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“...there is no such thing as a Lost Cause because there is no such thing as a Gained Cause. We fight for lost causes because we know that our defeat and dismay may be the preface to our successors’ victory, though that victory itself will be temporary...”― T.S. Eliot, Selected Essays: 1917-1932
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Cutting transit and disproportionately taxing EVs won't fix the Highway Trust Fund. We’re in this mess because Congress chose to take money from all taxpayers to prop up a highway program that is failing to deliver on safety, state of repair, and mobility.
t4america.org/2025/11/18/a...
t4america.org/2025/11/18/a...
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 ...
t4america.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Cutting transit and disproportionately taxing EVs won't fix the Highway Trust Fund. We’re in this mess because Congress chose to take money from all taxpayers to prop up a highway program that is failing to deliver on safety, state of repair, and mobility.
t4america.org/2025/11/18/a...
t4america.org/2025/11/18/a...
No one in Congress should be willing to negotiate with partners sitting on their hands as the administration takes a blowtorch to their constitutional power of the purse and to the last bipartisan authorization passed in 2021.
t4america.org/2025/11/17/t...
t4america.org/2025/11/17/t...
T4America statement on USDOT proposal to eliminate federal transit funding - Transportation For America
Washington, D.C. (November 17) — In response to reports from Politico that the Trump administration is proposing to eliminate federal transit funding and the flexibility states have to determine how t...
t4america.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
No one in Congress should be willing to negotiate with partners sitting on their hands as the administration takes a blowtorch to their constitutional power of the purse and to the last bipartisan authorization passed in 2021.
t4america.org/2025/11/17/t...
t4america.org/2025/11/17/t...
Eliminating federal transit spending leaves a $194B gap in highway funding by 2035, and would increase costs of living and hurt smaller communities.
Maybe it can finally kill the business-as-usual bipartisan approach to reauthorization.
www.urban.org/urban-wire/c...
Maybe it can finally kill the business-as-usual bipartisan approach to reauthorization.
www.urban.org/urban-wire/c...
Cutting Federal Transit Funding Won’t Fix Budget Shortfalls. But It Would Make Transportation Less Affordable for Americans.
A proposal to eliminate federal public transit funding would not only fail to address the existing funding gap but would also leave millions of Americans, pa…
www.urban.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Eliminating federal transit spending leaves a $194B gap in highway funding by 2035, and would increase costs of living and hurt smaller communities.
Maybe it can finally kill the business-as-usual bipartisan approach to reauthorization.
www.urban.org/urban-wire/c...
Maybe it can finally kill the business-as-usual bipartisan approach to reauthorization.
www.urban.org/urban-wire/c...
Three episodes of @martharoskowski and my podcast, Roadmaps and Roadblocks, is out! Rebecca Higgins with @EnoTrans discusses the reauthorization process and why we need to look back at how effective past programs have been to lead the way for the future.
www.fundersnetwork.org/mobility-acc...
www.fundersnetwork.org/mobility-acc...
Roadmaps and Roadblocks: Federal Transportation Interview Series – The Funders Network
www.fundersnetwork.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Three episodes of @martharoskowski and my podcast, Roadmaps and Roadblocks, is out! Rebecca Higgins with @EnoTrans discusses the reauthorization process and why we need to look back at how effective past programs have been to lead the way for the future.
www.fundersnetwork.org/mobility-acc...
www.fundersnetwork.org/mobility-acc...
🎉 @SmartGrowthUSA is turning 25!
Join me on Jan. 12th from 5:30–8 p.m. in Washington, DC for a party honoring a quarter century of advancing healthy, prosperous, & resilient communities.
🥂 Get your tickets today!
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/sga25/
Join me on Jan. 12th from 5:30–8 p.m. in Washington, DC for a party honoring a quarter century of advancing healthy, prosperous, & resilient communities.
🥂 Get your tickets today!
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/sga25/
Celebrate 25 Years of Smart Growth America - Smart Growth America
www.smartgrowthamerica.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
🎉 @SmartGrowthUSA is turning 25!
Join me on Jan. 12th from 5:30–8 p.m. in Washington, DC for a party honoring a quarter century of advancing healthy, prosperous, & resilient communities.
🥂 Get your tickets today!
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/sga25/
Join me on Jan. 12th from 5:30–8 p.m. in Washington, DC for a party honoring a quarter century of advancing healthy, prosperous, & resilient communities.
🥂 Get your tickets today!
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/sga25/
We’re so back! 🚍
TransportationCamp DC returns on Jan 10, 2026—live and in person at Catholic University!
Join transportation nerds, pros, and advocates for a day of bold ideas + new connections.
🎟️ Grab your tickets:
t4america.org/transportati...
TransportationCamp DC returns on Jan 10, 2026—live and in person at Catholic University!
Join transportation nerds, pros, and advocates for a day of bold ideas + new connections.
🎟️ Grab your tickets:
t4america.org/transportati...
TransportationCamp DC
Join us on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at Catholic University's Pryzbyla Center for another year of TransportationCamp DC.
t4america.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
We’re so back! 🚍
TransportationCamp DC returns on Jan 10, 2026—live and in person at Catholic University!
