Sunday, February 1, 2026

Transportation and extreme heat

The following post was written by Mehr Mukhtar and London Weier. Recent record-breaking temperatures demonstrate that we can no longer rely on old design approaches...

Press statement: Funding approved for the return of passenger rail in Mobile

City councilmembers in Mobile, Alabama have removed a barrier to passenger rail’s return in the Coastal South. Today, the City Council of Mobile, Alabama voted...

Press statement: Funding approved for the return of passenger rail in Mobile

City councilmembers in Mobile, Alabama have removed a barrier to passenger rail’s return in the Coastal South. Today, the City Council of Mobile, Alabama voted...

Full speed ahead: How federal leaders can keep building on passenger rail progress

Passenger rail efforts in the Gulf Coast demonstrated tireless commitment to federal advocacy, funding development, and ultimately service implementation. But if our nation’s leaders...

Full speed ahead: How federal leaders can keep building on passenger rail progress

Passenger rail efforts in the Gulf Coast demonstrated tireless commitment to federal advocacy, funding development, and ultimately service implementation. But if our nation’s leaders...

T4A Director Beth Osborne sets the record straight on federal regulation & oversight

In testimony to the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, Beth Osborne explained how our current approach to transportation is failing average Americans and what...

T4A Director Beth Osborne sets the record straight on federal regulation & oversight

In testimony to the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, Beth Osborne explained how our current approach to transportation is failing average Americans and what...

Building housing near transit takes change at every level

Advancing equitable transit-oriented development requires all hands at the community level, but leadership at the state and federal level can also help propel change. Development...

Building housing near transit takes change at every level

Advancing equitable transit-oriented development requires all hands at the community level, but leadership at the state and federal level can also help propel change. Development...

We need to expand the conversation on transportation safety

We can’t significantly address safety concerns if we’re not looking at the most dangerous modes of transportation. (Frank Warnock, Bike Delaware) On May 9, the...

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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...