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Reforming state transportation plans to make safety the priority

Finding and deciphering the lists of transportation projects planned by states and metropolitan planning organizations are nearly impossible for the average person. The plans they do have often involve making roads faster and more dangerous and the goals they have are divorced from a supposed

We can’t expand passenger rail without the trains to run it

Communities want more options to travel quickly, safely, and affordably by train. Yet there is a fundamental problem holding us back: we don’t have enough trains to run the service people are asking for. An aging fleet, unreliable access to equipment, and a fragmented procurement

USDOT might let your projects’ grant funding die

The Trump administration’s inaction at USDOT may lead to FY2022 grants expiring at the end of Fiscal Year 2025, potentially putting millions in community projects at risk. Unless funding is obligated by September 30, 2025, many grant awardees could see their hard-earned federal support disappear.After

To truly prioritize safety, federal guidance must be grounded in evidence

Road safety is described as a top priority by transportation agencies and decision makers. However, the actions and regulations they produce often undermine this stated intention. Road design standards must be backed by concrete research to justify designs that prioritize safety ahead of speed.T4’s policy

If safety is our top priority, we actually need to measure it

Safety is a top stated priority for nearly every transportation agency. So why don’t we have more comprehensive up-to-date information on the danger of our roads? The limited information we do have fails to explain the scope of our safety crisis, and therefore fails to

Gulf Coast Rail is back on track, and stronger than ever

Passenger rail is back on the Gulf Coast! Amtrak Mardi Gras Service launched bright and early on Monday, August 18, connecting the people of the Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama coast by rail for the first time since Hurricane Katrina devastated the coast in 2005. On
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