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Holding states and MPOs accountable for road safety

Everything in the federal transportation program has the word “safety” plastered all over it, but the program fails at nearly every turn to actually require safety improvements from those who are picking the projects and spending the money. Our roads will continue to be among

USDOT initiated another arbitrary freeze sowing chaos for chaos’s sake: Congress should take note

The Trump administration’s delay of the nation’s largest public transit and intercity passenger rail project underscores what Congress should already know: the Trump administration is a bad-faith partner and a clear threat to the legislative process.Earlier this week, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell

Statement: To demonstrate that the country can “build stuff again” and that it supports states setting transportation priorities, the Trump administration has delayed the nation’s largest public transit and intercity passenger rail project that is supported across the northeast.

Washington, D.C. (October 1) — Today, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought via X (formerly known as Twitter) and the United States Department of Transportation, announced the Trump administration has frozen approximately $18 billion in USDOT funding for the nation’s largest transit and

Here’s what’s making Congress’s funding deal so tough for transportation and what a shutdown means for USDOT

With both parties failing to reach an agreement on how to extend appropriations for federal agencies last night, we’ve entered a government shutdown, the first since 2019. While the main driver of this shutdown stems from Democrats’ intent to prevent the expiration of certain healthcare

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

Understanding the State of the System: Walking through our data hub for better transportation advocacy

With more than $1.5 trillion invested in U.S. transportation since 1991, the need for clear, accessible data on outcomes has never been greater. Too often, communities and advocates struggle to track how decisions are made, what gets prioritized, and whether investments are delivering on promises

Grants are under attack on two fronts: Congress should stand up to USDOT and assert its power over the purse

Not only is the Trump administration’s USDOT potentially trying to run out the clock for FY22 grants it does not like, but it’s also in parallel cancelling competitive grants awarded to localities and communities across the country. These communities worked tirelessly to secure funding for

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