Tag: Transportation

A kitten stands between the rails on subway tracks in the Brooklyn borough of New York Thursday. Power was cut to the tracks as transit workers tried to remove the kittens from the tracks. (AP Photo/Metropolitan Transit Authority)

NYC mayoral hopeful: Don’t stop trains for kittens

Associated Press · August 31, 2013 4:00 am

Presidential yacht Sequoia. Getty Images.

Washington Secrets

Sold! Presidential yacht Sequoia trades hands after nasty legal fight

Paul Bedard · August 30, 2013 4:00 am

A 2010 Chevrolet CG3300 passenger van (Courtesy photo)

DoD has cars, but doesn’t care to drive them

Kelly Cohen · August 20, 2013 4:00 am

Beltway Confidential

DC government deals blow to Uber, consumers

Ashe Schow · August 20, 2013 4:00 am

A Sacramento Country Superior Court judge ruled that the California High Speed Rail Authority has failed to comply with essential financial and environmental statutory requirements. (AP/Rich Pedroncelli)

Beltway Confidential

Obama’s high-speed rail plan suffers huge loss in California court

Conn Carroll · August 19, 2013 4:00 am

A federal gas tax financed 90 percent of the cost of Interstate highways, with states paying the other 10 percent. (AP/Ed Andrieski)

Use private capital for roads and bridges, not taxpayer money

Michael Barone · August 18, 2013 4:00 am

Despite tax credits and a host of other programs designed to promote electric vehicles, consumers remain uninterested. (AP File)

Energy and Environment

Examiner Editorial: Consumers still not charged up about electric vehicles

Washington Examiner · August 8, 2013 4:00 am

The Transportation Security Administration has an adjudication center, created in 2005, which hires contractors who then screen the potential workers. (AP/Patrick Semansky)

Contractors who approve sea and airport workers creates a security risk, GAO says

Kelly Cohen · August 8, 2013 4:00 am

Airport Thieves

Geoffrey Norman · July 31, 2013 11:14 am

Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (C) speaks during a press conference with Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (L), Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) (2nd R) and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) (R) at the U.S. Capitol July 25 in Washington, DC. Members of the Democratic leadership held the press conference to call for passage of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

House abandons efforts to pass infrastructure spending bill before recess

Susan Ferrechio · July 31, 2013 4:00 am

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Beltway Confidential

GAO: Transportation Security Administration misconduct on the rise

Joel Gehrke · July 30, 2013 4:00 am

VIDEO: Cruise ship complaints pile up over the years

Lisa Ruhl · July 24, 2013 4:00 am