U.S. Builds Roads That Kill Pedestrians
Car accidents have killed 47,700 pedestrians and injured 688,000 in the last decade, according to a new report from Transportation for America. Publication Date: Tue, 05/24/2011
View ArticlePedestrian Headphone Death Study Misses the Mark For Some
Stephen Lee Davis presents a compelling argument for why a recently publicized Study misses the mark when compared to the totality of threats to the safety of pedestrians. Publication Date: Thu,...
View ArticleRaleigh Paves the Way for Walkability
“In 2009, the think tank Transportation for America released a report called "Dangerous by Design" [PDFPublication Date: Tue, 12/11/2012
View ArticleFiscal Cliff Deal Levels Tax Playing Field for Transit Riders
Jesse Prentice-Dunn, policy analyst with the Sierra Club's Green Transportation Campaign, blogs on how the fiscal cliff deal affected the environment, specifically the extension of the Production Tax...
View ArticleState Gas Tax Attention Turns to Pennsylvania
Much attention has been placed on VA Gov. Bob McDonnell's plan to replace the 17.5-cents per gallon state gas excise tax with a .8% increase in the general sales tax.Publication Date: Wed, 02/06/2013
View ArticleDramatic Bridge Collapse Snarls Washington Traffic
While some have Publication Date: Fri, 05/24/2013
View ArticleTwo Pessimistic Outlooks on Fixing the Nation's Bridges
NPR'S Scott Simon introduces the topic (on the audio version) with this somber revelation: "[C]hances are 1 in 9 that a bridge you drive over has been deemed structurally defPublication Date: Sat,...
View ArticleNew Report Calls Attention to Need for Critical Bridge Funding
Larry Copeland writes about Transportation for American's newest bridge report, "The Fix We’re In For: The State of Our Bridges", released June 19.Publication Date: Wed, 06/19/2013
View ArticleWhat Millennials Want: A Multi-Modal City
David Goldberg shares news of a recent study by The Rockefeller Foundation and Transportation for America finding that “[four] in five millennials say they want to live in places where they have a...
View ArticleStraight Talk in Maine on Roads, Bridges, and Rail Maintanence
Reps. Andrew McLean (D-Gorham) and Robert Nutting (R-Oakland) serve on the Legislature's Publication Date: Mon, 06/09/2014
View ArticleMixed Reviews on New Passenger Rail Reauthorization Act
"The U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee approved the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2014 (PRRIA, H.R.Publication Date: Thu, 09/18/2014
View ArticleCampaign 2014: Rhode Island Transit Measure
Previously, voters supported transportation measures that included funds for commuter rail and buses, but Publication Date: Tue, 10/28/2014
View ArticleNew Guide Provides Advice for Successful Regional Planning
Angie Schmitt shares news of a new guide for metropolitan planning organizations, released by Transportation or America, called "The Innovative MPO."Publication Date: Tue, 01/13/2015
View ArticleCongressional Hearing Addresses Transportation Funding Problem
"For the first time since 2012, the House of Representatives held a hearing focused on funding the nation’s transportation system," writes Stephen Lee Davis, Deputy CommunicationsPublication Date: Wed,...
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Surgeon General Warning to Local Governments: Stop Being So Auto-Centric!
It's called active living and it is one of four healthy practices that appear on the Surgeon General's websitePublication Date: Wed, 09/02/2015
View Article6-year Transportation Reauthorization Passes Committee; 3-Week Extension...
"The Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee today unanimously approved the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform (STRR) Act of 2015 (Publication Date: Sat, 10/24/2015
View ArticleHouse Rejects Amendment Allowing Heavier Trucks
The bi-partisan amendment known as the Safe, Flexible, and Efficient (SAFE) Trucking Act from Reps.Publication Date: Tue, 11/03/2015
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Seattle Moves in a Big Way on Election Day
"Seattle will get moving again," Murray told revelers (on Tuesday, Nov.Publication Date: Wed, 11/04/2015
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Sidewalk Labs and Transportation For America to Develop Connected Streets
"The national advocacy group Transportation for America (T4A) and Sidewalk Labs, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, announced today a partnership to drive the development Publication...
View ArticleDramatic Bridge Collapse Snarls Washington Traffic
While some have Publication Date: Fri, 05/24/2013
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