As crashes rise, where should policy fall?
What can we do to address rising traffic deaths.
Highways & infrastructure
What if we could build a future where cars, highways and outdated infrastructure don’t dominate our lives?
Which highway and infrastructure projects our government spends money on can shape our communities and have a direct impact on the quality of our lives. But far too often we are cut out of those decisions, or lack the information we need to make sure bad projects are stopped, and the right investments get made. Together we can make sure our leaders are making the right choices, and building a better future for all of us.
The Latest on Highways & infrastructure
Federal report on self-driving car crashes is important but incomplete
High and Low Points of America’s Streets: Continued
Updates
New report spotlights wasteful highway boondoggles across the country
USDOT now accepting applications for the Reconnecting American Communities program
Featured Resources
Shifting Gears
Fix at Six
Green Scissors
Letter of support for the INVEST Act of 2021
The Latest
Boondoggle to “no build”
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, commonly known as Metro, intends to vote “no build” on a previously approved I-710 expansion project.
The high and low points of America’s streets
We’re launching a series to both celebrate positive examples of ‘people-first’ streets – and to point out the most dangerous and unpleasant roads in our backyards.
What’s in the latest federal budget for transportation?
A breakdown of federal transportation spending proposed for the next year.
Touring Houston’s Highways
Our environment campaigns director recently got a tour of Houston's highways. Read about what he experienced.
Traffic deaths are skyrocketing: How municipalities can take action to protect their communities
In the first half of 2021, the U.S. experienced its largest six month increase in traffic crash deaths ever — with more than 20,000 American lives lost.