📣Good news for passenger rail in the South and the rest of the country 👏

The Interstate Rail Compact made an announcement about their grant recipients and appointments to the new Passenger Rail Advisory Council.

Read more ⤵️
t4america.org/2024/04/10/pro…

Want to learn more about transportation electrification and smart growth?

Join our Outreach Director, Chris Rall, and Policy Associate, Corrigan Salerno, in this free webinar on Tuesday, May 14th!

Register here ⤵️
login.parking-mobility.org/events/free-we…

SGA is building a stronger understanding of the experience of people with disabilities navigating our streets.

Take a moment to fill out the survey below, or help us spread the word! #AccessForAll

The Federal Transit Admn has taken steps to expedite the transition to zero-emission public transit 👏

As we continue to track the impact of these changes, we thank the FTA for responding to our efforts to ensure they maximize the benefits of the IIJA.

Learn more ⤵️
t4america.org/2024/04/02/fta…

“This is a good lesson about where the transportation system is working and where it is not working. Customers want choices and if they don’t have choices, they won’t come.” Benito Perez, policy advisor at T4A.

usa.streetsblog.org/2024/04/04/ecl…

Federal initiatives like the NEVI program promote equitable distribution of the infrastructure.

But according to a new study, the corridor-based approach is not leading to particularly equitable outcomes.

Read more ⤵️
ssti.us/2024/03/11/foc…

Opposition to transit has a partisan, and even geographic divide. Read more about why that's the case in this article from GOVERNING ⤵️

governing.com/transportation…

Applications for the spring Transportation 101 workshop series are open through April 10.
Apply here: forms.gle/m2MsVCTjMaPh7y…………….
The free workshops run on Wed. evenings from May 1 - June 12 & include dinner. Guest presenters include Transportation for America & ARIES for Transit.

Read this 🧵 from Smart Growth America to learn the truth behind the numbers from the traffic fatality data released by nhtsagov.

The vast majority of projects funded by U.S. DOT focus on making America's roads faster and more efficient, not safer.

'...So long as you can easily pick out the safety projects, that's a problem. They should all be safety projects.' Beth Osborne

cbsnews.com/news/traffic-d…

Congratulations to our Chairman, John Robert Smith, for becoming an appointed member of the Passenger Rail Advisory Committee (PRAC) 👏

JRS will be serving this newly formed committee alongside 20 other members for two the next years!

Learn more ⤵️
stb.gov/news-communica…

Design solutions that prioritize safety over speed for all road users at traffic signals are essential for reducing pedestrian deaths.

Learn more about the importance of safer street design at crosswalks and intersections in our latest blog ⤵️

t4america.org/2024/03/26/ret…

Construction of I-35 through Austin, TX destroyed Black neighborhoods and divided the city. Watch the full video here: youtu.be/e5T-jnVR6Fw

This video is inspired by the amazing work of Segregation_by_Design and Smart Growth America

Video by Reconnect Austin

“Cars are kind of like gas...they expand to fill the volume allotted to them. If you don’t physically prevent them from occupying the space, they will.” - Mike McGinn , Executive Director of America Walks

fastcompany.com/91055859/how-d…

“The state is the most powerful entity, and as a result, the state is ultimately responsible for transportation outcomes…I think it's very important that their taxpayers and voters recognize that...” Beth Osborne

usa.streetsblog.org/2024/03/25/wha…

Two-thirds of pedestrian deaths in urbanized areas occur on state-owned arterial roads 🛑

That’s why Smart Growth America worked with state DOTs and local communities to make these streets safer.

Read more in their latest report ⤵️
smartgrowthamerica.org/complete-stree…