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Transportation for America
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Safely, affordably, and conveniently connecting people to jobs, services, and opportunity through multiple modes of travel. A program of @smartgrowthusa.bsky.social
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Affordability defined the 2025 election cycle.

Several notable races pushed funding public transportation to the forefront, showing how investing in multimodal transportation can be part of a campaign on affordability.

Learn more 👇
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The 2025 election showed why transportation matters in the affordability conversation - Transportation For America
Affordability defined the 2025 election cycle. Several notable races pushed funding public transportation to the forefront, showing how investing in multimodal transportation can be part of a campaign...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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We’re excited to have global transit planner + author of Human Transit, Jarrett Walker (@humantransit.bsky.social), as the keynote for #TCamp2026.

Don’t miss your chance to hear from one of the most influential voices in public transit!

Get your tickets 👇
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November 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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We took a deep dive into the data that shows four key implications of the Trump Administration's proposed gutting of federal support for transit.

All communities are at risk, especially those in rural places.

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Rural and red state pain: Four notable impacts of Trump’s unprecedented transit cuts - Transportation For America
The Trump administration’s new proposals to eliminate dedicated federal funding for public transit and eliminate the ability to transfer funds for transit would devastate transit agencies, particularl...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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The Trump administration’s proposal to eliminate the core pillar of federal transit funding won’t fix the Highway Trust Fund’s budget woes.

Other proposals put forward by this Congress so far haven’t helped much either.

Find out more ⤵️
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Axing federal transit funding won’t solve the Highway Trust Fund’s fiscal woes - Transportation For America
The Trump administration’s proposal to eliminate the core pillar of federal transit funding won’t fix the Highway Trust Fund’s budget woes. Other proposals put forward by this Congress so far haven’t ...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Fare-free transit can boost access and ridership, but without adequate funding for operations, reliability suffers.

To truly improve people’s lives and support riders, policymakers must invest in frequent, dependable service—not just lower fares 👇
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Fare free transit is great, but reliable services are better - Transportation For America
Politicians are talking about the cost of transit–a valid and important issue impacting transit ridership. NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani utilized his campaign platform to shed more light on the polic...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Our new letter urges Congress to prioritize safety in all federal transportation programs, hold states accountable for measurable progress, and focus hearings on how road design (not just driver behavior) shapes outcomes 👇
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Letter to Congress calls for penalties for failing to improve roadway safety - Transportation For America
Nearly 40,000 people are dying on our roads each year, and Congress must take action to address the crisis by requiring changes in policy and practice. Last week, the National Complete Streets Coaliti...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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#TCampDC is happening on Jan. 10!

This is an opportunity for advocates to brainstorm ways to raise awareness and pave the way for a better future in transportation.

You don’t want to miss it ⬇️
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November 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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New #TalkingHeadways podcast! @corrigansalerno.bsky.social of @t4america.bsky.social joins the show to talk about getting federal transportation policy right! link.theoverheadwire.com/u8gwm @usa.streetsblog.org
Talking Headways Podcast: Why Are We Going Backwards? — Streetsblog USA
A very special discussion about why America keeps building highways, how President Trump is targeting transit and how we can all get a better federal transportation bill if we want it.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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We’re so back! 🚍

#TransportationCampDC returns on Jan 10, 2026 at Catholic University!

Join transportation nerds, pros, and advocates for a day of bold ideas and new connections.

🎟️ Grab your tickets before they're gone! 👇
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TransportationCamp DC
Join us on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at Catholic University's Pryzbyla Center for another year of TransportationCamp DC.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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We're excited to announce that we're bringing #TCampDC back on January 10th!

Save the date and get ready to get your tickets when they go live next week!
October 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Congress keeps pouring billions into a broken transportation system—and people are paying the price.

Find out how you can call on Congress to demand more accountability and outcomes in the upcoming transportation reauthorization ⤵️
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The money mirage: How the fight over funding transportation distracts from outcomes - Transportation For America
The conversation about how to fund the transportation system has dominated the reauthorization process at the expense of its core purpose: safely delivering people to the destinations they want to get...
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October 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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California’s SB 79 sets new housing standards near major transit.

The law allows for multifamily development within a half mile of transit stations, overriding restrictive local zoning limits.

Learn more 👇
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With SB 79, California makes transit-oriented development law - Smart Growth America
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October 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Beth Osborne's transition to SGA's President & CEO was highlighted in Mass Transit magazine alongside other leaders in the transit industry 👏 @bethosborne.bsky.social

Check it out ⤵️
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People on the move: MetroLINK, CapMetro, Smart Growth America, HDR
Personnel updates from around the public transit industry.
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October 27, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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How we invest our infrastructure dollars shapes not just travel behavior but entire economies.

A new report from @goodjobsfirst.org finds that every dollar spent on repair creates more jobs than new construction.

