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...
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...
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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