Ray LaHood insists that transportation is still bipartisan, even today, and that, in the end, is the basis of his unbridled optimism.

Steadily upward is a good direction.

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I have heard industry leaders defiantly assert that we will not accept that the American way has been compromised and must fit into the global economy’s way of doing things. ...

But crossing this bridge on a bright, crisp fall Saturday afternoon I had this sudden, momentary flash of understanding, a realization that I am a fortunate man indeed to not ...

What is vitally needed from our politicians is clear – give us an adequately-funded six-year surface transportation act, now.

Tossing ideas around may sound like time wasting, but running a number of possibilities through discussions can help us when decisions are actually needed.

Members of Congress, or least the vast majority of them, won’t consider a higher fuel tax to fund a new surface transportation bill. Without it, any bill would be inadequate.

Ask candidates and challengers if they will commit to stand, proudly, front and center, on their road funding record at the next election when roads have fallen further into disrepair, ...

Bridges, Thomas Paine would say, are a way to bring men together in pursuit of their future. v

One answer for the future is a long-term strategy that educates our children so that by the time they are voters they will have a very good understanding of the ...