A top priority in the transportation debate is addressing the mobility needs of the 56 million residents of rural areas and small towns in America – about 20 percent of the population of the United States. Rural areas and small towns often fall through the cracks of federal transportation policy, which focuses on statewide priorities for building new highways and often overlooks local needs and preferences. Transportation for America has been working closely with our coalition partners on this important issue for some time. Now, it looks like Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood is also getting on board.

Freelance writer and Milwaukee resident Kristine Hansen finds that living on the east side of the city with little more than a bike and her two feet for transportation opens a world of possibilities. (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)

Americans already know how finding alternatives to driving can save them money. In Wisconsin, they’re finding out it can also play a big role in cutting carbon emissions. (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel — Lee Bergquist and Thomas Content)