transportation
Cost of Blue Line Extension project swells by another 11%, up 61% since 2024
We at Center of the American Experiment have been tracking the ever-increasing costs of the Blue Line Extension project since at least 2017. As recently as March 2024, the project was projected to cost around $2.2 billion. Then, it jumped by 45% to a…
Broken Promises: The California High-Speed Rail Might…
Newsom denied that the cost — once a paltry, in comparison, $33 billion — had soared to $231…
SMART bomb: Wine country’s commuter-rail catastrophe
But in 2008, advocates for a commuter-rail line stretching along Northern California’s coast from…
Not seeing much progress: The failure of cities’ Vision…
But as is often the case with feel-good, word-salad progressivism, Vision Zero’s results fall…
KCATA Is Still Paying for the Fare-Free Experiment
Even after reinstating fares, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) is warning of…
2026 Colorado Legislative Session: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The Colorado legislature officially adjourned May 13, after weighing more than 600 bills over the course of 120 days. Lawmakers entered the 2026 legislative session facing a set of familiar problems: another billion-dollar budget deficit, rising…
Metro Transit should be put in charge of suburban bus…
A couple of weeks ago, I submitted testimony to the House Transportation Finance and Policy…
Kansas City’s Bus Riders Union Is Right about One Thing
Kansas City’s new Bus Riders Union says city hall and the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority…
Per ride subsidy on Borealis train increases 66% in one…
In the first eleven days of its operation in May 2024, Amtrak’s Borealis service between St. Paul…
Golden Turkey Nominee: Another empty bus
If it seems like a transit boondoggle gets nominated for the Golden Turkey Award every year, that’s…
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