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One Solution to Car-Dependency: Have Non-Drivers Plan Our Transportation Systems

Next City

Anna Zivarts says it’s time for transportation planners to include them in decision-making. One-third of Americans don’t have a driver’s license.

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Building New Informal Bus Routes to Advance Transportation Equity

The City Fix

Do informal transport networks in African cities provide equitable services for everyone that needs them? Unsurprisingly, the answer is often no. Operators frequently prefer to drive the safest and most central routes, inadvertently prioritizing commuters traveling to formal jobs in.

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How Transportation Can Drive Economic Mobility

NLC (National League of Cities)

As local leaders look to increase the economic mobility of their residents and reduce poverty in their communities, a key emerging area to address is transportation.

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The best and worst states for green, equitable transportation

GCN

A new ranking looks at how well states are directing money from the infrastructure law to improve equity and climate outcomes in their transportation networks.

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What kind of transportation future do we want?

GCN

COMMENTARY | Autonomous vehicles should be thoughtfully integrated into a balanced transportation system that also accommodates pedestrians, transit riders and cyclists.

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Apply Now for Billions in Transportation Grants

NLC (National League of Cities)

For local leaders looking to increase transportation connectivity between residents and opportunity, look no further than the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). Right now, USDOT is taking applications for the Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) combined program with up to $3.16

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States Implement Better Traffic Management With Smart Transportation Systems

State Tech Magazine

The Colorado Department of Transportation has… On some stretches along the way, the road becomes so relentlessly steep that trucks lose their brakes to overheating. Add snow, sleet or rain to the mix, and the accidents that result can be deadly.