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State DOT report cards: Transportation performance across all 50 states

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Repair Priorities 2026

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T4A’s impact: Restoring Gulf Coast passenger rail

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Fueling the crisis: Overview

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Divided by Design

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Community Connectors Portal: Tools for advocates

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Driving Down Emissions: Transportation, land use, and climate change

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The Congestion Con: How more money and more lanes = more traffic

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Better transportation for rural communities

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Aerial view of the Mardi Gras Service Amtrak train pulling into a station.

Passenger rail corridors set to benefit from $431.5M in new rail crossing grants

November 6, 2026

Welcome to elected office: Transportation for America is here to help improve your transportation outcomes

November 5, 2026

Color-coded map of the U.S. showing where proposed birth and marriage rate bonuses for Capital Improvement Grants would go.

Birth and marriage rates have nothing to do with funding transit

October 28, 2026

Cars sit in traffic on the 405 freeway in Los Angeles.

Are we actually trying to generate traffic congestion…question mark?

October 28, 2026

U.S. Capitol set against night sky.

Bipartisan permitting reform bill is a step forward, but not a silver bullet

October 27, 2026

U.S. Capitol building against blue sky.

Five reasons why transportation reauthorization matters in 2026

October 14, 2026

Road construction site where crews are paving a new asphalt path along a large roadway.

The interstate system was completed in 1992, but USDOT wants to pour billions of your dollars into “completing” it again

October 12, 2026

Line graph showing that FY 2026 INFRA funding favors projects that include roadway expansion.

FY 26 INFRA awards are another reminder that our federal transportation program centers roadway expansion

October 9, 2026

Bumper-to-bumper traffic jam on a highway in Southern California.

Everyone hates congestion. So why do we keep making it worse?

October 7, 2026

The sun rises behind the U.S. Capitol, casting the dome in a golden glow

Billions for transit, safety, and repair will expire tonight while highway funding continues

September 30, 2026

A man walks along the shoulder of a road with no sidewalk as a yellow bus passes. A 35 mph speed limit sign stands nearby.

What should Congress do to stop the scourge of pedestrian death?

September 28, 2026

One year in, the Mardi Gras rail line is bringing broader benefits to the Gulf Coast region

August 18, 2026