Tag: Transportation

"The EPA has been slow walking the publication of the Clean Power Plan in an attempt to delay the inevitable," said Sen. Jim Inhofe. (AP File Photo/Andrew Harnik)

GOP Sen.: Transportation bill one of the ‘most important issues’ of 2015

Sarah Bedford · July 25, 2015 2:24 pm

A consulting firm sent riders out in poor Queens and Brooklyn neighborhoods to test UberX, versus taxis and livery cabs. (Getty Images)

Uber twice as fast as taxis in low-income NYC neighborhoods

Joseph Lawler · July 24, 2015 2:20 pm

Senators voted 62-36 to begin debate on a $47 billion measure authorizing surface infrastructure projects for six years.Â (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Senate advances six-year highway funding measure

Susan Ferrechio · July 23, 2015 12:47 am

Acela trains, which run between Washington and Boston, serve as Amtrak's express service in the Northeast corridor.Â (Getty)

Amtrak wants Acela trains to go faster

Nathan Rubbelke · July 22, 2015 9:45 pm

New EPA rules would jeopardize scores of infrastructure projects necessary to improve commuter congestion in growing cities such as Washington, according to a report issued Wednesday.Â (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Energy and Environment

Chamber: Commutes could get worse under EPA ozone rules

John Siciliano · July 22, 2015 6:29 pm

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left, walks with Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., toward the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, June 12, 2015. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

GOP leader: House won’t take up Senate highway funding bill

Susan Ferrechio · July 22, 2015 4:19 pm

Both Democrats and Republicans say that selling off some of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which contained nearly 694 million barrels of oil as of June 26, according to McConnell's office, could help pay for other priorities.Â (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Energy and Environment

Republicans eye emergency oil supply as a piggybank

Zack Colman · July 22, 2015 4:01 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.,Â brokered aÂ long-term highway funding measure withÂ top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. (Graeme Jennings/WEX)

Senate highway deal faces roadblocks

Susan Ferrechio · July 21, 2015 7:37 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced a deal to authorize highway funding for the next six years. (AP Photo)

McConnell announces six-year highway funding deal

Susan Ferrechio · July 21, 2015 5:10 pm

(Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

D.C. metro highlights false beliefs driving transit industry

Norman Anderson · July 21, 2015 4:01 am

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‘Morning Joe’ hits De Blasio for attacking Uber

Elizabeth Potter · July 20, 2015 7:56 pm

Uber is twice as fast as taxi service and about half the cost of a regular taxi, according to a new study of the company's ride-sharing app conducted in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Study: Uber is twice as fast as taxi service and half the price

Joseph Lawler · July 20, 2015 7:25 pm