Conservationists have won the right to challenge the Arizona Department of Transportation’s plans to build Interstate 11. This allows the lawsuit to continue.

The upcoming Memorial Day weekend is expected to bring big crowds through Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport — which is coming off of its busiest first quarter ever.

Phoenix is moving forward with a new transportation option and a commitment to community input. The city’s first corridor for bus rapid transit, known as BRT, will run along 35th Avenue from the former Metrocenter Mall to Van Buren Street downtown and along Van Buren to Central Avenue.

As the Arizona Legislature adjourns for another break, one item left on the docket is Prop. 400 — a half-cent sales tax in Maricopa County that funds transportation projects.

“Vehicle to everything” is the concept of using cellular data and apps to connect vehicles to infrastructure, pedestrians, emergency services, other vehicles and more. The U.S. Department of Transportation is sending Arizona more than $1.7 million to implement the technology.

The pandemic caused major disruptions, including in the workforce. And the problem has reached school districts nationwide. They have been coping with a shortage of school bus drivers for years. Paradise Valley Unified School District is among those struggling.

Arizona has been an early adopter in welcoming companies developing autonomous commercial trucking driving technology. But reporter Joann Muller reports that several startups working on self-driving trucks have stalled in the early months of 2023.

Recent train derailments have brought renewed attention to railroad safety, and the length of trains has been a big part of that conversation.

Ford has announced it’ll be dropping AM radios from many of its new vehicles starting in the 2024 model year. The Show spoke with Jonathan Brewster, CEO of El Dorado Broadcasters, which owns AM stations in Yuma and California.