Access: What Does It Tell Us?
Access as a Tool for Equity
Transit can be measured in kilometers, number of stops, ridership, speed. While these metrics are important and can be...
House transportation bill goes big on climate
House transportation leaders introduced legislation to update our national transportation program to address climate, equity, safety and public health. Climate advocates and climate leaders on...
Here’s how the new House bill prioritizes getting people where they need to go
It’s surprising, but the current federal transportation program doesn’t actually require that states spend federal funds to improve people’s access to jobs and services....
House’s new climate action plan takes a page from T4America’s playbook
Last week, the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis released a new legislative blueprint for tackling climate change that incorporates a number of...
How the Biden administration can make immediate strides on climate and racial equity
The spread of COVID-19 has sent the United States plummeting into an unprecedented national crisis, but it has also illuminated the path forward. Smart...
Why the INVEST Act is good for climate and business
We can have it all: a federal transportation program that reduces carbon emissions while boosting our economy. The House of Representatives led the way...
An amendment to the House transportation bill highlights the failures of “level of service”
Most transportation funding serves one goal: make vehicle traffic as free-flowing as possible. Yet this has created a transportation system where the only way...
Nine ways the House’s transportation proposal starts to make a “paradigm shift”
With the House’s INVEST in America Act being considered in committee on Wednesday, it’s a good time to look at what else beyond our...
Pedestrians First Tool Guides Cities on the Path to Walkability
Walking is the world’s most common mode of transportation. Everyone, regardless of how they travel, is also a pedestrian, as most trips begin and...
Compact & Electrified Cities Have the Potential to Massively Reduce Emissions
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