Perseverance pays off for Nashville
After well over a decade of effort, fast-growing Nashville finally passed a transit funding referendum, proving that patience, perseverance and learning from mistakes leads...
Four ways our federal leaders can invest in the rest
While we might have the most extensive highway infrastructure in the world, the U.S. is delivering pitifully poor results compared to our peers when...
Week Without Driving showcases the need to invest in the rest
Last week, Transportation for America joined organizations and advocates nationwide in the Week Without Driving challenge. During this week, all Americans, including transportation practitioners...
Week Without Driving showcases the need to invest in the rest
Last week, Transportation for America joined organizations and advocates nationwide in the Week Without Driving challenge. During this week, all Americans, including transportation practitioners...
Time to tip the scales in favor of more transportation options
For decades, federal highway funding and funding for all other types of transportation (like public transit and opportunities to walk and bike) have been...
Time to tip the scales in favor of more transportation options
For decades, federal highway funding and funding for all other types of transportation (like public transit and opportunities to walk and bike) have been...
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...
Two federal bills for better transit service
The Moving Transit Forward Act, introduced by Senators Chris Van Hollen (MD) and John Fetterman (PA), seeks to bolster public transit nationwide. While differing...
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