See more in this post from @innovativedot.bsky.social 👇
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Repairing highways is better for the economy than expanding them
The U.S. faces a $1 trillion backlog of roads and bridges needing repair, according to FHWA. Yet we still spend roughly $27 billion per year (25% of the total) expanding and building new highways. Mou...
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October 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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📢 We’re excited to announce @bethosborne.bsky.social as the new President & CEO of SGA!

With decades of experience in transportation policy and community-focused planning, Beth will help lead our efforts of creating more vibrant, thriving communities!

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Press release: Beth Osborne announced as President and CEO of Smart Growth America - Smart Growth America
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October 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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@bethosborne.bsky.social emphasized her top priorities [for reauthorization] are a “fix-it-first” approach and a system that requires measurable safety improvements and holds everyone accountable for results.

“We want massive changes or a rollback of the program.”
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Advocates Responding to Policy Changes and Preparing for Reauthorization - The Eno Center for Transportation
October 17, 2025 - At an Eno webinar last week, transportation advocates stressed the need for major policy shifts, stronger accountability, and smarter investment as Congress prepares to reauthorize ...
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October 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Ever wonder how our highways, transit, and rail systems got to be the way they are—and how we can make them better?

Introducing Roadmaps and Roadblocks, a new video series from T4A and the Funders Network.

Learn more ➡️ www.fundersnetwork.org/mobility-acc...
October 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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The administration froze $18 billion in USDOT funding for major transit and rail projects, continuing a pattern of canceling congressionally authorized spending and blocking funds for political reasons.

Find out more 👇
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USDOT initiated another arbitrary freeze sowing chaos for chaos's sake: Congress should take note - Transportation For America
The Trump administration’s delay of the nation’s largest public transit and intercity passenger rail project underscores what Congress should already know: the Trump administration is a bad-faith part...
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October 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Many states set safety targets that are not grounded in reality or are even worse than the status quo.

The next surface transportation reauthorization can enforce measurable safety improvements and hold states and MPOs accountable.

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Holding states and MPOs accountable for road safety - Transportation For America
Everything in the federal transportation program has the word “safety” plastered all over it, but the program fails at nearly every turn to actually require safety improvements from those who are pick...
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October 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Previous delays, grant cancellations, and staffing cuts have already weakened USDOT's ability to deliver on federal transportation programs.

Here's how the government shutdown further impacts these programs 👇
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Here’s what’s making Congress’s funding deal so tough for transportation and what a shutdown means for USDOT - Transportation For America
With both parties failing to reach an agreement on how to extend appropriations for federal agencies last night, we’ve entered a government shutdown, the first since 2019. While the main driver of thi...
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October 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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@corrigansalerno.bsky.social, T4A policy manager, said the Trump administration may have intentionally run out the clock on the grants.

“By leaving them in the lurch like this, they knew this would result in the funding no longer being [the administration’s] problem.”
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EV-charging projects to lose millions in federal funds
Some cities won't make the Tuesday deadline for obligating Biden-era grants, raising questions about whether the Trump administration ran out the clock.
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September 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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States and metro areas are required to assemble multi-year plans detailing how they'll spend billions in federal funding.

But these public plans are often hard to decipher and fail to advance safety in meaningful ways.

Find out how this can change 👇
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Reforming state transportation plans to make safety the priority - Transportation For America
Finding and deciphering the lists of transportation projects planned by states and metropolitan planning organizations are nearly impossible for the average person. The plans they do have often involv...
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September 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Passenger rail in the U.S. is gaining momentum, but a severe shortage of trains threatens to stall progress.

A National Equipment Pool would standardize procurement, cut costs, and ensure operators have the trains they need to expand service.

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We can’t expand passenger rail without the trains to run it - Transportation For America
Communities want more options to travel quickly, safely, and affordably by train. Yet there is a fundamental problem holding us back: we don’t have enough trains to run the service people are asking f...
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September 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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We signed a letter alongside 44 other organizations demanding that Congress protect the infrastructure funding it has already allocated that are being clawed back for being too "green," "equitable," or "hostile to cars."
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Everyone to Congress: Stand Up and Fight for the Infrastructure Funding You Allocated (And Your Constituents Need) — Streetsblog USA
The People's House must stand up because "the president has made it clear that programs outside the administration’s narrow vision for transportation will not be faithfully implemented," advocates sai...
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September 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Is your state making progress on roadway safety, repairing roads and bridges, and investing in transit/walking/biking? Find out!

Join Steve Davis and Corrigan Salerno for a conversation on @t4america.bsky.social's State of the State data hub on Sep. 24, 12-1pm ET.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Understanding the State of the System: Walking through our data hub for better transportation advocacy. After registering, you will receive a confirmation e...
With Transportation for America’s interactive State of the System (SOS) data hub, you’ll learn how to use the foundational transportation data we’ve assembled and synthesized that answers these critic...
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September 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM