How State DOTs Keep the Public In the Dark About How They Spend Our Transportation Dollars
State DOTs control hundreds of billions of dollars of our transportation funding. Where does it all go — and what do we actually get for it?
November 14, 2024
Transportation Reform Advocates Have a Plan To Win — Even During the Next Trump Era
"We're going to take the fury that powers us after this moment … and we're going to change transportation in this country forever.”
November 13, 2024
At Least Local Transit Initiatives Won Big in Tuesday’s Election
Last Tuesday's election wasn't all bad news for transit.
November 11, 2024
Sustainable Transportation Advocates React to the Trump Victory
Some sustainable transportation advocates took to social media following the election to share their fears — and hopes — for life under the next administration.
November 6, 2024
Presidential Elections Hinge on Gas Prices. Why Not on the High Cost of Car Dependency?
Policymakers must to prioritize making car-light living a real option through policies that encourage building more housing in multimodal communities and retrofitting unimodal neighborhoods around people outside cars.
November 6, 2024
A Last Look at the Role of Sustainable Transportation in the Race to the White House
Let's take a look back at how the candidates have governed and talked about car culture so far.
November 5, 2024
A Sustainable Transportation Advocate’s Defense of Trunk-or-Treat
Urbansists' favorite Halloween tradition is bemoaning the rise of "trunk-or-treat" events. But what if the car-centric holiday tradition could be used to combat car dependency?
October 31, 2024
Report: Confronting Car Dependence Won’t Just Help With Climate Change; It’s a $6.2 Trillion Opportunity
Making driving truly optional can save the planet — and save American households trillions of dollars.
October 30, 2024
The People Behind America’s Game-Changing Local Infrastructure Grants
The Biden Administration unlocked unprecedented opportunities for local leaders to build transportation infrastructure without their state governments getting involved — if they could beat out the competition. We talk to three mayors who cracked the code.
October 28, 2024
Why America Has So Much Road Safety Research, But So Little Actual Safety
Why does all this research not translating into solid guidance that actually saves lives?
October 24, 2024
