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The Trump administration has made history…as the first to not approve or advance a single transit capital project in their first year and a half in office. Considering what we heard directly from USDOT Secretary Duffy last week, no one should believe that’s a coincidence. For

Retiring Southern Rail Commission (SRC) member John Spain was instrumental in transforming the commission and focusing its efforts on restoring passenger rail in the Gulf Coast. Among many other things, his legacy is the year-old Mardi Gras line serving tens of thousands of people. T4America

If there was any lingering confusion about the Trump administration’s willingness to faithfully and fully implement any current or future bipartisan deal on transportation reauthorization that Congress might consider, USDOT Secretary Duffy’s unhinged letter to Senate leadership about the administration’s reauthorization priorities should put a

States are finally starting to allocate their transportation funding toward road repairs, but it might be too little, too late to see much improvement anytime soon. Our newest edition of Repair Priorities found that while states have started to shift more spending toward maintenance over

The federal transportation program’s current approach is failing. Under the status quo, roads have become more dangerous, the maintenance backlog has grown, and the program continues to prioritize highway expansion over investing in transit. Last month, Senate Democrats circulated a letter calling for changes to

We are repeatedly told that it’s a bridge too far for Congress to require states to fix it first—to prioritize repairing their existing infrastructure before building new roadway capacity. Yet that’s the exact approach laid out in the House’s bipartisan INVEST Act proposal in the

Transportation for America—a program of Smart Growth America—is seeking a skilled, motivated, passionate individual with knowledge and interest in transportation policy who wants to shape the future of transportation. This position will work across our full policy portfolio but has the opportunity to lead on

Transportation for America (T4America)—a program of Smart Growth America—is seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual with deep knowledge, experience, and interest in transportation policy at all levels to help plan and execute creative research ideas to advance the organization’s transportation policy goals. This high-profile