Amtrak Derailment Highlights Need to Fund Rail and Transit as House Votes to Cut $260 Million in Amtrak Budget

BY U.S. PIRG MAY 13TH, 2015 While it’s unclear whether last night’s Amtrak derailment near Philadelphia was directly the result of inadequate maintenance and repair, the tragedy highlights the need for Congress to adequately fund transit infrastructure, repair and maintenance. Just hours after the accident, the House Appropriations Committee voted to cut Amtrak funding by $260 million.…

DOT Report on Infrastructure Needs Overstates Future Increases in Driving (U.S. Public Interest Research Group)

$124 Billion Annual Highway Price Tag Assumes Growth in Driving Not Seen in a Decade Statement by Phineas Baxandall, Ph.D., Senior Analyst at the U.S. Public Interest Research Group on the U.S. Department of Transportation release today of its 2013 Conditions and Performance Report, which provides a baseline for transportation planning and forecasts future highway needs.…

Report: 21st Century Transportation Published by U.S PIRG

TRANSPORTATION IN TRANSITION A Look at Changing Travel Patterns in America’s Biggest Cities RELEASED BY: U.S. PIRG RELEASE DATE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2013 Americans’ transportation habits have changed. The average American drives 7.6 percent fewer miles today than when per-capita driving peaked in 2004. A review of data from the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration and…