Thursday, November 21, 2024

The High Cost of Transportation in the United States

What does the average American pay to get around every day in 2024? What portion of their income is devoted to transportation? Is that...

How Compact, Electrified Cities Can Greatly Reduce Emissions and Costs in the US

New research finds that the United States could reduce public-sector expenditures on urban transport at local, state, and federal levels by a cumulative $2...

This Vibrant New Bus Stop is Uniting Public Transit with Nature and Art

ITDP US worked in collaboration with a number of community and design organizations and local artists to develop the Flower Walk concept for a...

This Vibrant New Bus Stop is Uniting Public Transit with Nature and Art

ITDP US worked in collaboration with a number of community and design organizations and local artists to develop the Flower Walk concept for a...

This Vibrant New Bus Stop is Uniting Public Transit with Nature and Art

ITDP US worked in collaboration with a number of community and design organizations and local artists to develop the Flower Walk concept for a...

A New Approach to Modeling Commutes and Access in Our Cities

In All Possible Commutes: How Micromobility and Realistic Car Travel Times Impact Accessibility Analysis, a new paper from the New Urban Mobility Alliance (NUMO)...

Keeping Pace: Opportunities for Change within Greater Boston’s Bus System

ITDP and LivableStreets Alliance’s Keeping Pace report shows that the MBTA bus system in Greater Boston has not kept up with surging service demand...

Keeping Pace: Opportunities for Change in Greater Boston’s Bus System

In the United States, public transit — especially bus systems — have long had a history of disinvestment and neglect that continues to exacerbate...

The Current Fuel Crisis Is An Opportunity to Reshape US Cities

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Protected: Strengthening the Human Infrastructure of Cycling

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A pause for TransportationCamp DC

After careful consideration, Transportation for America is announcing that we have decided to pause TransportationCamp DC this coming January. For years, we’ve enjoyed hosting...

3 Urgent Actions for Indian Cities to Reduce Vehicle Emissions

A recent study by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology demonstrates the extreme impacts of vehicle emissions on pollution and air quality across India. Conducted...

New tool to visualize transportation CO2 emissions—and how much we have left to spend

There is a limited amount of carbon emissions the US transportation sector can emit before the most extreme effects of climate change take hold....

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...