Transportation Funding
Streetsblog California
Drivers Pay 4x More For Cell Phones Than Roads
Even the most active bike/ped advocate will be surprised to know just how little car owners pay for road maintenance.
January 22, 2020
California, Like Most States, Is Not Improving Safety
We're not designing our streets for anyone but drivers of vehicles, so maybe we shouldn't be surprised at the bad safety outcomes?
January 16, 2020
Advocate Resigns from California Transportation Commission
It looked like there might finally be a commissioner on board who understood and could articulate the challenges of people living in poor and underserved communities. But Butler has resigned.
January 13, 2020
State DOTs Want More Money, Fewer Regulations
Transportation bureaucrats want the same spending ratios for highways and transit that Congress gave out five years ago, keeping us wedded to our cars.
January 11, 2020
Too Little, Too Late? A Decade of Transit Investment in the U.S.
Cities across the U.S. added more than 1,200 miles of expanded transit service between 2010 and 2019. But all that construction isn’t keeping up with the need.
January 8, 2020
Winners and Losers In $1.4T Fed Spending Bill
Good news for transit riders who work for nonprofits, bad news for electric-car buyers.
December 20, 2019
There is Still Structural Racism in Transportation: Report
Smart Growth America lays out a strategy for healthier, more equitable communities.
December 19, 2019
Think Tank Offers Road Map to Break the Car Culture
Congress should stop splurging on new highways and instead expand transit to help Americans break their century-long addiction to a device that is killing us, the car, a D.C. institute says.
December 10, 2019
Rural America Cashes in Under Trump
It's a great time to be living in the middle of nowhere as President Trump directs more transportation funds to his rural base.
December 5, 2019
L.A. Metro Considers Shifting Measure R Monies
Metro is considering shifting some unused highway contingency funding to transit - but the board could amend highway spending more broadly, perhaps to align with equity, complete streets, and climate goals
November 26, 2019
