Nine other important things to know about the House’s transportation bill
Last week the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released a multi-year transportation bill that starts to connect transportation spending to accomplishing measurable outcomes, including...
Why the Senate’s transportation bill is terrible for climate
Last summer, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passed a long-term transportation bill that was praised for its climate title, marking the first...
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...
House committee passes a new kind of transportation bill: the INVEST Act
After two days of debate, the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure passed its proposal for long-term surface transportation policy last week. The INVEST...
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....
Three things to know about FY2021 House transportation appropriations
Earlier this month, the House Appropriations Committee approved transportation funding levels for fiscal year 2021. Emergency funding for the primary transit construction program and...
Five things to know about the INVEST Act, and how it compares to Senate...
With the INVEST Act clearing a crucial vote in committee last week, it moves to the full House for a final vote. We’ve covered...
What’s next for the INVEST Act?
Last week, the House passed a long-term transportation authorization—the INVEST Act— as part of the Moving Forward Act, House Democrats’ large infrastructure package. But...
House builds on the FAST Act’s change to provide better and more balanced passenger...
Expanding and improving our nation’s passenger rail network to bring better, more reliable passenger rail service to more people is one of the best...
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...
Latest articles
Ahead of COP30, the Spotlight is on More Nature-Based Solutions for Cities
It is no secret that cities are responsible for a large share of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and urban transport is one of...
Ahead of COP30, The Spotlight is on More Nature-Based Solutions for Cities
It is no secret that cities are responsible for a large share of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and urban transport is one of...
A Turning Point for Mexico’s Vehicle Standards — and Its Climate
Three leading civil society organizations — ITDP Mexico, the Mexican Center for Environmental Law (CEMDA), and El Poder del Consumidor (EPC) — recently joined together...
A Turning Point for Mexico’s Vehicle Standards — and Its Climate
Three leading civil society organizations — ITDP Mexico, the Mexican Center for Environmental Law (CEMDA), and El Poder del Consumidor (EPC) — recently joined together...
