How four mayors from the Deep South are leading the expansion of national passenger rail
The mayors of Monroe, Ruston, and Shreveport, Louisiana, have joined forces with the mayor of Vicksburg, Mississippi to fight for new Amtrak service through...
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New Community Connectors grant program and resources for advocates
A new grant program from Smart Growth America will help advance locally driven projects that will reconnect communities separated or harmed by transportation...
House threatens funds for reconnecting communities
The House’s debt ceiling package, H.R. 2811, proposes cuts to several programs, including the Neighborhood Access and Equity Program established under...
Greener Fleets: How federal dollars can supply the demand for clean transit
The Low and No Emission Vehicles (Low No) program saw a big increase in funding in America’s historic infrastructure law, but an outdated and arbitrary...
Is the federal government squandering clean transit funds?
A new report shows splitting clean transit funds between zero-emission vs. low-emission is holding U.S. transit agencies back from cleaning up the bus...
San Juan, PR: Trampling communities and a national rainforest in the name of “economic progress”
Deemed a project of major economic significance for several decades by the Puerto Rico’s Department of Transportation (DTOP), the agency rammed through...
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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…
Driving Down Emissions
We'll never reduce our emissions without reducing how much we drive.
The Congestion Con
The U.S. spends billions to "relieve congestion." But building new and widening existing highways only makes traffic worse.
COVID and the Curb
Here's how cities adapted their curbside management strategies to support public health and small businesses during COVID-19
Repair Priorities 2019
The nation’s roads are deteriorating, contributing to a looming financial problem, yet the condition of the nation’s road network…
