Tag: Transportation

The Lincoln Memorial and the Memorial Bridge is seen from Arlington House in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Sunday, May 4, 2014. (AP Photo)

Washington-area lawmakers push more infrastructure spending

Nathan Rubbelke · June 2, 2015 12:01 am

Like the Roosevelt Island Tramway in New York City, the proposed D.C. gondolas would require redundant rescue power and drive systems would likely need to be installed to bring the cars back to the station in the event of an emergency. (AP Photo)

Gondolas in D.C.? Transit policy should not be a high-wire circus act

Marc Scribner · May 31, 2015 9:00 am

Former Rahm Emanuel adviser tapped for Transportation post

Nicole Duran · May 30, 2015 12:53 am

The prospect of the cartoon appearing on the Metro would likely be unsettling to D.C. commuters, especially after the Texas attack. (Getty Image)

‘Draw Muhammad’ controversy could come to D.C.

Kelly Cohen · May 26, 2015 5:43 pm

A Massachusetts Air National Guard F-15C fighter aircraft sits near a hangar at Barnes Air National Guard Base, in Westfield, Mass., in this Aug. 27, 2014 file photo. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

National Security

Fighter jets scramble to meet Memorial Day flights threat

Paige Winfield Cunningham · May 25, 2015 11:07 pm

The Highway Trust Fund, which draws its funding from a federal gas tax, was set to dry up May 31. (AP Photo)

Senate passes temporary transportation bill

Sarah Bedford · May 24, 2015 5:48 pm

"Is the Senate working better than ever?" Harry Reid said Monday. "I don't think so. America is one big pothole." (AP Photo)Â

Reid ridicules GOP: ‘America is one big pothole’

Susan Ferrechio · May 18, 2015 7:27 pm

South Carolina needs its roads fixed, not gas-tax demagoguery

South Carolina needs its roads fixed, not gas-tax demagoguery

bill-ross, rick-todd · May 18, 2015 9:00 am

National Transportation Safety Board member Robert Sumwalt answers a question as he describes findings thus far in the investigation of Tuesday's deadly train derailment Thursday, May 14, 2015, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

NTSB ‘not ruling anything out’ on train crash

Sean Higgins · May 17, 2015 4:36 pm

Innovation and efficiency: The key to energy savings in trucking

Energy and Environment

Innovation and efficiency: The key to energy savings in trucking

Mike Roeth · May 17, 2015 9:00 am

Emergency personnel work the scene of a train wreck, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia. An Amtrak train headed to New York City derailed and crashed in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)

Eighth body found in Amtrak crash

Kelly Cohen · May 14, 2015 5:09 pm

Highways need fixing, according to experts. AP Photo

Ray LaHood: ‘America is one big pothole’

Kelly Cohen, Paul Bedard · May 14, 2015 3:22 pm