A need to rethink how we assess the health of our nation’s bridges
A year after the Key Bridge collapse, the National Transportation Safety Board is urging the owners of 68 bridges across the U.S. to assess their vulnerability...
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Shifting gears: Gender equity in transit
Gender inequities in transportation systems have often overlooked women’s travel and safety needs. From biased crash testing to undervalued non-work...
The country’s civil engineers agree: $1.5 trillion didn’t produce good infrastructure
Despite historic levels of investment in infrastructure over the last twenty years, America’s 2025 infrastructure grades for roads, bridges, safety...
USDOT’s new memo requires a review of competitive grant awards
A leaked policy memo from leadership at USDOT will add a new layer of extra-legal review of all awarded competitive grant projects without fully signed...
What President Trump should tackle on transportation
If President Trump is interested in claiming the mantle of “infrastructure president,” here’s a list of specific actions the president can take to...
New resource for state DOTs
The State Smart Transportation Initiative just released its new framework, Innovative DOT. This comprehensive framework offers specific recommendations...
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Reauthorization 101
Through reauthorization, the federal government sets policy and provides funding for the nation’s highway, transit, safety and rail…
Fueling the crisis: Climate consequences of the 2021 infrastructure law
Three years ago, on November 15, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) into…
Electric vehicles & smart growth
This page includes all of our resources on how to reduce emissions in an equitable way—and that path includes the EV transition.
Divided by Design
Examining how today’s transportation measures, models, and practices were shaped by the racist history of the 1950s and 60s, and…
Community Connectors portal
Transportation for America’s Community Connectors portal provides tools and information for advocates to decode the complex and confusing…
Guide to the 2021 infrastructure law
The bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure law now governs all federal transportation policy and funding through 2026. What do you…
