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“...there is no such thing as a Lost Cause because there is no such thing as a Gained Cause. We fight for lost causes because we know that our defeat and dismay may be the preface to our successors’ victory, though that victory itself will be temporary...”― T.S. Eliot, Selected Essays: 1917-1932
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🎉 @smartgrowthusa.bsky.social is turning 25!
Join me on Jan. 12th from 5:30–8 p.m. in Washington, DC for a party honoring a quarter century of advancing healthy, prosperous, & resilient communities.
🥂 Get your tickets today!
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Join me on Jan. 12th from 5:30–8 p.m. in Washington, DC for a party honoring a quarter century of advancing healthy, prosperous, & resilient communities.
🥂 Get your tickets today!
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/sga25/
Celebrate 25 Years of Smart Growth America - Smart Growth America
www.smartgrowthamerica.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM
🎉 @smartgrowthusa.bsky.social is turning 25!
Join me on Jan. 12th from 5:30–8 p.m. in Washington, DC for a party honoring a quarter century of advancing healthy, prosperous, & resilient communities.
🥂 Get your tickets today!
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/sga25/
Join me on Jan. 12th from 5:30–8 p.m. in Washington, DC for a party honoring a quarter century of advancing healthy, prosperous, & resilient communities.
🥂 Get your tickets today!
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/sga25/
We’re excited to have global transit planner + author of Human Transit, Jarrett Walker, (@humantransit) as the keynote for #TCamp2026. Don’t miss it!
@t4america.bsky.social @smartgrowthusa.bsky.social
Get your tickets:
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@t4america.bsky.social @smartgrowthusa.bsky.social
Get your tickets:
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TransportationCamp DC
Join us on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at Catholic University's Pryzbyla Center for another year of TransportationCamp DC.
t4america.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
We’re excited to have global transit planner + author of Human Transit, Jarrett Walker, (@humantransit) as the keynote for #TCamp2026. Don’t miss it!
@t4america.bsky.social @smartgrowthusa.bsky.social
Get your tickets:
t4america.org/transportati...
@t4america.bsky.social @smartgrowthusa.bsky.social
Get your tickets:
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“If you want to attract tourists, you need an attractive city,” she said. “Nobody’s going to sit and have a coffee in a parking lot.” @davidzippel.bsky.social @bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
On the French Riviera, Street Reforms Come From the Right
Politically conservative Côte d’Azur cities like Cannes and Nice have embraced pedestrianization, car bans and bike lanes. That’s a departure from global norms.
www.bloomberg.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
“If you want to attract tourists, you need an attractive city,” she said. “Nobody’s going to sit and have a coffee in a parking lot.” @davidzippel.bsky.social @bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Each month, we feature an Ohio city as part of our Ohio Community Spotlight series. This month, we highlight the Moon City of Wapakoneta. www.greaterohio.org/blog/2025/11...
One Small Step in the Moon City - Wapakoneta — Greater Ohio Policy Center
Each month, we feature an Ohio city as part of our Ohio Community Spotlight series.
www.greaterohio.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Each month, we feature an Ohio city as part of our Ohio Community Spotlight series. This month, we highlight the Moon City of Wapakoneta. www.greaterohio.org/blog/2025/11...
Developed and pushed by the feds, now characterized as a purely local issue.
The 1924 US zoning enabling act guidance document adopted by 1,200 cities and towns by 1930.
“The zoning plan must anticipate future motor traffic and reserve adequate widths for thoroughfares.”
“The zoning plan must anticipate future motor traffic and reserve adequate widths for thoroughfares.”
November 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Developed and pushed by the feds, now characterized as a purely local issue.
Study shows when drivers can't see the road, crashes are likely. Only in America would this have to be studied. And only in America would it be studied, proven and ignored.
Roadway safety is not our highest priority. It is not any kind of priority.
Roadway safety is not our highest priority. It is not any kind of priority.
New study finds that "vehicles with large driver-side blind zones are much more likely to strike crossing pedestrians while turning left."
