A pause for TransportationCamp DC
After careful consideration, Transportation for America is announcing that we have decided to pause TransportationCamp DC this coming January. For years, we’ve enjoyed hosting...
New tool to visualize transportation CO2 emissions—and how much we have left to spend
There is a limited amount of carbon emissions the US transportation sector can emit before the most extreme effects of climate change take hold....
Perseverance pays off for Nashville
After well over a decade of effort, fast-growing Nashville finally passed a transit funding referendum, proving that patience, perseverance and learning from mistakes leads...
Three ways quick builds can speed up safety
It will take years to unwind decades of dangerous street designs that have helped contribute to a 40-year high in pedestrian deaths, but quick-build...
States say they put safety first. Why do people keep dying on state-owned roads?
Ask anyone at a state department of transportation, and they’ll tell you that safety is their top priority. Despite these good intentions, our streets...
Why we need to prioritize safety over speed
Our roads have never been deadlier for people walking, biking, and rolling and the federal government and state DOTs are not doing enough. If...
Another hurdle cleared for passenger rail on the Gulf Coast
Today, the Federal Railroad Administration, Amtrak, the Port of Mobile, CSX, and Norfolk Southern (NS) signed a $178 million grant agreement to fund necessary...
Fix it first in practice
One of our recently launched principles, fix it first, targets maintenance over expansion, advocating for federal highway dollars to be spent repairing old roads...
We can’t afford to keep avoiding repair
When decision-makers fail to prioritize basic maintenance and repair, everyday Americans pay the price—in increased costs, increased time on the road, and suffering local...
It’s time to stop expanding and start maintaining
To reshape our transportation system and address staggering maintenance needs, we must prioritize repairing existing infrastructure before expanding our roadways any further.
The 2021 Infrastructure...
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