They’re a crucial public resource, but cities don’t manage or maintain them well. There is plenty they could be doing.
States face an $86 billion funding gap as inflation and staffing shortages make infrastructure upkeep more expensive.
Fatalities fell 6.7 percent in 2025, nearing pre-pandemic levels. But experts warn the U.S. still lags far behind peer nations on safety.
The state has welcomed testing and deployment, but policymakers are still grappling with how to regulate safety and liability.
Only California and Alaska, which respectively placed 49th and 50th, fared worse.
Transportation officials say the state needs flexibility to buy diesel buses as electric bus supply shortages threaten transit service levels.
With oil prices spiking at a time when voters are focused on affordability, states could find it even harder to pay for transportation needs.
Grants once slated for trail networks and pedestrian improvements are being canceled or delayed, leaving state and local leaders searching for replacement funding.
The English-only requirement follows decades of debate in a region where many households speak Spanish and multilingual voting remains protected.
Plans for an autonomous vehicle future are being made in many large cities. But how close are those plans to being realized?
Public officials can make the greatest difference when they focus on their communities’ housing, transportation and utility costs.
Unlike most states, New Jersey applies licensing and insurance rules to both low-speed and high-speed bikes.
It’s tempting for governments to shortchange spending on things like training, infrastructure maintenance and disaster preparation. But not spending the money can cost a lot more in the long run.
Only a fraction of planned vouchers reached residents before the state shifted funding to a car trade-in program
They argue the devices infringe on the privacy of drivers who have not violated any laws.
Over the past decade, nearly 40,000 people have died and more than 2 million have been injured on California roads. Many of those crashes were caused by repeat drunk drivers, chronic speeders and motorists with well-documented histories of recklessness behind the wheel.
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