Transportation Industry

A potential customer looks at a 2009 Chevrolet Impala sedan at a car dealership in Dearborn, Michigan December 29, 2008. General Motors and Chrysler are scheduled to each receive $4 billion of loan money today from the U.S. Treasury Department according to the terms of their agreement. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES)

The Avenue

Costly car loans may stall the COVID-19 economic recovery

Joseph W. Kane

Monday, May 11, 2020

May 1, 2020; Denver, Colorado, USA; A medical mask covers a fiberglass dinosaur outside of gas station in Denver Colorado. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY NETWORK

Climate Change

The carbon tax opportunity

Kemal Derviş and Sebastian Strauss

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Families, Communities, and Education

Big city downtowns are booming, but can their momentum outlast the coronavirus?

Adie Tomer and Lara Fishbane

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

UNITED STATES - APRIL 3: North Capitol Street and the New York Avenue overpass is pictured during the coronavirus outbreak on Friday, April 3, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Report

Coronavirus has shown us a world without traffic. Can we sustain it?

Adie Tomer and Lara Fishbane

Friday, May 1, 2020

Reports

2018.01.03_metro_Local transportation investment photo

Transportation Industry

Remaking urban transportation and service delivery

Darrell M. West

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Amtrak track workers work inside the tunnel at New York's Penn Station, the nation's busiest train hub, which will be closing tracks for repairs causing massive disruptions to commuters in New York City, U.S. July 7, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1500696CA0

Infrastructure

To fix our infrastructure, Washington needs to start from scratch

Adie Tomer, Joseph W. Kane, and Lara Fishbane

December 4, 2019

Technology & Innovation

Automation and Artificial Intelligence: How machines are affecting people and places

Mark Muro, Robert Maxim, and Jacob Whiton

January 24, 2019

Economic Development

Opportunity Industries

Chad Shearer and Isha Shah

December 18, 2018

U.S. Metro Areas

Where will online orders get fulfilled? The changing local geography of e-commerce

Adie Tomer and Joseph W. Kane

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Blog Posts

The Avenue

Banning cars won’t solve America’s bigger transportation problem: Long trips

Joseph W. Kane

Monday, January 6, 2020

The Avenue

Congestion pricing is all around us. Why is it taboo on our roads?

DJ Gribbin

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

A drone is seen during a demonstration for the media before a news conference by Chinese food delivery company Ele.me on its drone delivery service, in Shanghai, China May 29, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song - RC1F52D05060

TechTank

Highlights: New transportation technologies bring rewards and risks

Jack Karsten and Bhaargavi Ashok

Friday, September 13, 2019

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Events

2018

Oct

Past Event

40 years after deregulation, remaining challenges for airlines and public policy

10:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

Environmental and transportation issues in urban environments

2:00 PM - Saturday Sep 22, 2018 6:00 PM CST

The promise of smart transportation networks

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Washington, DC

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Experts

Shoshana Lew

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Metropolitan Policy Program

Mark Muro

Senior Fellow and Policy Director - Metropolitan Policy Program

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Multimedia

U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi listens to House Majority Whip James Clyburn and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone Jr. as they hold a news conference to unveil a $760 billion infrastructure spending bill proposed by House Democrats at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Podcast Episode

Will House Democrats’ infrastructure plan yield results?

Adie Tomer and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, February 6, 2020

Vehicles drive on the Guomao Bridge during the evening rush hour in Beijing, September 3, 2014. Picture taken using a tilt shift lens. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS TRANSPORT) - RTR44SX2

Podcast Episode

Inclusive cities: Transportation and accessibility

Adie Tomer, Adrianna Pita, and Jeffrey Gutman

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Report

What recessions teach us about preventing traffic deaths—and why we need driverless cars

Clifford Winston and Vikram Maheshri

Thursday, August 25, 2016

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