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Four ways our federal leaders can invest in the rest

10 Oct 2024 | Posted by Corrigan Salerno | 0 Comments | active transportation, congress, invest in the rest, Invest in the Rest Week 2024, transit, transit funding, usdot

Photograph of a street facing the U.S. Capitol with bike lanes down the middle and pedestrians utilizing a crosswalk

While we might have the most extensive highway infrastructure in the world, our system is delivering pitifully poor results compared to our peers when it comes to cost, efficiency, emissions, and safety. What can Congress and USDOT do to invest in the rest?

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Week Without Driving showcases the need to invest in the rest

9 Oct 2024 | Posted by Mehr Mukhtar | 0 Comments | active transportation, invest in the rest, Invest in the Rest Week 2024, principles, transit, Week Without Driving

A cyclist passes a bus stop in San Diego, CA as an American flag waves high above his head.

Last week, Transportation for America joined organizations and advocates nationwide in the Week Without Driving challenge. During this week, all Americans, including transportation practitioners and policymakers, are encouraged to travel without a car, allowing them to experience local barriers to walking, biking, and taking public transit firsthand.

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Time to tip the scales in favor of more transportation options

8 Oct 2024 | Posted by Elisa Ramirez | 0 Comments | active transportation, invest in the rest, Invest in the Rest Week 2024, principles, transit

Principle #3: Invest in the rest. For 60 years we've invested hundreds of billions of dollars in highways. Now it's time to invest in the rest to create a complete transportation network so more Americans can safely travel by foot, bike, bus, or train. Cartoon of a man exiting a sad looking vehicle and entering a beautiful image of a street filled with crosswalks, wide sidewalks, and bus lanes

For decades, federal highway funding and funding for all other types of transportation (public transit, opportunities to walk and bike) have been severely unbalanced. In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, pedestrian deaths, and traffic, the Department of Transportation must invest in more transportation alternatives.

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Three principles to guide federal transportation spending

| Posted by Abigail Araya | 0 Comments | federal funding, fix it first, invest in the rest, reauthorization, safety over speed

T4A's three principles for transportation funding are Safety over Speed, Fix It First, and Invest in the Rest

It’s time for transportation investments that achieve results for all Americans. For future investments in U.S. infrastructure, Congress should follow three key principles: prioritize safety over speed, fix it first, and invest in the rest.

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