RUSHFORD — Farmers in southeastern Minnesota hope to capitalize on a growing interest in local foods and have launched a trucking business to haul their produce directly to offices in the Twin Cities.

WILSON, N.C. — When a small city abruptly parked all its buses to launch a publicly subsidized van service offering $1.50 trips anywhere in town, only one of its bus drivers — a big-city transplant — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Transportation to and from work is a real issue for many in York County and Southcentral Pennsylvania. A new commuter vanpool ...

The California high-speed rail debacle has become Exhibit A for why it is increasingly difficult for policymakers anywhere in America to bring large-scale infrastructure projects online, with the ...

More than half of students in the U.S. attend high-poverty public schools–and in some states, that percentage is much higher. In Mississippi, for example, approximately 92 percent of students attend ...

Like many states, Missouri is struggling to pay for the maintenance of its roads and bridges, which is largely due to ineffectiveness of the state’s gasoline tax to provide much-needed tax revenue.

Me (white tee-shirt, bottom row) and my neighbors at the State Capitol. — This article is by Jacob Apenes, an organizer with Sunrise PDX. My bus commute to work is very long. Two buses – forty minutes ...