Funding & Finance
Why The U.S. Needs a Bold 2030 Mode Shift Target
America needs to commit to transportation policies that will at least double the number of people who travel by foot, bike or transit by 2030, a leading advocacy group argues.
March 30, 2021
Buttigieg broadly commits to Increased safety, equity, sustainability – details pending
March 26, 2021
Chuy Garcia’s bill calls for four times the current amount of federal transit funding
March 9, 2021
Why We Need To Stop Calling Auto-Centric Roads ‘Assets’
Your city can't sell a road to the next town over when it needs a little cash. So why do our municipal accounting standards count highways as "assets"? Advocates say it's time to fix that. Image: Jay Galvin via Creative Commons
February 18, 2021
Better Streets calls on the city to develop a plan for municipal sidewalk snow removal
February 15, 2021
What if Chicago actually did have rapid transit everywhere?
December 17, 2020
OPINION: To Save the Subway, Tax the Ultra-Wealthy
November 26, 2020
Three Reasons to Put the 1980s in the Past And #EndTheEightyTwentySplit
A single, 38-year-old transportation law has locked America into a car-dominated status quo for far too long — and advocates believe the next congress could be the ones to finally get our country out of the 1980s for good.
November 18, 2020
Wall Street Thinks the Bike Boom is Over. And That’s the Problem.
Wall Street is signaling the end of the COVID-19 bike boom – and sending yet another signal that our very economy is structured to favor driving above all else.
November 13, 2020
Two Nashville Residents Ask: Should Landowners Fund Sidewalks?
A lawsuit from a right-wing advocacy group is challenging the Music City's sidewalk laws — and offering a stark reminder of the need to expand the ways we fund basic walking infrastructure in our cities.
November 9, 2020