Join transportation nerds, pros, and advocates for a day of bold ideas + new connections.
🎟️ Grab your tickets:
t4america.org/transportati...
TransportationCamp DC returns on Jan 10, 2026—live and in person at Catholic University!
Join transportation nerds, pros, and advocates for a day of bold ideas + new connections.
🎟️ Grab your tickets:
t4america.org/transportati...
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Remember all the hype about how Uber and Lyft would allow people to live car-free?
Well, it turns out ridehail has no discernible impact on car ownership at all.
Analysis from Glenn Mercer's excellent newsletter:
glennmercer.substack.com/p/the-impact...
Well, it turns out ridehail has no discernible impact on car ownership at all.
Analysis from Glenn Mercer's excellent newsletter:
glennmercer.substack.com/p/the-impact...
November 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Remember all the hype about how Uber and Lyft would allow people to live car-free?
Well, it turns out ridehail has no discernible impact on car ownership at all.
Analysis from Glenn Mercer's excellent newsletter:
glennmercer.substack.com/p/the-impact...
Well, it turns out ridehail has no discernible impact on car ownership at all.
Analysis from Glenn Mercer's excellent newsletter:
glennmercer.substack.com/p/the-impact...
1. Funds were not always used effectively.
2. The law did not always result in less funding for polluting projects.
3. Many IIJA programs reinforced existing inequities by rewarding jurisdictions with greater preexisting resources.
www.urban.org/urban-wire/r...
2. The law did not always result in less funding for polluting projects.
3. Many IIJA programs reinforced existing inequities by rewarding jurisdictions with greater preexisting resources.
www.urban.org/urban-wire/r...
The Reauthorization of Federal Transportation Programs Offers Policymakers an Opportunity to Improve Effectiveness, Environmental Sustainability, and Access
Federal policymakers should consider three strategies to guide deliberations around reauthorization and improvement of Americans’ quality of life.
www.urban.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
1. Funds were not always used effectively.
2. The law did not always result in less funding for polluting projects.
3. Many IIJA programs reinforced existing inequities by rewarding jurisdictions with greater preexisting resources.
www.urban.org/urban-wire/r...
2. The law did not always result in less funding for polluting projects.
3. Many IIJA programs reinforced existing inequities by rewarding jurisdictions with greater preexisting resources.
www.urban.org/urban-wire/r...
The IIJA has increased funding for highways but much has been eaten by faster-than-inflation increases in labor and materials costs. Transit capital spending has flatlined, and rail projects have experienced a net decline in spending. urban.org/research/pub...
Federal Infrastructure Spending on Transportation, Four Years after the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is up for reauthorization in 2026. New analysis shows that the act increased spending on transportation infrastructure, but…
urban.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The IIJA has increased funding for highways but much has been eaten by faster-than-inflation increases in labor and materials costs. Transit capital spending has flatlined, and rail projects have experienced a net decline in spending. urban.org/research/pub...
The state agency in charge of building Texas’ massive highways says Texans need more ways to get around if the state’s going to continue to grow — a stunning acknowledgment in car-dominant Texas.
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
TxDOT: Car-dominant Texas needs more public transit
As the state’s population grows, more travel options are needed in rural and smaller urban areas and between major cities, according to a draft of the first-of-its-kind plan.
www.texastribune.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The state agency in charge of building Texas’ massive highways says Texans need more ways to get around if the state’s going to continue to grow — a stunning acknowledgment in car-dominant Texas.
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
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The use of e-bikes has grown rapidly in recent years, with sales skyrocketing to over 1.1 million in 2022. This positive trend shows that e-bikes are shifting people out of vehicles for everyday needs.
However, an increase in crashes is sparking discussion about increased regulation.
However, an increase in crashes is sparking discussion about increased regulation.
Rise in E-Bike Crashes Leads to Discussions About Regulation, Bans — Greater Ohio Policy Center
What steps can communities take to help maintain the positive growth in usage of e-bikes while also promoting user safety and the safety of pedestrians?
www.greaterohio.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The use of e-bikes has grown rapidly in recent years, with sales skyrocketing to over 1.1 million in 2022. This positive trend shows that e-bikes are shifting people out of vehicles for everyday needs.
However, an increase in crashes is sparking discussion about increased regulation.
However, an increase in crashes is sparking discussion about increased regulation.
@T4America’s annual #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 ⬇️
t4america.org/transportati...
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 ⬇️
t4america.org/transportati...
TransportationCamp DC
Join us on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at Catholic University's Pryzbyla Center for another year of TransportationCamp DC.
t4america.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
@T4America’s annual #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 ⬇️
t4america.org/transportati...
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 ⬇️
t4america.org/transportati...
We’re so back! After taking 2025 off, TransportationCamp DC is coming back in 2026, better than ever—in person at Catholic University in Northeast DC. Space is limited, register now!
t4america.org/transportati...
t4america.org/transportati...
