This morning, representatives from Transportation for America and other key stakeholders joined President Obama and a bipartisan working group in making the case for renewed and expanded investment in America’s infrastructure. The accompanying report concludes that immediate and aggressive action on rebuilding roads, bridges, rail and public transit would create good-paying jobs and lay the foundation for future economic growth.

What if we could re-design our nation’s transportation policy to increase travel choices, reduce oil dependency and create more jobs? According to an Economic Policy Institute study, we could do just that if Congress adopts Transportation for America’s proposal.

Study finds that T4America’s policies would support 400,000 more jobs than continuation of SAFETEA-LU As America continues to reel from sustained, high unemployment, a new analysis by the Economic Policy Institute shows that, with a smart investment strategy, authorization of a proposed $500 billion transportation measure could support more than 7.2 million jobs. EPI examined [...]

The Economic Policy Institute ran the numbers on Transportation for America’s jobs proposal and concluded that our plan for increased transportation spending would create 480,000 jobs. Our proposed package for Congress directs $34.3 billion toward a mix of public transportation, highways and bicycle and pedestrian projects, closely resembling EPI’s own plan.