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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
New House transportation bill goes 3 for 3 on T4America’s core principles
Late last week the House released their new five-year proposal for transportation policy and spending, known as the INVEST in America Act. By focusing...
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...
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2026 Sustainable Transport Award Honors Salvador, Brazil, for its Expansion of Bus Rapid Transit
ITDP and the Sustainable Transport Award Committee are proud to announce Dakar, Senegal as the winner of the 2025 Sustainable Transport Award on the...
Unlocking Better Bus Service Starts with Electric Buses
Buses are the backbone of public transport. Yet in many cities, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), bus services remain slow, unreliable, crowded,...
How Ready Are Brazil’s Cities for Climate Change?
Each storm that floods a bus terminal, or a heat wave that makes walking and cycling a challenge, demonstrates that climate change is fundamentally...
