transportation-issues

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Getting … stuff … done: A winning message for Dems in 2024 | Dick Polman

BY: - July 3, 2023

Results are always better than the MAGA sideshow. It's not a tough choice.

Car insurance premiums based on job, education can ding low-wage workers

BY: - June 29, 2023

‘What does your education, occupation and income have to do with how you drive?’ one driver asked

Pa. Gov. Shapiro reopens damaged section of I-95 in Philadelphia

BY: - June 23, 2023

'Let this serve as an example to all that Pennsylvania can do big things,' Shapiro said Friday.

Damaged portion of I95 will reopen by the weekend, Pa. Gov. Shapiro says

BY: - June 20, 2023

Gov. Josh Shapiro said Tuesday that he expects to outline detailed plans regarding a permanent fix in the coming months.

After I-95 collapse, Pa. Sen. Fetterman calls for more resources for Philadelphia, SEPTA

BY: - June 15, 2023

Fetterman commended the quick delivery of $3 million in emergency relief funds.

Pa. Gov. Shapiro lays out plan to reopen, rebuild collapsed section of I-95 in Philadelphia

BY: - June 14, 2023

'I want you to know we are all synced up and we are all working effectively together,' the Democratic governor said.

Pa. Gov. Shapiro signs disaster declaration for I-95 collapse in Philadelphia

BY: - June 12, 2023

The declaration authorizes the flow of money and assistance to reconstruct the highway, the Shapiro administration said Monday.

Carnegie Mellon gets $20M in federal funds to spark transportation safety initiative

BY: - May 30, 2023

The money will help make 'quality STEM education, training and jobs accessible for all,' U.S. Rep. Summer Lee said.

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Fetterman: ‘Same *s**t, different day,’ with latest Norfolk-Southern derailment | Monday Coffee

BY: - May 15, 2023

Pa. lawmakers renew calls for accountability for freight-hauling giant; bill clears U.S. Senate committee hurdle.

Lawmakers in some states see a need for higher speed limits

BY: - April 16, 2023

There were 43,000 traffic deaths across the country in 2021, a 16-year high.

Feds: Crash deaths up across U.S., with Pa. keeping pace

BY: - April 10, 2023

Of the 1,230 crash-related fatalities in Pennsylvania in 2021, 27% or 337 deaths, were due to drunken drivers.

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An urban roadway in Arlington County, Virginia. (Michael Farrell / COG)

We can all do more to prevent roadway tragedies. This is how | Opinion

BY: - December 31, 2022

It’s a sobering fact: 360 lives were lost in crashes on our roads across metropolitan Washington, including Northern Virginia, in 2021.