Data analysis for this piece was provided by Research Manager Joseph Womble. Despite overwhelming evidence that roadway expansion does not solve traffic congestion, federal grant programs continue to ...

Supporters of things like transit, Complete Streets, climate, etc. speak hopefully about the support they will get from progressives. This is overly simplistic and naive, and I want to talk about it.

Supporters of things like transit, Complete Streets, climate, etc. speak hopefully about the support they will get from progressives. This is overly simplistic and naive, and I want to talk about it.

Congress is once again trying to reauthorize the transportation program — the one that funds highways and, if they must, transit, walking, biking, and intercity passenger rail. But for what purpose?

Be seen! Grab a brick!1. LOOK2. CROSS3. WAVE We appreciated the positive, widespread response to the pedestrian brick campaign! The campaign resulted from a combination of two sources of inspiratio…

Ives Street is excited to announce the release of our travel demand modeling software, Connectome, under a license that makes it free to use for public agencies, nonprofits, and educational institutio...

I was taught to look both ways before crossing the street, and you probably were too. But it is not enough anymore. We need to teach more practical rules about how to be safe on America’s roads.

You have probably heard of Single Occupancy Vehicles. But have you heard of Zero Occupancy Vehicles? You will soon. We shouldn’t let them become common.

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For 15 years, Transportation for America worked with the Southern Rail Commission, federal officials like Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker, and other partners to restore passenger rail service to the Gul...

Congress is negotiating a new “bipartisan” bill and praising small "wins," as though the administration hasn’t already shown us exactly what happens next.

The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Congress is negotiating a new “bipartisan” bill and praising small "wins," as though the administration hasn’t already shown us exactly what happens next.

‘Money is being hijacked from what would have benefited a large population to go to the oligarch, ultra-wealthy'

America Walks is urging Congress to block federal transportation funding reauthorization until the Whitehouse can prove that it is following the law and disbursing funding Congress has allocated to tr...

The Example of I-270 in Colorado

Retiring Southern Rail Commission (SRC) member John Spain was instrumental in transforming the commission and focusing its efforts on restoring passenger rail in the Gulf Coast. Among many other thing...

After we consistently predicted that Congress could not write and pass a new transportation law before the September 30 expiration of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Congress has fi...

We need millions of new homes to address the housing crisis. Being YIMBY means fighting to build those houses in existing communities, not pushing new housing to the fringes—away from our backyards.

Our latest update on what's going on with federal transportation policy—and how we can let our representatives know it's unacceptable.

Ask Sec. Duffy and USDOT.

“It’s hard to look at the last year and see anything other than a deliberate slowdown of these grants.”

Ask Sec. Duffy and USDOT.