A threat to federal climate investment: Highway boondoggles
Too many states are using federal infrastructure funding to double down on wasteful, harmful highway construction and expansion.
Biking, walking & transit
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Electric school buses can clean up our energy and transportation systems
How rural states and drivers can reduce their dependence on gas
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Electric buses may be coming to a city near you
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Less driving is possible
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Why privacy matters – even if you’ve got nothing to hide
Transform Transportation
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Build Back Better’ plan would transform America’s aging infrastructure
The United States is in need of an infrastructure overhaul.
What can Congress do?
We’re monitoring federal action and reporting back on whether our elected officials are acting for or against the public interest.
New report proposes roadmap for how to transform America’s transportation infrastructure
America’s current transportation system has been designed, built and centered around the automobile, and it is a public health disaster. U.S. PIRG Education Fund and Frontier Group’s latest report, Transform Transportation, identifies the numerous harmful health impacts caused by America’s car-centric transportation system and provides a three-step roadmap toward a healthier, more sustainable approach to transportation infrastructure.
Reimagining the street: How bus lanes speed up the morning commute and why it matters
As major American cities look for ways to lower carbon emissions, they’re looking to low-tech, low-cost bus lanes to help them. Here’s the case for why more cities should get on board.
New Report Shows Iowans Are Driving Less
Iowans have cut their per-person driving miles by 2.47 percent since 2005, while the nation’s long term driving boom appears to have ended, according to a new report from the Iowa PIRG Education Fund. This trails the national average decline of 6.87%.
