Infrastructure
Basics
As Feds Debate Transportation Pay-Fors, Don’t Forget What We’re Buying
Washington celebrates a bipartisan infrastructure agreement, but advocates are still wondering what, exactly, the bill will actually build.
June 25, 2021
Active Transportation Big in ‘INVEST’ Earmarks
An unprecedented number of infrastructure projects earmarked in the House infrastructure bill would serve pedestrians, micromobility riders, and people who use assistive devices, on top of the robust increases in core programs that already fund infrastructure for those modes.
June 11, 2021
Advocates Overjoyed with New and Improved INVEST Act
It's “arguably the most transformative transportation bill of our lifetimes,” one advocate said.
June 11, 2021
SET YOUR CALENDARS: How to Radically Shift the Way the U.S. Does Infrastructure
America is on the brink of making one of the biggest investments in transportation infrastructure in a generation — and a new event will explore why we need an even bigger cultural shift towards mobility justice if we want to do it right.
June 8, 2021
A Cheat Sheet for ‘Infrastructure Year’
Washington is in the thick of negotiating two major infrastructure bills that could reshape American transportation for decades. Here's a primer you can come back to again and again.
June 7, 2021
How pedestrian- and bike-friendly are various CTA stations, and why?
June 3, 2021
Not So FAST: Senate Transport Bill Causes Pileup for White House Climate Goals
A Senate proposal to shovel hundreds of billions of dollars into new freeways will wipe out the Biden administration’s goal of halving carbon emissions by 2030.
May 27, 2021
‘School of Rock’ Drummer Kevin Clark is Killed in Crash
The former child actor is the second high-profile celebrity death by automobile in Chicago in as many months.
May 26, 2021
How To Design Life-Saving, Low-Speed Zones
As the COVID-19 pandemic has altered urban landscapes and pushed many people toward active mobility, there’s increased urgency to make roads safer for walking and cycling. Many cities are now tasked with protecting more vulnerable users in addition to creating safe public spaces that will enable economic recovery and allow residents to enjoy the outdoors. At the same time, there are long-term reasons to support this transition.
May 24, 2021
Drivers Stole 20% of Bike/Walk Dollars Last Year; Here’s How to Stop Them
An entire fifth of the largest pot of federal money that’s explicitly promised to active transportation users was actually given to drivers last year — and advocates say it’s critical that we support a package of legislation that makes it harder for states to rob people who walk and roll to pay people who pilot automobiles, while also expanding the pie.
May 10, 2021
