Once a leader in urban rail investment, the United States now trails
Federal Support Could Help Reconnect Communities Divided by Highways--But More Funding is Needed
The Potential for Supporting Low-Income Renters Through Transportation Spending

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Historical Trends Show a Decline in Investment in High–Quality Transit in the US—And an Uptick Elsewhere
Federal Infrastructure Funds Could Fill Gaps in Local Transit Accessibility
The Polluted Life Near the Highway
Regulations to Respond to the Potential Benefits and Perils of Self-Driving Cars
What the Inflation Reduction Act Did, and Didn’t Do, for Sustainable Transportation
Making Room for Housing near Transit: Zoning's Promise and Barriers
With US traffic fatalities rising, what would it take to save lives?
Could taxing heavy cars be a first step toward reducing pedestrian fatalities?
With carbon emissions higher than ever, can we tax polluting cars to reduce vehicle pollution?
Aligning federal investments in transportation with land-use planning
Making the case for improved bicycling infrastructure
Redefining walkability
How can cities rapidly expand access to cycling infrastructure?
What rising gas and rent prices mean for families with low incomes
Funding more equitable projects with RAISE
Openings and Construction Starts Planned for 2022
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Openings and new construction starts for 2021
The path to a better transport system runs through states and cities
A decade of transit investment in the U.S.
The perverse incentives produced by institutional division
Is transit ridership loss inevitable?
The politics of wishful thinking
U.S. Transit Systems are Shedding Riders
Chinese cities choose metros
Toronto transforms a streetcar line into something far more useful