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washingtonpost. com > opinions > 05/23/2026 > key-bridge-reconstruction-delays-show-why-maryland-needed-pay-more

Opinion | Americans are numb to infrastructure dysfunction

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (71+ words) The Washington Post If the delays on the Key Bridge rebuild don't motivate calls for better results for taxpayers, nothing will. When the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore was struck by a ship and collapsed, everyone wanted to see…...

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washingtonpost. com > politics > 05/20/2026 > tsa-privatization-airports-officers-contractors > ce6c0cd0-5487-11f1-9c40-7a0a12d9e745_story. html

House committee discusses modernizing the TSA as Trump seeks to privatize airport screening

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (88+ words) The Washington Post A House committee has discussed the future of the Transportation Security Administration as the Trump administration lobbies to replace TSA officers with private contractors NEW YORK " A House committee on Wednesday expressed bipartisan support for ensuring Transportation…...

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washingtonpost. com > opinions > 05/19/2026 > faa-scheduling-changes-will-reduce-staffing-needs

Opinion | FAA scheduling changes will reduce staffing needs

6+ day, 10+ hour ago  (63+ words) Opinion | The FAA can't continue to regulate itself The Washington Post The agency could regulate air traffic control without providing it. The Federal Aviation Administration's latest plan to get the air traffic control workforce on better footing makes some important…...

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washingtonpost. com > business > 05/18/2026 > long-island-rail-road-strike > ebceac66-52c4-11f1-9c40-7a0a12d9e745_story. html

Riders navigate the first weekday of a strike that has shut down the largest US commuter rail system

6+ day, 20+ hour ago  (140+ words) The Washington Post HICKSVILLE, N. Y. " Commuters in New York City's suburbs had to navigate a gauntlet of car, bus and subway routes to get to and from work Monday, with a labor strike shutting down the Long Island Rail Road, the…...

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washingtonpost. com > business > 05/17/2026 > lirr-long-island-train-strike > b4c8bf60-520e-11f1-9c40-7a0a12d9e745_story. html

With North America's largest commuter rail system shut down, NY governor begs unions to resume talks

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (154+ words) The Washington Post New York's governor is pleading with unions whose workers serve North America's largest commuter rail system to return to the negotiating table, saying she'll provide refreshments if they'll work to end a 2-day-old strike NEW YORK " New…...

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washingtonpost. com > business > 05/16/2026 > lirr-new-york-commuter-rail-strike-union > 269af72c-5118-11f1-97e7-22c6c29ff0d8_story. html

North America's largest commuter rail system shuts down as workers strike

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (90+ words) The Washington Post North America's largest commuter rail system has shut down after unionized workers went on strike NEW YORK " The Long Island Rail Road, North America's largest commuter rail system, was shut down Saturday after unionized workers went on…...

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washingtonpost. com > opinions > 05/16/2026 > long-island-rail-road-strikers-are-anti-transit

Opinion | Transit workers vs. riders

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (97+ words) The Washington Post Transportation systems are either jobs programs or vital infrastructure. They can't be both. Nothing is more anti-transit than shutting down the country's busiest commuter rail system in a quest to raise costs for taxpayers and fares for…...

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washingtonpost. com > opinions > 05/14/2026 > congress-can-lower-car-crash-deaths-with-new-incentive-strategy

Opinion | How Congress can save lives on the road

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (96+ words) The Washington Post Predicting accidents rather than just responding to them could save thousands of lives. Andrew Rogers, a former deputy Federal Highway Administrator, is the executive director of the Modern Analytics for Roadway Safety Coalition. When a commercial plane…...

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washingtonpost. com > ripple > 05/12/2026 > california-autonomous-trucking-teamsters-transportation

California's war on autonomous trucking

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (329+ words) Published by the Manhattan Institute, City Journal covers urban policy. "We should be making sure that we don't make dramatic changes in the way that people work," Steyer said. Not to be outdone, Congressman Ro Khanna, who represents the state's…...

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washingtonpost. com > national > 05/13/2026 > hudson-river-tunnel-new-jersey-nyc > e750f646-4efd-11f1-97e7-22c6c29ff0d8_story. html

One of the largest modern US infrastructure projects will soon burrow toward New York City

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (79+ words) The Washington Post The giant machines that will bore a train tunnel beneath the Hudson River connecting Manhattan to New Jersey are being assembled NORTH BERGEN, N. J. " When the original train tunnel beneath the Hudson River connecting Manhattan to New Jersey…...

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