Congressional races will take center stage on Nov. 3, but they’re just the tip of what to watch. Prosecutors and governors, attorneys general and sheriffs, school boards and mayors, utility... Read Mo...

Coastal communities are beginning to assess the damage from waves and flooding as Southern California braces for more potentially destructive conditions from a coastally trapped Kelvin wave.

CINCINNATI — Amtrak will receive more than $2 billion for additional corridor trainsets as part of more than $5.3 billion in federal funding for rail-related projects announced today (Friday, Aug. 14). Also included in the awards announced today: $572 million for a new Chicago-area maintenance facility, and $140.6 million for regional operators to overhaul their [...]Read More...

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Starting in July, SB 79 is set to take effect, reshaping development rights for properties near transit across Los Angeles County and several other metropolitan regions in California. The Southern California Association of Governments, the regional planning agency which is tasked with mapping out where the bill's will be felt, has released its preliminary draft as of June 1.

The early data is in, and it’s impressive.

With most major European cities well served by trains and buses, bringing US transit up to par would cost $4.6tn

Our first comprehensive look as the legislature starts advancing bills.

Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has ground to a virtual halt, unleashing the most severe energy crisis since the 1970s.

Researchers have released the first parcel-level analysis to map all paved surfaces across L.A. County. In particular, large parking lots are ripe for change, they say.

If the change carries through final approval of the larger code document, Missoula will become the first city in Montana to eliminate parking requirements for all new development.