Federal Highway Administration has a lot of influence over our nation’s infrastructure, and last week the agency made two big moves to clear the way for states, metro areas, and local communities to use federal dollars to design safer, more complete streets. Read more >>

Do you drive across a bridge each day? There’s a good chance it’s structurally deficient. That’s according to The Fix We’re In For, our report about bridge conditions across the country. Find structurally deficient bridges in your area with our interactive map or get an overview of the national findings with this infographic.

Did you know that smart growth development costs one-third less in upfront infrastructure? In our 2013 report Building Better Budgets, we surveyed 17 studies comparing different development scenarios and found that smart growth development costs less upfront and in ongoing delivery of services, and it also can generate up to 10 times the tax revenue for municipalities.

Complete Streets are one great way to make the most of our existing infrastructure, and earlier this month the National Complete Streets Coalition held a webinar all about Complete Streets implementation and design. If you weren’t able to join us for that event, check out the recorded webinar on our blog.

Transit-oriented development can help communities get the most out of their infrastructure investments, and the Transit-Oriented Development technical assistance initiative, a project of the Federal Transit Administration in partnership with Smart Growth America, will provide state and local leaders with new ideas, resources, and capacity for building transit-oriented development. Sign up to be notified when the new website launches later this spring.