AltWeeklies Wire
How Metro Spun the January Smoke Deathnew
Documents obtained through an open records request show the agency and its consultants scrambling to respond to the January smoke incident—and, for some reason, keeping tabs on a critical Twitter account along the way.
Washington City Paper |
Will Sommer |
09-02-2015 |
Transportation
Crash Coursenew
Austin cabs try to survive in the era of Uber.
Austin Chronicle |
Staff |
08-07-2015 |
Transportation
Cyclyists Gear Up for Fight With Scott Walkernew
Wisconsin cyclists have ridden out the winter. Will lawmakers run them off the road?
Wisconsin Gazette |
Lisa Neff |
03-13-2015 |
Transportation
Faulty Data Leaves Wisconsin Taxpayers on the Hook for $1 Billionnew
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will waste up to $1 billion on unneeded highway expansions if it continues to rely on inaccurate, outdated highway-use projections, concluded a comprehensive traffic study by a nonpartisan watchdog group.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Louis Weisberg |
10-02-2014 |
Transportation
Uber’s Bumpy Start in New Orleansnew
During the nearly seven months it took to legalize the ride-sharing service Uber in New Orleans, the main argument in favor it was also a slam against the current New Orleans taxi industry: There aren't enough reliable rides in town.
Gambit |
Jeanie Riess |
09-30-2014 |
Transportation
"NOLA Needs Uber" — or does it?new
How the New Orleans City Council is planning to overhaul transportation laws and fees.
Gambit |
Jeanie Riess |
06-27-2014 |
Transportation
Hack Attack: Taxi vs. Ubernew
In Taxi vs. Uber, the drivers are sidelined says an ex-cabbie.
Chicago Newcity |
Dmitry Samarov |
06-04-2014 |
Transportation
Covering Their Tracksnew
San Francisco's Central Subway project buries millions of dollars in a deep dark place.
SF Weekly |
Joe Eskenazi |
04-02-2014 |
Transportation
Tags: Central Subway project, SF Muni
Why New Orleans Doesn't Have Ubernew
New Orleans resists alternatives to traditional taxi cabs.
Gambit |
Jeanie Riess |
02-05-2014 |
Transportation
Collision Coursenew
Jacksonville bicycling advocates reeling from recent deaths plead with motorists to share the road.
Folio Weekly |
Ron Word |
12-12-2012 |
Transportation
Why Drinking and Biking Don't Mixnew
Imbibe, but don't ride.
NUVO |
Katelyn Coyne |
09-07-2012 |
Transportation
Riding Michigan's Roads to Ruinnew
As Michigan's infrastructure crumbles, Lansing's yahoos balk at funding road repair.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
02-15-2012 |
Transportation
Tea and Taxesnew
After repeated attempts to cut infrastructure spending, Rand Paul says he has a plan for the Sherman Minton Bridge.
LEO Weekly |
Joe Sonka |
09-28-2011 |
Transportation
A Streetcar Named Deniednew
There's been little movement to make New Orleans' busiest transit line wheelchair-accessible.
Gambit |
Charles Maldonado |
09-20-2011 |
Transportation
North Carolina by Trainnew
People who love trains really love them.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
07-14-2011 |
Transportation