Transportation Funding

"This administration has been really clear that they don't want to fund projects that cut carbon emissions. What they want to do is to take out the green stuff."

This prioritization lacks evidence of how it will meet the memo’s stated purpose to “bolster the American economy and benefit the American people.”

Yonah Freemark and Lindiwe Rennert

February 11, 2025

Let's get real: Illinois has a looming public transportation crisis on our hands. Here's how to help solve it.

In almost every state, federal funding on highway expansions far outstrips spending on transit, active transportation, electrification, and all other programs that aim to reduce emissions. And the Golden State is no exception.

California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard has flown under the radar for a long time, and recently has come under attack. But if California is serious about climate action, we must clean up our fuel supply while also reducing our dependence on fossil fuels.

Other regions — and the state — should take note.

America has poured enough asphalt to build its sprawling auto-centric road network to cover the entire nation of the Netherlands.

Kea Wilson

August 26, 2024

Dr. Susan Handy investigates the ideas that have shaped the nation's car-oriented transportation to help uncover what needs to change to get to a safer, more sustainable system.

A quick review of what the legislature wants in the transportation budget.