Which vehicles have big driver-side blind zones? Those with thick A-pillars, bulky side mirrors, and tall hoods—i.e., big SUVs and trucks.
Which vehicles have big driver-side blind zones? Those with thick A-pillars, bulky side mirrors, and tall hoods—i.e., big SUVs and trucks.
Vehicles with big blind zones spell danger to pedestrians during left turns
A large driver-side blind zone raises the risk of striking a pedestrian during a left turn by 70%, a new IIHS study shows.
www.iihs.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Study shows when drivers can't see the road, crashes are likely. Only in America would this have to be studied. And only in America would it be studied, proven and ignored.
Roadway safety is not our highest priority. It is not any kind of priority.
Roadway safety is not our highest priority. It is not any kind of priority.
"Despite abundant evidence of dangers, state and city agencies have been slow to invest in improvements such as safer places to cross or take steps to curb vehicle speeds..."
How does this not open the agencies to liability???
www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
How does this not open the agencies to liability???
www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
The deadliest roads in America
The number of pedestrians killed by vehicles has increased in the U.S., with road infrastructure and inadequate safety measures among key contributing factors.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:27 PM
"Despite abundant evidence of dangers, state and city agencies have been slow to invest in improvements such as safer places to cross or take steps to curb vehicle speeds..."
How does this not open the agencies to liability???
www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
How does this not open the agencies to liability???
www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
"The number of locations with at least three recent pedestrian deaths clustered within a mile of one another tripled during this period, from more than 275 in 2010 to more than 825 in 2023, The Post found."
How can this not lead to liability?
www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
How can this not lead to liability?
www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
The deadliest roads in America
The number of pedestrians killed by vehicles has increased in the U.S., with road infrastructure and inadequate safety measures among key contributing factors.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
"The number of locations with at least three recent pedestrian deaths clustered within a mile of one another tripled during this period, from more than 275 in 2010 to more than 825 in 2023, The Post found."
How can this not lead to liability?
www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
How can this not lead to liability?
www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
Wide roads and fast-moving vehicles — especially when combined with signs of poverty, homelessness, drug and alcohol abuse, and a lack of pedestrian-focused roadway improvements — produced a pattern of death-by-vehicle that is uniquely American.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
The deadliest roads in America
The number of pedestrians killed by vehicles has increased in the U.S., with road infrastructure and inadequate safety measures among key contributing factors.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Wide roads and fast-moving vehicles — especially when combined with signs of poverty, homelessness, drug and alcohol abuse, and a lack of pedestrian-focused roadway improvements — produced a pattern of death-by-vehicle that is uniquely American.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
🎉 @SmartGrowthUSA is turning 25!
Join me on Jan. 12th from 5:30–8 p.m. in Washington, DC for a party honoring a quarter century of advancing healthy, prosperous, & resilient communities.
🥂 Get your tickets today!
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/sga25/
Join me on Jan. 12th from 5:30–8 p.m. in Washington, DC for a party honoring a quarter century of advancing healthy, prosperous, & resilient communities.
🥂 Get your tickets today!
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/sga25/
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
🎉 @SmartGrowthUSA is turning 25!
Join me on Jan. 12th from 5:30–8 p.m. in Washington, DC for a party honoring a quarter century of advancing healthy, prosperous, & resilient communities.
🥂 Get your tickets today!
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/sga25/
Join me on Jan. 12th from 5:30–8 p.m. in Washington, DC for a party honoring a quarter century of advancing healthy, prosperous, & resilient communities.
🥂 Get your tickets today!
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/sga25/
Calling all transportation students, advocates, professionals, and everyone in between!
On January 10, join @SmartGrowthUSA and @T4America at #TCamp26 to discuss how we can create a transportation system that works better for all. 🚌🚶🧑🦽🚴
t4america.org/transportati...
On January 10, join @SmartGrowthUSA and @T4America at #TCamp26 to discuss how we can create a transportation system that works better for all. 🚌🚶🧑🦽🚴
t4america.org/transportati...
TransportationCamp DC
Join us on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at Catholic University's Pryzbyla Center for another year of TransportationCamp DC.
t4america.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Calling all transportation students, advocates, professionals, and everyone in between!
