Eliminating driver error doesn’t work. What does? Part I
Billions of dollars in new federal highway funding are flowing into road safety programs, so we wanted to review the research on which interventions...
Here’s what you need to know about the Inflation Reduction Act
The Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act, a budget reconciliation package that includes some portions of President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda. This is...
Reconnecting Communities: Initiating restorative transportation justice
Much of the work of smart transportation focuses on playing defense against divisive infrastructure projects that would make travel more difficult. Now, communities and...
New reconciliation package includes funds for safety, access
In response to the proposed Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Transportation for America Director Beth Osborne released this statement:
We are glad to see Congress...
What does the new infrastructure law mean for micromobility?
The expansion of grant and formula eligibility in the infrastructure law to include micromobility will give communities and states additional options for providing more...
The infrastructure law and safety: Will it be able to move the needle?
A street in Atlanta that could easily be Anywhere, USA. T4 America photo by Stephen Lee Davis.The new infrastructure law authorizes around $650 billion...
Our solutions for congestion are worse than the problem
For decades, transportation agencies have been trying to “solve” congestion by increasing road capacity, even when doing so can obliterate or divide communities, harm...
USDOT road safety strategy finally acknowledges the importance of design on speeds and roadway...
On the release of the new Roadway Safety Strategy by the U.S. Department of Transportation, T4America director Beth Osborne issued this statement:
“We’re very happy...
From policy to action: Six things USDOT should do yesterday to maximize the...
Because of the shortcomings in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)’s actual policy, an enormous amount of pressure now rests on USDOT and...
Step one for repairing a problem: Stop making it worse
Swap in any pressing issue—climate change, repair, safety—and this new illustration by Jean Wei describes the approach to solving it within the much-debated infrastructure...
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How Minnesota set a national example in climate legislation
Flickr photo by Larry Syverson
Minnesota made waves last week by passing a landmark transportation spending bill that will fund transit expansions and passenger rail...
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This World Bicycle Day, it is important to share and explore lessons from a city that is making tangible efforts to make cycling safe,...
How four mayors from the Deep South are leading the expansion of national passenger...
The mayors of Monroe, Ruston, and Shreveport, Louisiana, have joined forces with the mayor of Vicksburg, Mississippi to fight for new Amtrak service through...
Creating A ‘Kingdom for Bicycles’ in Yichang, China
Over the past two decades, ITDP China has been working closely with major cities to advance a vision for urban cycling, and implement bicycle...
