Transportation

Webinar: Executive orders and reauthorization—Navigating the future of federal transportation funding

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Join Smart Growth America and Transportation for America for a webinar on Tuesday, February 25th at 2 p.m. ET to discuss the state of transportation funding, including recent executive orders and the upcoming surface transportation reauthorization Federal transportation funding is at a crossroads, with executive orders and USDOT directives reshaping priorities and halting projects, not … Continued

Events Transportation

Atlanta, Georgia: Using arts and technology to visualize the public space allocated to car infrastructure and reimagine it for community

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This case study highlights work from those who participated in our Healing our Highways program, an initiative that aims to inspire creative ideas and activities to  build knowledge, connections, and power within disadvantaged communities most harmed by transportation systems and climate change. Atlanta, Georgia has dealt firsthand with the harms perpetuated by the U.S. highway … Continued

Advocacy Arts and Culture Technical assistance Transportation

Boyle Heights, California: Centering the creative autonomy of the community to define “resilience” for itself

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This case study highlights work from those who participated in our Healing our Highways program, an initiative that aims to inspire creative ideas and activities to  build knowledge, connections, and power within disadvantaged communities most harmed by transportation systems and climate change. Boyle Heights, a vibrant Latino neighborhood, was shaped by redlining and the East … Continued

Arts and Culture Technical assistance Transportation

Doraville, Georgia: Cultural organizing for awareness and solidarity around mobility justice among Latinx youth and artists

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This case study highlights work from those who participated in our Healing our Highways program, an initiative that aims to inspire creative ideas and activities to  build knowledge, connections, and power within disadvantaged communities most harmed by transportation systems and climate change. Buford Highway is a dangerous seven-lane corridor lacking pedestrian safety features, resulting in … Continued

Arts and Culture Technical assistance Transportation

Helping communities at every stage

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Transportation for America and Smart Growth America’s technical assistance services help communities at all different stages of their efforts to improve transportation in their communities. In a suite of projects funded by AARP this year in communities across the country, we helped partners work on policy, planning, advocacy education and relationship building.

Land Use and Development Transportation

Demand for walkable places remains high

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Over the weekend, the Washington Post published a story titled “Why so many Americans prefer sprawl to walkable neighborhoods.” If the headline doesn’t make you raise your eyebrow, then the author’s reasoning certainly will: Citing a recent survey from Pew, the article discusses why people may prefer sprawl (and the big houses and longer commutes … Continued

Land Use and Development Transportation

Our path forward from the 2024 elections

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As the dust from this election cycle settles, it is more apparent than ever that communities are facing increasingly severe and compounding challenges. Economic inequities and the financial pressures tied to the needs of daily life are squeezing communities of every shape, size, and geographic location—and housing and transportation costs are clear contributors to these burdens.

Advancing Racial Equity Climate Change Economic development Land Use and Development Rural Development Transportation
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