On January 10, join @SmartGrowthUSA and @T4America at #TCamp26 to discuss how we can create a transportation system that works better for all. 🚌🚶🧑🦽🚴
t4america.org/transportati...
On January 10, join @SmartGrowthUSA and @T4America at #TCamp26 to discuss how we can create a transportation system that works better for all. 🚌🚶🧑🦽🚴
t4america.org/transportati...
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“As pickups transitioned from farm/ranch workhorses to lifestyle vehicles, their design shifted accordingly: Cabs expanded to accommodate more passengers, while beds shrank. The first generation of F-150s were 36% cab & 64% bed by length. By 2021, the ratio had flipped.
www.axios.com/local/housto...
www.axios.com/local/housto...
November 19, 2025 at 8:21 AM
“As pickups transitioned from farm/ranch workhorses to lifestyle vehicles, their design shifted accordingly: Cabs expanded to accommodate more passengers, while beds shrank. The first generation of F-150s were 36% cab & 64% bed by length. By 2021, the ratio had flipped.
www.axios.com/local/housto...
www.axios.com/local/housto...
Cutting transit and disproportionately taxing EVs won't fix the Highway Trust Fund. We’re in this mess because Congress chose to take money from all taxpayers to prop up a highway program that is failing to deliver on safety, state of repair, and mobility.
t4america.org/2025/11/18/a...
t4america.org/2025/11/18/a...
Axing federal transit funding won’t solve the Highway Trust Fund’s fiscal woes - Transportation For America
The Trump administration’s proposal to eliminate the core pillar of federal transit funding won’t fix the Highway Trust Fund’s budget woes. Other proposals put forward by this Congress so far haven’t ...
t4america.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Cutting transit and disproportionately taxing EVs won't fix the Highway Trust Fund. We’re in this mess because Congress chose to take money from all taxpayers to prop up a highway program that is failing to deliver on safety, state of repair, and mobility.
t4america.org/2025/11/18/a...
t4america.org/2025/11/18/a...
No one in Congress should be willing to negotiate with partners sitting on their hands as the administration takes a blowtorch to their constitutional power of the purse and to the last bipartisan authorization passed in 2021.
t4america.org/2025/11/17/t...
t4america.org/2025/11/17/t...
T4America statement on USDOT proposal to eliminate federal transit funding - Transportation For America
Washington, D.C. (November 17) — In response to reports from Politico that the Trump administration is proposing to eliminate federal transit funding and the flexibility states have to determine how t...
t4america.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
No one in Congress should be willing to negotiate with partners sitting on their hands as the administration takes a blowtorch to their constitutional power of the purse and to the last bipartisan authorization passed in 2021.
t4america.org/2025/11/17/t...
t4america.org/2025/11/17/t...
Eliminating federal transit spending leaves a $194B gap in highway funding by 2035, and would increase costs of living and hurt smaller communities.
Maybe it can finally kill the business-as-usual bipartisan approach to reauthorization.
www.urban.org/urban-wire/c...
Maybe it can finally kill the business-as-usual bipartisan approach to reauthorization.
www.urban.org/urban-wire/c...
Cutting Federal Transit Funding Won’t Fix Budget Shortfalls. But It Would Make Transportation Less Affordable for Americans.
A proposal to eliminate federal public transit funding would not only fail to address the existing funding gap but would also leave millions of Americans, pa…
www.urban.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Eliminating federal transit spending leaves a $194B gap in highway funding by 2035, and would increase costs of living and hurt smaller communities.
Maybe it can finally kill the business-as-usual bipartisan approach to reauthorization.
www.urban.org/urban-wire/c...
Maybe it can finally kill the business-as-usual bipartisan approach to reauthorization.
www.urban.org/urban-wire/c...
Three episodes of @martharoskowski and my podcast, Roadmaps and Roadblocks, is out! Rebecca Higgins with @EnoTrans discusses the reauthorization process and why we need to look back at how effective past programs have been to lead the way for the future.
www.fundersnetwork.org/mobility-acc...
www.fundersnetwork.org/mobility-acc...
