Penn Station's Plot, Seattle Floats Trains, Indiana's $84 Toll

Bridge Stalled, Robots Beered, and a Rock Blown Up

A finished, ribbon-ready bridge between Detroit and Windsor is staying closed indefinitely, and Canada wants to know why. Sidewalk-mapping robots in Hollister get attacked (one doused in beer). And Washington state blows up a beloved roadside boulder. But you might be able to get one of the pieces. Plus the World Cup's stress test on transit nationwide, jet fuel prices up 80% since the Iran war, and South Carolina OKs new 60-year private toll lane deals.

Spirit Scrapped, Pumps Paused, and a Bullet Bus

California floats a 140mph bus down I-5 (not a joke). Spirit's repossessed planes get flown to the Arizona desert. And states scramble to pause gas taxes after the prices jump carries into a third month. Plus the Penn Station deal, the Key Bridge settlement, and the FAA's Reagan National admission.

Cutting O'Hare, Saving D.C. Bikes, $150 Transit Fare

O'Hare is cutting 300 flights a day this summer after some stern words from the FAA. A federal judge saved a D.C. bike lane from getting paved over. Road deaths hit their lowest rate in a decade. How spiking oil prices will affect shipping and traffic. Automakers want to kill the federal gas tax. California high-speed rail balloons to $125 billion. Maryland fires the Key Bridge contractor. New Jersey Transit wants $150 for a World Cup ride. And Amtrak is suing the MTA over Penn Station, again.

Penn Station's Plot, Seattle Floats Trains, Indiana's $84 Toll

Madison Square Garden might have to move so Penn Station can make a comeback. Seattle just put a railroad on a floating bridge. Indiana wants truckers to pay $84 to cross the state. DART cuts a deal to survive, Chicago sues the feds, LA picks a route to Hollywood, and pedestrian deaths are finally turning around.

BART's Doom, DART's Bargain, Waymo Safety

Oregon is still wrestling with a transportation funding crisis. Lawmakers now want to move the tax referendum from November to May. DART in Dallas dodges a bullet. BART in San Francisco may not be so lucky. And are Waymo taxis actually safer?