All posts tagged "Transportation"

A Trump official's "wholesome" family road trip reality show was bankrolled by companies that he regulates in his Cabinet-level position, according to a new report.

"Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's glamorous road trip across the U.S. was paid for by corporate titans," The New Republic reported on Thursday. "The money came from a supposedly independent nonprofit...behind the nonprofit's funding is a medley of industry giants, including aircraft manufacturer Boeing, carmaker Toyota, and gas giant Shell."

Duffy filmed an upcoming reality show, The Great American Roadtrip, that documented a seven-month road trip he took with his wife and nine children. It will feature "really wholesome, good family stuff," his wife, Rachel Campos-Duffy, said, according to the report. ...

Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) faced off with President Donald Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Wednesday over the safety of New York City's subways and the lack of affordability of driving into Manhattan.

Nadler accused Duffy of claiming there was a "surge in subway assaults," and that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority was withholding the information from the public.

"Are you aware that major crime in the transit system, including assaults, is down 3% since last year and down 8% since 2019?" Nadler asked....

This story was originally published by Stateline.

States have had their fun with highway safety messages, posting everything from Taylor Swift lyrics to discourage texting in Mississippi, to a “vibe check” — winking at Gen Z — to encourage seat belt use in Arizona.

Such messages are shown intermittently on thousands of highway signs, known as variable messaging signs, when the billboards aren’t lit up with alerts about accidents, construction or other real-time traffic issues. ...

A ride in New Brunswick could be free through March 12 if you download the Middlesex County RIDE On Demand app for a new service the county launched last week. County officials started the app-based public transportation initiative Tuesday to address transit gaps where buses and trains are scarce or inefficient. New Brunswick is the first city in the county to participate in the one-year pilot program, officials said. The service is free for the first two weeks for unlimited rides, then it will cost $3 per ride. The free rides began last week and end March 12. Riders can use the app to book a ......

Passengers onboard an American Airlines flight reported feeling rushing wind when a fellow traveler attempted to rip open the emergency exit in mid-air on Tuesday. Six of them sprang into action, tackling the man and holding him down in the aisle until the plane safely returned to Sunport Airport in Albuquerque. Flight 1219 had been on its way to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport when the incident occurred roughly half an hour after takeoff. “30 minutes after departing Albuquerque I was shaken out of my Panda Express and tequila-induced stupor by a man trying to aggressively open the airp......

WASHINGTON — A lobbying group for the oil and gas industry has launched a new television advertising campaign targeting the Biden administration’s promotion of electric vehicles in several battleground states. One ad from American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers accuses Democratic President Joe Biden of “rushing to ban new gas-powered cars, no matter where you live or what you need.” “They want to force you into an electric vehicle,” the ad continues. Since he took office in 2021, Biden has been ambitious in setting targets for reducing emissions from vehicles with internal combustion eng......