Tag: Transportation

In June, Norwegian Air began flying from the United States to Europe. Its tickets are about half the cost of U.S. airlines flying the same routes. (Wikipedia Commons)

Beltway Confidential

How foreign airlines are shaking up the trans-Atlantic market for the better

Tom Rogan · July 17, 2017 4:13 pm

Kyle Vocelka buys some time for his vehicle from a Chicago parking meter kiosk across the street from St. Alphonsus Catholic Church on Chicago's north side. In December 2008, Chicago entered into a 75-year deal with a private company for control of its 36,000 parking meters in return for $1.15 billion.The deal was rushed through politically, and the city's inspector general estimated that government underpriced the value of the meters by about $1 billion. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Trump wants to incentivize partnerships to rebuild infrastructure

Josh Siegel · July 17, 2017 4:01 am

Conservative author Ann Coulter fired a fury of tweets on Saturday evening condemning Delta Airlines after she claims she was forced to move from her pre-booked seat. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Invision/AP)

Ann Coulter calls Delta ‘worst airline in America’ after seating debacle

Mandy Mayfield · July 16, 2017 12:08 am

Authorities are hoping to form a Washington Metrorail Safety Commission to act as an oversight authority for the train service. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House set to vote on authorization for Metro safety commission

Pete Kasperowicz · July 14, 2017 9:17 pm

While EAS was designed in 1978 to connect rural airports to larger hubs, to keep time from forgetting little out of the way aerodromes, the program essentially fuels boutique airliners for the rich and retired. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Beltway Confidential

It’d be cheaper for Uncle Sam to call an Uber rather than pay for some federally subsidized flights

Philip Wegmann · July 13, 2017 10:35 pm

The funding will go to 22 new cost-shared projects through the Vehicle Technologies Office meant to accelerate research on advanced batteries to power electric vehicles, lightweight materials, engine technologies and more energy-efficient mobility systems. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Energy and Environment

Energy Department issues $19 million for electric car research

John Siciliano · July 12, 2017 4:24 pm

Republican senators serving rural states oppose privatizing the air traffic control system because they worry that smaller airports and general aviation, such as private pilots and business jets, will lose under a nonprofit governed by a board composed of industry players.

Republican air traffic control disagreement could be trouble for Trump infrastructure plan

Josh Siegel · July 10, 2017 4:01 am

President vows to cut "industry-killing" environmental regulations and "job-crushing" taxes as automaker opens new U.S. headquarters. (AP Photo/James Crisp, File)

Trump tells Toyota he wants America to be ‘car capital’ of the world again

John Siciliano · July 7, 2017 5:19 pm

The EPA is expected to require 15 billion gallons of conventional biofuels, mainly corn ethanol, be mixed into the fuel supply in 2018, the same amount as in 2017. (AP Photo/Dirk Lammers, FILE)

Energy and Environment

Trump’s renewable fuel goals favor ethanol industry

John Siciliano · July 5, 2017 6:49 pm

Oregon now offers driver’s licenses for men, women and ‘X’

Anna Giaritelli · July 3, 2017 11:41 am

Christie, who is very unpopular in his state, is calling for a special session on Saturday. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Chris Christie shuts down New Jersey government over budget dispute

Daniel Chaitin · July 1, 2017 1:20 pm

Two railroad employees were killed late Tuesday when an Amtrak train hit them near downtown Washington, D.C., as it was on its way to Union Station. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

Amtrak train kills two railroad employees in downtown Washington, DC

Anna Giaritelli · June 28, 2017 11:53 am