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Brookings Institution's Adie Tomer argues that Congress must fund transportation infrastructure in a completely different way than it has in the past to ensure that transit is prioritized.

Think Tank Offers Road Map to Break the Car Culture

By Aaron Short | Dec 10, 2019 | No Comments

Congress should stop splurging on new highways and instead expand transit to help Americans break their century-long addiction to a device that is killing us, the car, a D.C. institute says.

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Report: No to Infrastructure — Yes to Congestion Pricing

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 14, 2019 | 70 Comments

A new Brookings report says U.S. highway conditions have been improving every year for more than a decade, according to the Federal Highway Administration's own accounting.

After Years of Unchecked Sprawl, Employment Inches Closer to the City

By Tanya Snyder | Apr 19, 2013 | 1 Comment

To hear some urbanists talk, you’d think the outer suburbs have been abandoned wholesale, lawn-mowers still running with no one to drive them, picket fences left open in the owners’ haste to beat it to the city. A new Brookings report puts the re-urbanization of America in perspective. During the economic crisis, from 2007 to […]

Confronted With Congestion Pricing, People Clamor for Transit, Gas Tax

By Tanya Snyder | Jan 24, 2013 | 3 Comments

Could a congestion pricing program work in the DC region? Maybe. But first, officials would need to get the public on board — no easy task. A report on the conclusions from five public forums, held in the region between October 2011 and January 2012, suggest that more and better transportation options need to be […]

Brookings: Revive State Infrastructure Banks to Stretch Transpo Dollars

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 14, 2012 | 2 Comments

In these days of stagnant gas taxes, state and local governments are scrambling for new ways to finance infrastructure. Rahm Emanuel has his $7 billion Chicago Infrastructure Trust, and Antonio Villaraigosa has his America Fast Forward. Even John Kasich in Ohio is trying to sell advertising at rest stops to shore up ODOT. In a […]

Brookings: Inadequate Transit and Sprawl Cut Off Workers From Jobs

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 11, 2012 | 7 Comments

If there’s a problem connecting workers with workplaces, it stands to reason that there’s a problem connecting workplaces with workers. A new report from the Brookings Institution has teased out the subtleties of this side of the transit/jobs equation. Last year, Brookings found that, on average, 70 percent of jobs in a metropolitan region are […]

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