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Visionary group in Montana tells us their rural transit success story

21 Nov 2011 | Posted by Alex Beckmann | 5 Comments | montana, Partner Spotlight, rural, rural transit, transit, video

This group we visited with last week in Montana, Opportunity Link, received a welcome shot in the arm, announced just this morning: they received a $1.5 million grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development as part of the 2011 Sustainable Communities regional planning grant program. 468 applications requesting more than $500 million in funding […]

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T4 partners meet President Obama, talk about transportation and infrastructure

4 Nov 2011 | Posted by Steve Davis | 2 Comments | American Jobs Act, illinois, michigan, Partner Spotlight, president obama, rhode island, white house

Three T4 America partners were invited to join us at the White House Monday to meet the President of the United States and talk about transportation funding, specifically the infrastructure portion of the President’s American Jobs Act. The President’s plan, which failed to make it to a final vote yesterday in the Senate, would have invested $60 […]

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Reconsidering how we measure housing affordability by including transportation costs

24 Mar 2010 | Posted by Transportation for America | 0 Comments | featured, housing, maps, new reports, Partner Spotlight, technology

Americans have spent the last several decades moving farther and farther away from urban centers, in search of affordability. Rapidly growing communities ranging from the sunbelt cul-de-sacs of greater Phoenix to the exurban fringes of Northern Virginia have sold people on a lower cost of living. The decades of “drive-til-you-qualify” resulted in millions moving out for supposedly cheaper housing. But was it actually more affordable? A new tool from CNT reexamines housing affordability.

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