INVEST IN A NEW DIRECTION
Kick-starting the economy is Congress' number one priority. As they consider an economic recovery package, we need to raise our voices and make sure they use this moment to chart a new direction for our nation's transportation system.
We can help all Americans reduce their expenses and save money, free ourselves from oil dependency, and create clean, green long-term jobs - all by investing in a 21st Century transportation system.
Send a strong message to your representative and senators: Make sure the economic stimulus package makes the highest-impact transportation investments.
Learn more about "Build for America", our five-point plan for getting the economy moving.
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Why Jackson, MS needs better transit and complete streets
December 17, 2008
Dr. Scott Crawford from Jackson, MS responded to the call for supporter photos, and he shares this story with photos showing the sorry state of the cash-strapped transit system in Jackson, with curbs with no ramps or cuts, inadequate shelters, no crosswalks, buses without functioning chair lifts, and wholly incomplete streets. Read his story and send us the view from your own town.
Read these featured stories below and much more on the Campaign Blog
- Introducing the Streetsblog Network
December 8, 2008 - Americans overwhelmingly support new transportation investments
November 20, 2008 - Governors call for new approach to transportation
October 15, 2008 - Reinventing American Transportation
October 10, 2008
What does transportation in America look like to you? What should it look like? We want to know!
Send us your photos of anything transportation-related — your neighborhood bike trail, the train you take to work, the new streetcar in your community, the rapid-bus line — to photos@t4america.org.
We'll feature them in several places on the web site and in our newsletter.
Release: Obama must back up rhetoric on “green” recovery with an empowered Transportation Secretary.
December 18, 2008
Geoff Anderson, Co-Chair for the Transportation for America campaign, today issued a statement in advance of President-elect Barack Obama’s announcement of a Secretary of Transportation: “Tomorrow’s announcement of the next Secretary of Transportation is perhaps more important and historic than it has ever been before. With America on the brink of a new chapter for economic and energy progress, the next Secretary of Transportation will play a critical and powerful role in our nation’s future.
More News from the Campaign
- Speaker Pelosi supports “Building For America”
December 18, 2008 - Obama and Congress must back up rhetoric on “green” recovery package.
December 10, 2008 - President-elect Obama responds to Transportation For America
November 19, 2008 - Now Hiring: Senior Field Organizer
November 17, 2008