Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Government Organizations

There’s a Right Way to Spend Trillions on Infrastructure

By Aaron Short | May 14, 2019 | 3 Comments

A new report seeks to upend the debate over infrastructure to investments that boost mass transit while saving the planet.

By Gersh Kuntzman and Angie Schmitt | May 1, 2019 | 3 Comments

Without strong leadership, $2 trillion infrastructure bill could lock-in high, climate threatening transportation emissions.

By Melanie Curry | Mar 26, 2019 | No Comments

Research on California highways shows that adding highway lanes induces more travel; this tool shows how much, on which roads, where.

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 19, 2019 | 21 Comments

About $2.7 billion in funds for transit projects remains in a state of limbo at the Trump U.S. DOT.

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 11, 2019 | 114 Comments

He wants to cut funding for new transit projects 35 percent and slash Amtrak funding. But Congress has ignored him in the past.

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 5, 2019 | 35 Comments

A new E.U. rule requiring speed limiters in cars is expected to save 15,000 lives in 15 years. Why can't the U.S. do the same?