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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

The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure recently marked up and approved the BUILD America 250 Act to reauthorize the country’s surface transportation program. As we’ve previously stated, this rushed proposal continues the status quo established in past reauthorization processes, failing to improve or even maintain

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