability testing for third-generation hardware components, Aurora CEO Chris Urmson said during the Q2 earnings call.

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Atlas Energy Solutions expanded its Kodiak partnership to a second Permian load-out point and set a 100-truck driverless target for mid-2027, up from 28 today. The post Atlas grows Kodiak driverless truck fleet to 100 rigs appeared first on FreightWaves.

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Aurora Innovation said it expects to reach an $80 million TaaS revenue run-rate by year-end, detailing the per-mile revenue outlook for both business models ahead of a planned 2027 shift to driver-as-a-service. The company reported a $270 million second-quarter loss. The post Aurora reports Q2 results, details per-mile pricing appeared first on FreightWaves.

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WASHINGTON — A still-gestating plan to create an Amtrak “parent company” overseeing three separate operating units is generating a mix of skepticism and hope among industry observers. The proposal to create Passenger Rail Service, Infrastructure, and Fleet units was formally revealed in a Friday press conference [see “Amtrak unveils restructuring plan …,” Trains

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WASHINGTON — Federal regulators today asked the Belt Railway of Chicago to explain increases in freight car inventory and dwell at Clearing Yard since the beginning of April. “We are concerned with recent car volumes and dwell times on the BRC, particularly at Clearing Yard,” the four members of the Surface Transportation Board wrote in [...]Read More...

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Siemens Mobility has been awarded a set of three major contracts for the modernisation of railway signalling and interlocking systems in Romania. Leading a consortium formed together with ELSITEL and IMSAT, Siemens will modernise signalling infrastructure across roughly 560km of railway lines, including 66 stations, 13 centralised operation centres and 122 level crossings, as well […] The po

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The Government of Canada has announced a 1.95 billion CAD investment to renew VIA Rail Canada’s long-distance, regional and remote locomotive fleet, including plans to return passenger locomotive assembly to Canada for the first time in more than 25 years. The funding package includes 1.6 billion CAD for the production of 45 hybrid battery-diesel locomotives […] The post Government of

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The U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) has announced plans to modernise federal train noise regulations, with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) proposing changes to support the introduction of higher-speed rail services in the US. The current noise emission standards were developed in the 1970s and focus primarily on engine and mechanical noise. The agency […] The post FRA Pr

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As Europe’s railways run out of spare capacity, the debate is shifting from how to grow traffic to who gets access to the remaining train paths, our Executive Editor Nick Kingsley says. That many of Europe’s networks are facing a growing capacity shortfall is not news. Across the continent, every path on the principal corridors…

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The completion of the final segment of Singapore’s Circle Line in July highlights the growing role that orbital metros play in enhancing connectivity in cities around the world, as analysis and data from Railway Gazette International confirms. Click on age km stations to see representation of the data in the radial chart below, and float…

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HUNGARY: The shutdown of Hungary’s only nuclear power plant due to drought has forced a cancellation of freight trains in the evening, while national operator MÁV is also to impose energy-saving measures. Historically low water levels in the River Danube have caused a nationwide electricity crisis, as the nuclear plant supplies nearly half the country’s…