Transit agencies need to keep telling Congress what COVID-19 is costing them
With costs rising to protect transit personnel from the pandemic and revenue streams simultaneously coming to a halt, public transportation likely needs more emergency...
More than one million households without a car in rural America need better transit
Many people think the only Americans regularly relying on transit to reach jobs and services live in big cities. Yet the majority of counties...
Here’s what Transportation for America has been up to this March
With COVID-19 throwing public transportation into an existential crisis, Transportation for America mobilized to preserve America’s most essential transportation service—and we did, with Congress...
Over 160 sign letter in support of $32 billion for transit, but the fight...
Last week, the House of Representatives passed a COVID-19 relief bill that only included $15 billion in emergency support for public transportation. That’s not...
Stop funding transit like it’s 1982, Congress
Congress has suggested that they may focus on infrastructure in an upcoming stimulus bill. It’s not entirely clear what Congress will do—or if spending...
2.8 million essential workers use transit to get to their jobs
A new report from TransitCenter finds that 2.8 million transit riders are considered “essential workers” during the COVID-19 emergency, underscoring just how essential it...
COVID-19 will cost transit agencies $26-$38 billion, TransitCenter estimates
We need you to take action to save transit: Please email and call your member of Congress asking them to support emergency funding for...
How well does the House’s new transportation bill advance T4America’s core principles?
Federal transportation policy is in desperate need of an overhaul. This week, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released a bill that makes substantial...
Congress heard you: deal struck with $25 billion in emergency funding for transit
Early yesterday morning, congressional leaders and the White House agreed to a $2 trillion COVID-19 economic stabilization plan that includes $25 billion emergency direct...
The parking and mobility industry comes together in a time of need. Here’s how.
This blog is part of a special series on curb management and COVID-19. A joint effort of Institute for Parking and Mobility, Transportation for...
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Sustainable Resolutions for a New Year
Looking toward a better 2021.
With such a difficult year behind us, it feels impossible to make resolutions fearing they may jinx an already chaotic...
The Scenic Route is getting a makeover
Back in early 2016, we launched the Scenic Route website, a new interactive guide to help transportation professionals collaborate with artists and to introduce...
RELEASE: The emergency funding for transit and Amtrak is good but not enough
Late Monday evening, Congress passed appropriations for fiscal year 2021 that included $908 billion in a supplemental COVID-19 relief package. Transportation for America and...
Over 160 elected officials and organizations support fundamental changes to the federal transportation program
Over 160 elected officials and organizations urge Congress to prioritize maintenance, safety over speed, and access to jobs and services in the next long-term...
