LA Metro Is a Dangerous, Costly Mess. What Would Fix It? Almost half of riders dodge the fares. Reason · Dec 12, 2025
Trump Once Called Biden's $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill 'Terrible.' Now He's Pretending He Signed It. He was right the first time. Reason · Sep 8, 2025
In 12 Years, This $40 Billion High-Speed Rail Line in Texas Has Not Laid a Single Foot of Track The budget for the project has quadrupled, and private property owners have opposed the use of eminent domain along the proposed 240-mile route. Reason · Apr 17, 2025
Report: California Continues To Spend a Lot of Money on Poor Quality Roads North Carolina and Virginia have managed to keep quality up and costs down. Reason · Mar 13, 2025
Transit Agencies Demand Taxpayer Subsidies To Stave Off 'Death Spirals.' There's a Better Way. Service cuts that reflect falling demand and zoning reforms that bring more fare-paying residents back to cities could shore up transit agencies' budgets. Reason · Jun 29, 2023
Should Drivers Have To Pay More To Register Electric Vehicles? Texas's $200 annual E.V. fees seem like a lot of money but is largely in line with what owners would likely pay in gas taxes. Reason · May 25, 2023
Inflation Means We're Spending More Money on Less Highway A new report from Reason Foundation shows that in 2020, highway quality improved while spending stayed flat. Inflation is now wrecking that progress. Reason · Apr 20, 2023
Is This Atlanta Streetcar 'The Worst Transit Project of All Time'? Transit ridership, especially rail, has collapsed post-pandemic, but the Atlanta BeltLine Coalition says now is the time to take federal dollars and build a $2.5 billion streetcar. Reason · Sep 22, 2022
Despite Multiple Redesigns and Rebrandings, This Grant Program Continues To Be a White House Slush Fund Nearly half of the $1 billion in RAISE grants awarded by Biden's Department of Transportation have gone to non-transportation projects. Reason · Jan 26, 2022