Roadmaps and Roadblocks: Federal Transportation Interview Series – The Funders Network
www.fundersnetwork.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Three episodes of @martharoskowski and my podcast, Roadmaps and Roadblocks, is out! Rebecca Higgins with @EnoTrans discusses the reauthorization process and why we need to look back at how effective past programs have been to lead the way for the future.
www.fundersnetwork.org/mobility-acc...
www.fundersnetwork.org/mobility-acc...
🎉 @SmartGrowthUSA is turning 25!
Join me on Jan. 12th from 5:30–8 p.m. in Washington, DC for a party honoring a quarter century of advancing healthy, prosperous, & resilient communities.
🥂 Get your tickets today!
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/sga25/
Join me on Jan. 12th from 5:30–8 p.m. in Washington, DC for a party honoring a quarter century of advancing healthy, prosperous, & resilient communities.
🥂 Get your tickets today!
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/sga25/
Celebrate 25 Years of Smart Growth America - Smart Growth America
www.smartgrowthamerica.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
🎉 @SmartGrowthUSA is turning 25!
Join me on Jan. 12th from 5:30–8 p.m. in Washington, DC for a party honoring a quarter century of advancing healthy, prosperous, & resilient communities.
🥂 Get your tickets today!
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/sga25/
Join me on Jan. 12th from 5:30–8 p.m. in Washington, DC for a party honoring a quarter century of advancing healthy, prosperous, & resilient communities.
🥂 Get your tickets today!
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/sga25/
We’re so back! 🚍
TransportationCamp DC returns on Jan 10, 2026—live and in person at Catholic University!
Join transportation nerds, pros, and advocates for a day of bold ideas + new connections.
🎟️ Grab your tickets:
t4america.org/transportati...
TransportationCamp DC returns on Jan 10, 2026—live and in person at Catholic University!
Join transportation nerds, pros, and advocates for a day of bold ideas + new connections.
🎟️ Grab your tickets:
t4america.org/transportati...
TransportationCamp DC
Join us on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at Catholic University's Pryzbyla Center for another year of TransportationCamp DC.
t4america.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
We’re so back! 🚍
TransportationCamp DC returns on Jan 10, 2026—live and in person at Catholic University!
Join transportation nerds, pros, and advocates for a day of bold ideas + new connections.
🎟️ Grab your tickets:
t4america.org/transportati...
TransportationCamp DC returns on Jan 10, 2026—live and in person at Catholic University!
Join transportation nerds, pros, and advocates for a day of bold ideas + new connections.
🎟️ Grab your tickets:
t4america.org/transportati...
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Remember all the hype about how Uber and Lyft would allow people to live car-free?
Well, it turns out ridehail has no discernible impact on car ownership at all.
Analysis from Glenn Mercer's excellent newsletter:
glennmercer.substack.com/p/the-impact...
Well, it turns out ridehail has no discernible impact on car ownership at all.
Analysis from Glenn Mercer's excellent newsletter:
glennmercer.substack.com/p/the-impact...
November 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Remember all the hype about how Uber and Lyft would allow people to live car-free?
Well, it turns out ridehail has no discernible impact on car ownership at all.
Analysis from Glenn Mercer's excellent newsletter:
glennmercer.substack.com/p/the-impact...
Well, it turns out ridehail has no discernible impact on car ownership at all.
Analysis from Glenn Mercer's excellent newsletter:
glennmercer.substack.com/p/the-impact...
1. Funds were not always used effectively.
2. The law did not always result in less funding for polluting projects.
3. Many IIJA programs reinforced existing inequities by rewarding jurisdictions with greater preexisting resources.
www.urban.org/urban-wire/r...
2. The law did not always result in less funding for polluting projects.
3. Many IIJA programs reinforced existing inequities by rewarding jurisdictions with greater preexisting resources.
www.urban.org/urban-wire/r...
