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New policy paper: Transportation in small towns and rural regions

28 May 2009 | Posted by | 0 Comments | ,

Our current transportation program leaves rural communities stranded. Providing access to jobs and the economy is critical for these rural areas and smaller towns. With little local control over how transportation money is spent, local transportation initiatives are often made in small towns and rural communities with little attention to local preferences and concerns. (Download our latest policy brief on Transportation, Small Towns and Rural Communities.)

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Webinar Series: Transportation and the Economy

Can smarter transportation investments play a part in bringing about an economic recovery? Join us as we discuss the connections between transportation and economic opportunity tomorrow, Friday, April 29 from 1-3 p.m. EDT. Speakers will explore how the transportation sector drives the economy and creates employment opportunities for American workers. Topics will include the transportation sector’s ability to create good jobs and sustain global growth, and the use of transportation as a driver of neighborhood revitalization.

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Where should our transportation dollars go?

13 May 2009 | Posted by | 0 Comments | ,

USA Today’s “Snapshot”on yesterday’s front page used data from a a poll conducted in January by Transportation for America and the National Association of Realtors. Source: USA TODAY

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Choosing where to invest transportation dollars in Houston

8 May 2009 | Posted by | 0 Comments | ,

We wanted to highlight this piece from Reuters’ Infrastructure Summit — especially an appearance by T4 America Partner The Citizens’ Transportation Coalition. Chairwoman Robin Holzer and the CTC have been working hard to bring attention to one of the most wasteful projects receiving money from the stimulus, using it as one more example to show how “the federal transportation funding system is broken, it’s just broken.”

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Aloha Complete Streets!

7 May 2009 | Posted by | 0 Comments | ,

Great news coming out of Hawai’i, where a burgeoning coalition of passionate advocates were able to get a statewide complete streets policy passed this week — the 92nd policy at any level passed in the U.S. The One Voice for Livable Islands Coalition brought together biking, walking, health and other advocates to help raise awareness about the dangerous situation on Hawai’i’s roads — and how a complete streets bill could help make the streets safer and more accessible for everyone.

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Join us for our “Blueprint” release next Monday

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For those of you in the Washington, D.C. area, we would like to invite you to a special briefing on Capitol Hill this Monday (May 11) as we release the Transportation For America “Blueprint” for this year’s Federal Transportation Bill. If our Platform, released in February, was like the stated destination for our country’s transportation system, then Route to Reform: Blueprint for a 21st Century Federal Transportation Program would be our directions for getting there.

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Webinar Wrap: Public Health and Safety

5 May 2009 | Posted by | 0 Comments | , ,

Transportation for America hosted the fourth webinar in a series last Thursday, April 30. More than 270 people signed up to hear from health, safety and active transportation experts on the effects our transportation policy has on public health and safety. In coordination with the webinar, we’ve released the 5th in a series of policy papers, focusing on public health and safety.

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Next Webinar May 14: Transportation in Small Cities, Towns, and Rural Regions

4 May 2009 | Posted by | 0 Comments | ,

Please join Transportation for America’s interactive webinar on May 14 at 2 p.m. EDT to learn how federal leadership can reform transportation systems to benefit those in small cities, towns, and rural regions, and transform these smaller communities into centers of economic vitality, improved health, and livable places.

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Transportation Secretary affirms smart principles for US transportation system

29 Apr 2009 | Posted by | 0 Comments | , , , , ,

“Livable and Sustainable Communities” might not be at the top of the list of what one would expect to hear from the person in charge of how the Federal government spends our tax dollars on all forms of transportation — ports, railroads, highways, interstates, sidewalks, bike lanes and more — but that’s exactly what Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood named as a primary goal for DOT.

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T4 America to testify on Capitol Hill this afternoon

28 Apr 2009 | Posted by | 0 Comments | ,

Transportation for America will be on Capitol Hill today testifying before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on “The Future of National Surface Transportation Policy.” You can stream it live on the Committee’s website. Campaign director James Corless, along with Anne Canby of the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership and a founding member of T4 America, will be testifying this afternoon at 2:30 p.m. EDT.

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