by Brooke Rayford | May 15, 2016 | Topics, Transportation
College Park, Md. — The University of Maryland and College Park welcomed Zagster to launch their new bike-share program- mBike. The city first began talking about bike-sharing in 2008. Now eight years later College Park has cut the big red bow, allowing students...
by Marisa Endicott | Apr 21, 2016 | Transportation
WASHINGTON — As self-driving cars move toward becoming a reality for the general public, many blind or aging people and those with disabilities see a new opportunity for mobility approaching. Advocates are pushing manufacturers and regulators to ensure that...
by Marisa Endicott | Apr 8, 2016 | Transportation
WASHINGTON—Less than a week after a spate of railway crashes, the nation’s top rail safety official said Thursday that the Northeast rail corridor is plagued by significant maintenance problems. “On the Northeast Corridor alone, we’re billions and billions...
by Marisa Endicott | Apr 1, 2016 | Transportation
WASHINGTON — Striking workers at 10 major airports demanding higher wages Thursday also said lack of emergency preparedness training means they aren’t well-equipped to respond to security threats. Airport workers such as baggage handlers, wheel chair...
by Traci Badalucco | Oct 20, 2015 | Transportation
WASHINGTON – Rule No. 1 on subways around the country: Don’t be that person. You know, the annoying one who blocks the escalator stairs while reading their text messages or swiping their latest match on Tinder. If you aren’t a subway native, how do you know when...
by Phoebe Tollefson | Jul 28, 2015 | Transportation
WASHINGTON — As Congress barrels toward a Friday deadline to fund the nation’s highway system, transportation experts across the country are responding to ever-tighter budgets with simple but significant cost-saving changes. In Texas, federal funding makes up about a...
