Baby Boomers Should Stand Up for New York City’s Congestion Pricing Plan
By canceling congestion pricing for drivers in New York City, the governor of New York State will hurt many retirees, who need the mass transport investments the move promised
Heat Waves Delay Trains. Blame ‘Sun Kinks’
Extreme heat can cause train tracks to expand and buckle. That’s forcing rail operators to adapt as the climate warms
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Biden’s New $1.8-Billion Transportation Package Stars Climate Projects
Climate-related highway fixes and electric and hydrogen fuel-cell buses are among the projects getting federal help in a new round of funding
Badly Designed Streets Are an Overlooked Car Crash Cause, Traffic Engineer Warns
Education and enforcement can only go so far in reducing crashes when badly designed roads are filled with large cars
Longer and Longer Freight Trains Drive Up the Odds of Derailment
Replacing two 50-car trains with a single 100-car train increases the odds of derailment by 11 percent, according to a new risk analysis
Electric Flying Taxis Are Quietly Sneaking Up on Us
New electric-powered, vertical-lift aircraft are rising to the challenge of delivering clean and cheap air taxi services
Self-Driving Trucks Claim Climate Benefits
The autonomous trucking industry says its self-driving vehicles can cut carbon emissions by reducing fuel use, though some groups have raised safety questions
How to Move the World’s Largest Camera from a California Lab to an Andes Mountaintop
A multimillion-dollar digital camera could revolutionize astronomy. But first it needs to climb a mountain halfway around the globe
Three Experiments Could Help Electrify Big Trucks
With a new EPA rule aiming to reduce carbon emissions from the biggest class of trucks in the U.S., companies are experimenting with overhead cables and wireless road charging
Ever Larger Cargo Ships Threaten Bridges, Ports and Other Structures
Cargo ships, like the one that caused the Baltimore bridge to collapse, are getting dangerously big
A Structural Engineer Explains Why the Baltimore Bridge Collapsed
A large container ship “totally removed” a critical pier from Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge
Electric Vehicles Aren’t Ready for Extreme Heat and Cold. Here’s How to Fix Them
New materials would help the cars of the future survive cold snaps and other climate disruptions