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Livability in small towns #6: Breckinridge, ColoradoSeptember 2, 2010
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Livability in small towns #5: Davidson, North Carolina
September 1, 2010
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Livability in small towns #4: Laconia, New Hampshire
August 31, 2010
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Livability in small towns #3: Cache Valley, Utah
August 30, 2010
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Livability in small towns #2: Menominee Indian Reservation, Wisconsin
August 27, 2010
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Livability in small towns #1: Huron, South Dakota
August 26, 2010
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Normal, Illinois breaks ground on transportation hub
August 9, 2010
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Increased traffic is hazardous to our health
August 5, 2010
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InfrastructureUSA sits down with T4 America Director James Corless
August 5, 2010
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T4 America Co-Chair Geoff Anderson discusses expanding transportation options on Destination Casa Blanca
August 2, 2010
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Congress’ failure to enact climate legislation makes transportation reform more important than ever
July 29, 2010
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20 years after the ADA, continuing the fight to improve access for all
July 28, 2010
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America’s transit systems require $77.7 billion just to reach a state of good repair
July 27, 2010
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Helping kids get active and healthy by “keeping them moving”
July 15, 2010
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American Conservative magazine “rails against the machine,” promotes alternatives to the automobile
July 9, 2010
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Active transportation, more walking and biking can help us confront obesity
July 7, 2010
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Secretary LaHood, members of Congress celebrate Pennsylvania Avenue’s new bike lanes
June 28, 2010
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Transportation for America proposal creates more jobs than current transportation law, Economic Policy Institute finds
June 24, 2010
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Congressional Quarterly highlights Obama administration’s livability push
June 23, 2010
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NRDC Executive Director calls for bold action on oil dependence, citing T4 America blueprint
June 21, 2010
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New York Senator Chuck Schumer stumping for $2 billion transit aid bill
June 18, 2010
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Dozens of bicyclists ride to USDOT Friday to tell Secretary LaHood “thanks”
June 1, 2010
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American Power Act fuels the transportation options people say they want
May 27, 2010
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T4 America’s rural and small town partners take their transportation message to Capitol Hill
May 27, 2010
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American Public Health Association outlines hidden health costs of transportation
May 24, 2010
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Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” report says walking and biking key to healthier kids
May 20, 2010
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Nationwide reports identify transportation policy as essential to improving health
May 5, 2010
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Reports from AASHTO and U.S. PIRG highlight an unsustainable transportation status quo
April 28, 2010
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Transit workers rally near Capitol, Rev. Jesse Jackson calls for action to halt cuts and layoffs
April 27, 2010
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Ohio Congressman recants, decides LaHood’s complete streets policy is not so “radical” after all
April 23, 2010
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St. Louis County approves half-cent sales tax for public transit
April 8, 2010
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Housing and transportation squeeze hitting rural America, new reports concludes
March 30, 2010
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Reconsidering how we measure housing affordability by including transportation costs
March 24, 2010
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HIRE Act a down payment on transportation priorities
March 22, 2010
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Obama’s livability programs help rural America too
March 16, 2010
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IBM imagines a smarter planet with smarter transportation
March 4, 2010
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T4 jobs proposal would create nearly half a million jobs, according to Economic Policy Institute
February 17, 2010
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Obama’s 2011 budget gives a lift to livability and transportation
February 2, 2010
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Building America’s Future brings bipartisanship to rebuilding the country
January 21, 2010
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TEN study: minority and women-owned businesses got small slice of stimulus
January 13, 2010
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East Tennessee doctor weighs in on the health-transportation connection
January 12, 2010
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SGA analysis reveals transportation projects create the most jobs at the lowest cost
January 5, 2010
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Debate panelists split over buses, broader impact of transit investments
December 16, 2009
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Still time to register for today’s discussion on conservatives and public transportation
December 14, 2009
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Pew: “Self-sustaining” highways are increasingly subsidized
December 11, 2009
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Secretary LaHood takes on Senator Coburn’s “stimulus waste”
December 10, 2009
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Conservatives and public transportation — join us on Monday the 14th
December 2, 2009
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TIME Magazine features Dangerous by Design report on pedestrian safety, culminating three weeks of coverage nationwide
December 1, 2009
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Conservatives and public transportation; join us for an upcoming debate
November 18, 2009
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Florida county heeds call for complete streets days after report’s release
November 13, 2009
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Rural Senators focus on heartland transit
November 13, 2009
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Last week’s elections a net plus for public transportation
November 12, 2009
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Bay Area bridge shutdown puts transportation network in the spotlight
October 30, 2009
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Health advocates blanket Congress with health & transportation message
October 19, 2009
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Local regions serve as laboratories for transportation reform
October 16, 2009
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T4 America health fly-in participant meets Senator Barbara Boxer
October 15, 2009
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It’s time to make the link between health and transportation
October 13, 2009
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Republican Senator says more transit = better health
October 8, 2009
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California Supreme Court hands victory to local transit riders and providers
October 5, 2009
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USA Today article cites new data showing drop in auto commuting
September 23, 2009
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Obama cites transportation’s role in greenhouse gas reduction at UN Climate Change Summit
September 22, 2009
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