Invest In A New Direction
Every six years, Congress sets the country's transportation and infrastructure priorities — allocating hundreds of billions of dollars for projects that shape our communities for generations. We need to raise our voices and make sure they use this moment to chart a new direction for our nation's transportation system. Help us urge President Obama and Congress to create the world-leading, sustainable transportation system we so desperately need.
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T4 thanks Oregon’s leaders for helping green jobs find a home
July 1, 2009
The first American-made streetcar in almost 60 years was unveiled to the public today in Portland, Oregon in a special ceremony today with transportation secretary Ray LaHood. To let everyone in Oregon know how significant Transportation for America thinks this event is, we took out an ad in The Oregonian today to congratulate Portland and their congressmen for making an investment in clean, green jobs in Portland.
- Administration releases their principles for an 18-month transportation bill
July 1, 2009 - How have states fared with the billions in transportation stimulus funds?
June 29, 2009 - How does the new transportation bill draft measure up?
June 24, 2009 - House Transportation Bill Lays Groundwork for Reform, But Key Details are Missing, Significant Work Still Needed
June 23, 2009
The United States of Transit Cutbacks
With ridership at record highs, transit agencies across the country are facing unprecedented fiscal crises in this economic downturn, with many considering layoffs, service cuts and fare hikes that are hitting at the worst possible time.
This map highlights nearly 100 communities across the U.S. that face job cuts, service reductions and fare hikes — resulting in disastrous impacts on more than 11 million Americans who rely on these systems each day.
Learn more about the United States of Transit Cutbacks and how everyday Americans are affected, tell us your story and find out what you can do to help at t4america.org/transitcuts
If our platform, released in February, laid out the vision and goals for America’s transportation system, then the Transportation for America Blueprint contains the detailed directions for getting there. The Route to Reform: Blueprint for a 21st Century Federal Transportation Program will serve as T4 America’s proposal for the policies and financing structures necessary to achieve real transformational change in America’s transportation system.
Read our series of posts on Breaking Down the Blueprint. Recent posts:
- Breaking Down the Blueprint: Economic Competitiveness, Efficiency, and Opportunity, Pt. 2
June 17, 2009 - Breaking Down the Blueprint: Economic Competitiveness, Efficiency, and Opportunity
June 11, 2009 - Breaking Down the Blueprint: Energy Efficiency and Energy Security, Pt. 2
June 5, 2009 - Breaking Down the Blueprint: Energy Efficiency and Energy Security
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