On AlterNet: transportation

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "transportation"

How the Auto Industry Completely Lost the Millennials

Michael Hagerty, AlterNet. May 17, 2012.

A veteran auto writer looks at how the world’s automakers got this generation so wrong.

Why We Fall In Love With Bicycles: 7 Reasons to Get On And Ride

Christine M. Grant, Sightline Institute. May 9, 2012.

Bicycles aren't just more eco-friendly; they're a joyous, human, romantic way to travel.

Where We're Headed, We Don't Need Roads

David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. April 10, 2012.

The long American romance with cars is ending. So why are we still spending so much money on roads?

The Bicycling Community Is Becoming a Political Force to Be Reckoned With -- And That's Great News

Jay Walljasper, Shareable. April 2, 2012.

Bicycle advocates -- and to a lesser extent pedestrian advocates -- have become a persuasive political lobby. Here's why that's good news for all of us.

What Do Republicans Have Against Biking and Walking?

Jay Walljasper, Shareable. October 28, 2011.

In these antagonistic political times, bikers and walkers are now targets of controversy for some members of Congress.

A Surprising Town Is Now America's Top Bike City

Jay Walljasper, AlterNet. September 29, 2011.

Despite its cold weather and spread-out development patterns, here's how a Midwestern city beat Portland, San Francisco and Boulder for the title of #1 Bike City.

As Gas Prices Rise, Bicycle Ridership Is Up -- So Why Are Lawmakers Gutting Bike Programs?

Jay Walljasper, People for Bikes. May 25, 2011.

The price tag for more than 3,000 federally funded bike and pedestrian projects last year amounted to less than half the cost of one highly contested highway project.

Vision: Rail Renaissance -- We May Be About to Take a Huge Step Toward Reviving Train Travel

James McCommons, AlterNet. February 11, 2011.

Obama's proposal to invest $8 billion annually is a gamechanger for passenger trains.

Surprise: Big Old New York City Is the Cutting Edge for Urban Transportation and a Vision for a Sustainable Future

Don Hazen, AlterNet. February 11, 2011.

Thanks to Janette Sadik-Khan, NYC is setting an example for the rest of the country, innovating in public transportation and the pedestrian automobile dynamic.

Vision: Ready or Not, Our Cheap Oil Economy Is Collapsing and We Need to Embrace High-Speed Rail

Scott Thill, AlterNet. January 24, 2011.

A conversation about high-speed rail's promise, fossil fuel's forsaken future and transforming our current nightmare of American transportation.

VISION: Can a New High-Speed Rail System Save the American Dream?

Scott Thill, AlterNet. January 22, 2011.

America is looking for answers and solutions, and it may have found a good one in the form of an ambitious national high-speed rail network.

No Car, No Problem: The Benefits of Car-Free Living

Orion Kriegman, YES! Magazine. April 12, 2010.

How one man's choice to live car-free brought him more in touch with his neighbors, his community, and himself.

Americans Are Still Buying Gas-Guzzlers, But Here Are 7 Signs That the Market for Green Transport Is Exploding

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. September 30, 2009.

More and more Americans are finding other ways to get around in greener fashion, from Smart Cars to Vespas.

Reducing How Much We Drive Should be a National Transportation Goal

John Petro, Drum Major Institute. July 8, 2009.

Americans should be driving less -- fewer trips over shorter distances.

Despite Rising Demand, We May Be at Risk of Losing Public Services Like Transit and Libraries

Jay Walljasper, OnTheCommons.org. February 20, 2009.

Privatization is steadily undermining the things we all depend upon -- libraries, transit, parks, water systems, schools and public safety.

Ray LaHood: The Obama Appointment You Should Be Really Worried About

Alex Steffen, Worldchanging. January 17, 2009.

He'll guide the spending of vast amounts of stimulus money, oversee the auto bailout and be responsible for a raft of critical policy.

Bush Pushes Scary Midnight Regulations (Many to Last)

Harry Hanbury, American News Project. December 26, 2008.

George W. Bush is on pace to impose more last-minute changes to federal rules than any president in history.

Ray LaHood at Transportation, What Is Obama Thinking?

Josh Nelson, Huffington Post. December 19, 2008.

A Republican with a consistently bad record on environmental issues has just been nominated to run the Department of Transportation.

What Obama's Next Steps Should Be on Health Care, Transportation, Iraq and More

AlterNetNovember 6, 2008.

Sara Robinson, Margy Waller, David Morris, J. Goodrich, Geoff Millard and Maude Barlow on where Obama should go from here.

Blasting American Infrastructure Away

Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. November 29, 2006.

It's not the terrorists who are targeting and destroying the heart of America; it's Bush & Co.!