The Reauthorization of Federal Transportation Programs Offers Policymakers an Opportunity to Improve Effectiveness, Environmental Sustainability, and Access
Federal policymakers should consider three strategies to guide deliberations around reauthorization and improvement of Americans’ quality of life.
www.urban.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
1. Funds were not always used effectively.
2. The law did not always result in less funding for polluting projects.
3. Many IIJA programs reinforced existing inequities by rewarding jurisdictions with greater preexisting resources.
www.urban.org/urban-wire/r...
2. The law did not always result in less funding for polluting projects.
3. Many IIJA programs reinforced existing inequities by rewarding jurisdictions with greater preexisting resources.
www.urban.org/urban-wire/r...
The IIJA has increased funding for highways but much has been eaten by faster-than-inflation increases in labor and materials costs. Transit capital spending has flatlined, and rail projects have experienced a net decline in spending. urban.org/research/pub...
Federal Infrastructure Spending on Transportation, Four Years after the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is up for reauthorization in 2026. New analysis shows that the act increased spending on transportation infrastructure, but…
urban.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The IIJA has increased funding for highways but much has been eaten by faster-than-inflation increases in labor and materials costs. Transit capital spending has flatlined, and rail projects have experienced a net decline in spending. urban.org/research/pub...
The state agency in charge of building Texas’ massive highways says Texans need more ways to get around if the state’s going to continue to grow — a stunning acknowledgment in car-dominant Texas.
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
TxDOT: Car-dominant Texas needs more public transit
As the state’s population grows, more travel options are needed in rural and smaller urban areas and between major cities, according to a draft of the first-of-its-kind plan.
www.texastribune.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The state agency in charge of building Texas’ massive highways says Texans need more ways to get around if the state’s going to continue to grow — a stunning acknowledgment in car-dominant Texas.
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
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The use of e-bikes has grown rapidly in recent years, with sales skyrocketing to over 1.1 million in 2022. This positive trend shows that e-bikes are shifting people out of vehicles for everyday needs.
However, an increase in crashes is sparking discussion about increased regulation.
However, an increase in crashes is sparking discussion about increased regulation.
Rise in E-Bike Crashes Leads to Discussions About Regulation, Bans — Greater Ohio Policy Center
What steps can communities take to help maintain the positive growth in usage of e-bikes while also promoting user safety and the safety of pedestrians?
www.greaterohio.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The use of e-bikes has grown rapidly in recent years, with sales skyrocketing to over 1.1 million in 2022. This positive trend shows that e-bikes are shifting people out of vehicles for everyday needs.
However, an increase in crashes is sparking discussion about increased regulation.
However, an increase in crashes is sparking discussion about increased regulation.
@T4America’s annual #TCampDC is happening on Jan. 10!
This is an opportunity for advocates to brainstorm ways to raise awareness and pave the way for a better future in transportation.
You don’t want to miss it ⬇️
t4america.org/transportati...
This is an opportunity for advocates to brainstorm ways to raise awareness and pave the way for a better future in transportation.
You don’t want to miss it ⬇️
t4america.org/transportati...
TransportationCamp DC
Join us on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at Catholic University's Pryzbyla Center for another year of TransportationCamp DC.
t4america.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
@T4America’s annual #TCampDC is happening on Jan. 10!
This is an opportunity for advocates to brainstorm ways to raise awareness and pave the way for a better future in transportation.
You don’t want to miss it ⬇️
t4america.org/transportati...
This is an opportunity for advocates to brainstorm ways to raise awareness and pave the way for a better future in transportation.
You don’t want to miss it ⬇️
t4america.org/transportati...
We’re so back! After taking 2025 off, TransportationCamp DC is coming back in 2026, better than ever—in person at Catholic University in Northeast DC. Space is limited, register now!
t4america.org/transportati...
t4america.org/transportati...
TransportationCamp DC
Join us on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at Catholic University's Pryzbyla Center for another year of TransportationCamp DC.
t4america.org
November 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
We’re so back! After taking 2025 off, TransportationCamp DC is coming back in 2026, better than ever—in person at Catholic University in Northeast DC. Space is limited, register now!
t4america.org/transportati...
t4america.org/transportati...