TransportationCamp DC
Join us on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at Catholic University's Pryzbyla Center for another year of TransportationCamp DC.
t4america.org
November 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
We’re so back! After taking 2025 off, TransportationCamp DC is coming back in 2026, better than ever—in person at Catholic University in Northeast DC. Space is limited, register now!
t4america.org/transportati...
t4america.org/transportati...
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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!
Save the date and get ready to get your tickets when they go live next week!
October 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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!
Save the date and get ready to get your tickets when they go live next week!
Hey, look at that!
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 ⤵️
www.masstransitmag.com/management/n...
Check it out ⤵️
www.masstransitmag.com/management/n...
People on the move: MetroLINK, CapMetro, Smart Growth America, HDR
Personnel updates from around the public transit industry.
www.masstransitmag.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Hey, look at that!
"Europe seems to have much more state capacity to build infrastructure. Our costs are several times higher...I would like to see the federal government require that states collect basic highway project data in consistent ways." Accountability=no brainer.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
American Roads Are Paved With Inefficiency
Why do US highway projects cost so much? A researcher finds some surprising sources of infrastructure inflation, and points to ways to make road work more affordable.
www.bloomberg.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:05 AM
"Europe seems to have much more state capacity to build infrastructure. Our costs are several times higher...I would like to see the federal government require that states collect basic highway project data in consistent ways." Accountability=no brainer.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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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.”
enotrans.org/article/advo...
“We want massive changes or a rollback of the program.”
enotrans.org/article/advo...
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 ...
enotrans.org
October 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
@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.”
enotrans.org/article/advo...
“We want massive changes or a rollback of the program.”
enotrans.org/article/advo...
We’ve been promised safer roads, repaired roads, and less congestion. All lies. Fulfill the promises or cut off the funds. We can tell the states to figure out how. But if they don’t produce results then they lose discretion or money.
enotrans.org/article/advo...
enotrans.org/article/advo...
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 ...
enotrans.org
October 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
We’ve been promised safer roads, repaired roads, and less congestion. All lies. Fulfill the promises or cut off the funds. We can tell the states to figure out how. But if they don’t produce results then they lose discretion or money.
enotrans.org/article/advo...
enotrans.org/article/advo...
In an ironic twist, Brannon found that outfitting dummies with the kind of high-visibility gear that DOTs constantly encourage walkers to wear appeared to actually make the automatic braking technology worse at detecting walkers' presence...
@usdot.bsky.social
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/17/e...
@usdot.bsky.social
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/17/e...
'Embarrassment': Pedestrian Automatic Emergency Braking Still Flawed at Night — Streetsblog USA
Relying solely on vehicle automation for pedestrian detection and collision avoidance is not advised, a new study said.
usa.streetsblog.org
October 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
In an ironic twist, Brannon found that outfitting dummies with the kind of high-visibility gear that DOTs constantly encourage walkers to wear appeared to actually make the automatic braking technology worse at detecting walkers' presence...
@usdot.bsky.social
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/17/e...
@usdot.bsky.social
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/17/e...
We’re excited to introduce Roadmaps and Roadblocks, a series of interviews explores how the federal surface transportation program that supports highways, transit, passenger rail and active transportation got to be the way it is and how we can improve it.
www.fundersnetwork.org/mobility-acc...
www.fundersnetwork.org/mobility-acc...
Roadmaps and Roadblocks: Federal Transportation Interview Series – The Funders Network
www.fundersnetwork.org
October 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
We’re excited to introduce Roadmaps and Roadblocks, a series of interviews explores how the federal surface transportation program that supports highways, transit, passenger rail and active transportation got to be the way it is and how we can improve it.
www.fundersnetwork.org/mobility-acc...
www.fundersnetwork.org/mobility-acc...
Who Doesn’t Have a Car?
A new @nrdc.org map shows car-free living and the factors affecting car usage in United States.
www.nrdc.org/resources/wh...
A new @nrdc.org map shows car-free living and the factors affecting car usage in United States.
www.nrdc.org/resources/wh...
Who Doesn’t Have a Car?
A new NRDC map shows car-free living and the factors affecting car usage in United States.
www.nrdc.org
October 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Who Doesn’t Have a Car?
A new @nrdc.org map shows car-free living and the factors affecting car usage in United States.
www.nrdc.org/resources/wh...
A new @nrdc.org map shows car-free living and the factors affecting car usage in United States.
www.nrdc.org/resources/wh...
Yonah Freemark credits WMATA’s funding deal to strong management under CEO Randy Clarke. “DC Metro has done a really good job in terms of bringing people back. The service is substantially better than it was pre-pandemic...”
www.planetizen.com/features/136...
www.planetizen.com/features/136...
The Wave of Transit ‘Fiscal Cliffs,’ Explained
Covid and inflation played a role. But for many agencies, the crisis goes much deeper.
www.planetizen.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Yonah Freemark credits WMATA’s funding deal to strong management under CEO Randy Clarke. “DC Metro has done a really good job in terms of bringing people back. The service is substantially better than it was pre-pandemic...”
www.planetizen.com/features/136...
www.planetizen.com/features/136...
