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...
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...
Amendment to the House’s INVEST Act would help to close the repair loopholes
UPDATE: The House’s transportation bill is being debated and voted on starting tomorrow (Wednesday, June 17th), and a vital new amendment would strengthen the...
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...
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....
Improving safety by making it a priority throughout the INVEST Act
As noted in our scorecard, the House’s INVEST Act transportation bill takes important strides to make safety a priority, from the inclusion of new...
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...
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...
Five things Congress can do to save transit
Public transportation is in crisis. Transit agencies are suffering tremendous losses in ridership and farebox revenue, as well as state and local revenues, with...
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A need to rethink how we assess the health of our nation’s bridges
A year after the Key Bridge collapse, the National Transportation Safety Board is urging the owners of 68 bridges across the U.S. to assess...
Revitalizing Mexico City’s Historic Buenavista Central Station
The current iteration of Buenavista Station debuted in the 1960s and continues to serve as a vital lifeline for thousands of commuters every day....
Shifting gears: Gender equity in transit
Gender inequities in transportation systems have often overlooked women’s travel and safety needs. From biased crash testing to undervalued non-work trips, this Women’s History...
The country’s civil engineers agree: $1.5 trillion didn’t produce good infrastructure
Despite historic levels of investment in infrastructure over the last twenty years, America’s 2025 infrastructure grades for roads, bridges, safety, and transit look mostly...
