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Eric Jaffe

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Don't Expect to Ride in Driverless Buses Anytime Soon

But partial autonomous technology can still improve transit systems.

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California Drivers Are About to Give High-Speed Rail a Big Funding Boost

State cap-and-trade revenue, which now includes tailpipe credits, appear set to far outpace expectations.

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6 Reasons New York's Latest Traffic Pricing Plan Will Succeed

New revenue stream for transportation projects could be more than $1.5 billion a year.

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America's Infrastructure Crisis Is Really a Maintenance Crisis

Here's what states can do about it.

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Every City Should Have Something Like San Francisco's Mass Transit Access Map

It lets you see exactly how much of the city you can reach in a given time window.

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A 30-Year Plan for U.S. Transportation Summed Up by One Word: Choice

With "Beyond Traffic," Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx pivots U.S. policy away from cars and toward multimodal options.

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The Remarkable Turnaround of Atlanta Public Transit

MARTA CEO Keith Parker on the agency's hopeful future.

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Driverless Car Test Districts Are Coming

In Ann Arbor, "M City" will advance the technology to the point where an "automated mobility system" will be safe for a larger swath of southeast Michigan by 2021.

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The Chart That Toppled San Diego's Long-Term Transportation Plan

And could strengthen climate policies in California cities for years to come.

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When Cops Violate Civil Rights, It's City Taxpayers Who Pay

Of $735 million in damages collected between 2006 and 2011, officers paid less than .02 percent.

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Meet the Start-Up That Wants to Turn Your City Into One Big WiFi Hotspot

Veniam aims to connect urban vehicles to an "Internet of moving things."

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The Water Next Time

In Hoboken, N.J., nature itself could become the city’s best defense against extreme weather.

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Silicon Valley May Soon Offer a Public Bus Commute That's Quicker Than Driving

The El Camino BRT project shows why great transit needs exclusive lanes.

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Moving Forward with America's High-Speed Rail Projects

A status report on proposed lines in California, Texas, and the Northeast.

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Why New Yorkers Can't Find a Taxi When It Rains

Cabbies might quickly make enough to call it a day. Or they might not think it's worth it to be out at all.

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A Chat with Amtrak's CEO on the State of U.S. Passenger Rail

Joseph Boardman on federal funding, long-distance routes, and operating "as a business."

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The Urban Future of the American Suburb

Michael Caplin's quest to transform the quintessential edge city

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The Outrageous, Unjust Rule That Lets New York Drivers Who Hit Pedestrians Off the Hook

If the city is serious about street safety, it must replace a terrible old precedent with a strong new one.

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Balancing Bike-Share Stations Has Become a Serious Scientific Endeavor

Some top mathematicians and computer scientists are devoting time to the problem.

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7 Charts That Show How Good Mass Transit Can Make a City More Affordable

The rent can be a little high, so long as the ride isn't.