Setting priorities at Future of Transportation Caucus Roundtable
With federal transportation funding set to be reauthorized in three years, the congressional Future of Transportation Caucus met with advocates to discuss the country’s...
Divided by Design: Quantifying the damage of our transportation program
Our new report examines the racist roots of our current transportation system. Most importantly, it demonstrates how today’s policies and practices were shaped by...
The traffic forecast used to justify your road widening is bogus
The predicted traffic levels on which transportation planners base their decisions are erroneous and rooted in obsolete methods. Here’s how transportation models fail to...
Will EPA’s proposed emissions rule go up in smoke?
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The EPA’s proposed tailpipe regulations could reduce carbon emissions across all types of vehicles over the coming decades. While reducing...
New survey: 82 percent of voters don’t believe highway expansions are the best solution...
New nationwide survey shows that prioritizing road repair, improving transit, and reducing driving are more popular options for spending transportation dollars
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Rising Fatalities a Sign to Modernize Federal Design Guidance
Over a month ago, on Monday, May 15, 2023, despite a statutory requirement in the IIJA to release, the FHWA failed to release the...
Mind the gap: USDOT’s first take on reconnecting communities
Residents of Fowler, CA assess current conditions along State Highway 99 and Golden Street Corridor, which did not receive a Reconnecting Communities grant in...
California is hanging transit out to dry
California’s transit agencies are bracing for a fiscal cliff, a real threat facing communities nationwide. If left unresolved, it could lead to drastically reduced...
How Minnesota set a national example in climate legislation
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Minnesota made waves last week by passing a landmark transportation spending bill that will fund transit expansions and passenger rail...
How four mayors from the Deep South are leading the expansion of national passenger...
The mayors of Monroe, Ruston, and Shreveport, Louisiana, have joined forces with the mayor of Vicksburg, Mississippi to fight for new Amtrak service through...
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