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Ethan McLeod2022-07-01 16:50:402023-04-14 11:24:53DOT Launches 5-Year, $1B Grant Program Targeting Highway Removal and MoreThere are over 4 million miles of roads in the United States moving cars, trucks, transit, and non-motorized vehicles across a seamless, integrated network. About three-quarters of the roads are owned by localities but the vast majority of travel occurs on major state roads and the federally-designated Interstate System. Today, this complex system is under strain as demands for upgrades and repair, safety improvements, and modernization mount.
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FHWA Solicits Applications for $2.4B in Bridge Project Funding
Jun 10, 2022 | Jeff Davis
June 10, 2022 - This morning, the Federal Highway Administration opened the process of giving out the first $2.36 billion...
Lawmakers Discuss Road Safety, Spike in Traffic Deaths at House Hearing
Jun 10, 2022 | Ethan McLeod
June 10, 2022 - The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Highways and Transit held a hearing this week...
The Creation of Contract Authority, June 1922
Jun 3, 2022 | Jeff Davis
June 3, 2022 - One hundred years ago this week, a Congressional conference committee consisting of House Appropriations Committee members...
DOT Rolls Out $1 Billion/Year Safe Streets Grant Program
May 20, 2022 | Jeff Davis
May 20, 2022 - On May 16, the U.S. Department of Transportation solicited applications for $1 billion in grants for...
Guest Op-Ed: Reclaiming the National Narrative on Transit Safety
Apr 22, 2022 | John Ahlen
April 22, 2022 - Wearing a mask and getting a vaccination can be as easy as buckling a seatbelt. However,...
Guest Op-Ed: What Streets Are Today, What Streets Should Be Tomorrow
Apr 8, 2022 | Seth LaJeunesse
April 8, 2022 - It’s past time we center the voices of those who stand to benefit the most from...
Guest Op-Ed: America Needs to Invest in Universal Road User Education
Mar 29, 2022 | Jonathan French, P. E.
March 25, 2022 - Road user education in the United States is most commonly thought of as driver education, but...
Guest Op-Ed: Preparing Transit for the Future of Work
Mar 18, 2022 | Nick Caros
March 18, 2022 - Public transit is the backbone of a sustainable and equitable mobility system, therefore adapting transit policies...
Guest Op-Ed: A Hotter Solution for Freeway Congestion
Mar 18, 2022 | Patrick DeCorla-Souza
March 18, 2022 - Express transit, in combination with incentivized carpooling, can together create effective, affordable multimodal travel options that...
Guest Op-Ed: Alternative Traffic Enforcement to Re-Center Road Safety
Mar 4, 2022 | Ethan Ebinger
March 4, 2022 - Rather than focusing on enforcement, traffic safety efforts should prioritize implementation of safe systems designs through...
Guest Op-Ed: Repurposed Streets + Small Vehicles = Big Wins for Climate, Safety, and Justice
Mar 4, 2022 | Kevin J. Krizek
March 4, 2022 - It’s time to lean into the public right-of-way and see street space as a solution space—as...Refreshing the Status Quo: Federal Highway Programs and Funding Distribution

This year, the federal government gave $45.6 billion in highway “formula” funding to the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The state-by-state distribution of this money was based almost entirely on how the states fared on a variety of real-world metrics back in calendar year 2007,...
