Joe Biden
Talking Headways Podcast: Biden Administration’s Transportation Policy Legacy
Former U.S. DOT Director of Public Affairs Dani Simons, now of Alstom, on how Biden Administration policies evolved from ideas to bills such as the IIJA and Inflation reduction act.
November 14, 2024
Commentary: A Reflection on the Election, and What Comes Next
"I’m not positive where this country is going, but I have every intention of moving forward, to push for a world where everyone has an equitable shot at defining and living the life they so choose to."
November 14, 2024
Highway to Hell: Fed Infrastructure Funding, Even Under Biden, Has Been Terrible for the Environment
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law was bad for the climate. Wait 'til you see the Unipartisan version.
November 13, 2024
Opinion: ‘Amtrak Joe’ Has A Big Opportunity to Cement His Legacy Now
President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law was a historic investment, but new research shows it favored highways and is raising greenhouse gas emissions. That could change during the lame duck session.
November 7, 2024
Study: How The Last Three Presidents Helped Shape Our Local Transportation Landscapes
A deep dive on one of America's largest discretionary grant programs reveals the kind of transportation projects prioritized by the last three presidential administrations. What does it mean for the future?
October 9, 2024
OPINION: Infrastructure Bill Offers Too Little Progress on Climate and Equity
Most of its historic funding is helping to maintain a harmful status quo at a time when we need to address climate change.
November 16, 2023
Rest In Pieces, ‘Fix-it-First’: Biden Caves to GOP’s Highway Expansion Obsession
The Biden administration has caved to GOP pressure and will no longer push states to repair existing highways before building new ones, a move that angered livable cities advocates.
March 7, 2023
Transport is the Leading Source of U.S. Emissions — Again
America's transportation sector remains the leading national driver of the climate crisis — and automobile drivers aren't helping.
January 12, 2023
Talking Headways Podcast: One Year of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
A very special edition of Talking Headways on the one-year anniversary of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and what it has meant (and will mean going forward!).
December 1, 2022
Feds Using Freight Program Money to Tear Down a Detroit Highway
“This stretch of I-375 cuts like a gash through the neighborhood, one of many examples I have seen in communities across the country where a piece of infrastructure has become a barrier,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.
September 22, 2022
