Transportation For America

The Build America Bureau at the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Reconnecting Communities Institute (RCI) is now accepting expressions of interest from organizations that would like to receive support for their community reconnection projects. RCI is a new USDOT center for learning to help reconnect communities that were harmed, isolated, and cut off from opportunity by transportation infrastructure. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/giVRqdGK Attend an upcoming webinar to find out more about eligibility requirements and to see if RCI is right for you! ⤵ September 26, 2024, 1:00 pm-2:00 pm EDT. Register here: https://lnkd.in/g5JFqd5J October 8, 2024, 3:00 pm-4:00 pm EDT. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gmxQfdSh #ReconnectingCommunities #Transportation #TechnicalAssistance

🌟 So happy to have had our entire staff gathered together for two days in DC for our annual retreat this week! 🌱 This time helped us ground our understanding of our organizational work, reflect on our impact so far, and consider strategies for how to shape our efforts for even greater impact in the future. 🙏 Many thanks to The Longbridge Collective for facilitating conversations around our individual + shared values, identities, and cultures, and for helping us consider how to challenge the status quo and prioritize equity in all that we are and what we do! 💙 Feeling energized by our renewed commitment to our vision of livable places, healthy people, and shared prosperity 💚 Transportation For America,State Smart Transportation Initiative, Calvin Gladney, LEED AP.

☀ This summer, temperatures have soared to record-breaking highs, putting a strain on our existing infrastructure and exposing the limitations of our current approach to transportation. ⭐ Read more ➡ https://lnkd.in/gtFx3qN2 ⏳ Whether it's travel delays or safety concerns for commuters, #ExtremeHeat has a negative effect on transportation infrastructure. And we need policies that mitigate these impacts and build resilience to our changing climate. 🚍 🌇 Learn more about transit and extreme heat in our latest blog.

“What’s continually been shown is that these capacity expansion projects are not actually reducing emissions at all.” -Corrigan Salerno, policy associate with Transportation for America, talking about IIJA funding in Bloomberg ⤵ https://lnkd.in/eBkBZRbp

We're thrilled to see that the Gulf Coast is one step closer to the return of passenger rail 👏 https://lnkd.in/ejDw4wPe “I applaud the City of Mobile for removing the final roadblock to the return of passenger rail service along the Gulf Coast. This victory will improve economic mobility, connect communities across the Deep South, and set an example for the expansion of passenger rail across the country.” John Robert Smith, Chair of Transportation for America said. Learn more in our recent press release.

Our Community Connectors portal provides tools and information for advocates to decode the myriad of programs, acronyms, and decision points that determine what how federal and state transportation dollars are spent. We're looking for feedback on what we can to make the portal even better! Fill out this brief survey and let us know what you think ⤵ https://lnkd.in/eNGRMMy3

Join our team! We're looking for an intern that can help us with policy research and development, transportation storytelling, and policy evaluation and implementation! Learn more about the opportunity and apply today ⤵ https://lnkd.in/etZhdVxz

Amtrak is working with the City of Mobile, Alabama in order to move Gulf Coast passenger service forward. One city council member, who originally opposed the deal between the city and Amtrak, will now support funding for service and for a lease of the city-owned land at the station site. ➡ https://lnkd.in/gxAZ5E5x “We are so pleased to hear this news and appreciate the efforts of Governor Ivey, Mayor Stimpson and the Mobile City Council, the Port of Mobile, CSX railroad and all of our partners who have worked towards this progress,” said Knox Ross, chairman of the Southern Rail Commission. “We eagerly anticipate the approval of the land-use agreements and funding plans for the Mobile station and passenger service. We will continue to work with Amtrak and our local, state, and federal partners to secure funds that support this service in the future.”

While federal representatives are thinking about transportation safety, we want their conversations to translate into action. https://lnkd.in/eukj4Zpk We need increased funding for transit operations and security. And if we really want road safety to be a priority, we need to consider the top contributor to transportation-related fatalities in the US: private vehicles on high-speed roads. Read more in our blog ⤵

The vision of Gulf Coast passenger rail could soon be a reality thanks to tireless federal advocacy and local support. The Southern Rail Commission, with help from Transportation For America, has secured crucial funding to restore New Orleans-to-Mobile rail service – set to begin this year – and the strong demand from local communities highlights the need for ongoing investment.   Check out this article from Transportation For America on how efforts on the ground turned this route into a national success story! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dxb3z5qz