Federal Policy
Buttigieg broadly commits to increased safety, equity, sustainability – details pending
Sec. Pete Buttigieg presented an ambitious vision for a more just and sustainable transportation system in the U.S. We’ll be eagerly following the funding, regulation and policy specifics of how this vision can be realized.
March 26, 2021
Chuy Garcia’s bill calls for four times the current amount of federal transit funding
Advocates acknowledged the goals is ambitious and achieving parity is unlikely this year, but a strategy of aiming high could significantly move the funding needle during this window of opportunity.
March 9, 2021
These Four Bills Could Help Loosen Car Dependency’s Grip On U.S. Cities
The next infrastructure package might bring some of sustainable transportation advocates' most long-sought bills back to life – and establish new pots of money for bike lanes, sidewalks, and more.
March 2, 2021
Amtrak Is Ready to Grow. Will it Finally Get the Subsidy It Deserves?
Amtrak wants intercity rail take its rightful place as an essential component of our public transportation ecosystem, rather than quasi-private afterthought.
February 21, 2021
What The Next Federal Infrastructure Bill Would Look Like If Cities Were In Charge
If city and regional leaders were the ones writing next federal infrastructure bill, mass transit would be a top priority and highways would be de-emphasized, a new study suggests.
February 16, 2021
Why Buttigieg’s Midwest Roots Might Make Him a Great USDOT Secretary
Is Buttigieg a hayseed Hoosier who wouldn't know a headway from a harvester, or a political ecoterrorist hellbent on leaving rural American in the lurch and laughing all the way to the Amtrak station? Neither: He's a guy from South Bend.
February 3, 2021
Smart Growth America Equity Summit envisions a community-lead approach to planning
February 2, 2021
The Five Worst Legacies of the Chao Years — And How to Undo Them
November 9, 2020
A Hard Right Turn: The Moment the U.S. DOT Abandoned U.S. Walkers
August 20, 2020
Op-Ed: Yes, Elizabeth Warren Has a Plan for Transportation
March 1, 2020
