Assessing safety for the most vulnerable road users
Flickr photo by Eric Allix RogersBeginning in November of 2023, Vulnerable Road User (VRU) safety assessments will be required as appendices or addendum to...
No time to lose: Federal rule ready to boost awareness of transportation emissions
Comments close tomorrow 10/13 on a greenhouse gas emissions rule that could reestablish sunlight and accountability for transportation’s impact on climate change. Here’s what’s...
Four ways states and the Biden administration can curb transportation pollution
Last month, the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) proposed a new rule that will require states to measure and set goals for reducing greenhouse gas...
The infrastructure law wasn’t perfect, but now it’s reality
Flickr photo by Oregon Department of TransportationFocusing on whether the infrastructure law was “good” or “bad” will fail to shape how its historic cash...
To deliver on Equity Action Plan, USDOT, states, and local decision makers must take...
Submitted photo by Frank Warnock of Bike Delaware.Though the USDOT’s Equity Action Plan (EAP) describes the new infrastructure law as “a historic investment in...
FHWA Complete Streets report lays out an actionable path for transforming street design to...
After the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and USDOT issued a report to Congress this week about Complete Streets, Beth Osborne, Vice President of Transportation...
Our advice to USDOT and Congress: Make no little plans
Senator Capito uses visual aids to criticize the FHWA memo. Still from the hearing.A Senate committee called Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to testify about...
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...
USDOT controls $200+ billion in competitive grants for states and metros
While the bulk of the $643 billion for surface transportation in the infrastructure bill goes out to state DOTs, more than $200 billion stays...
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...
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Today, the...
The bridge proposal that refuses to die
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