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Transportation for America welcomes Erika Young as Director of Strategic Partnerships 2 Aug 2013 | 01:17 am
Transportation for America is pleased to announce the appointment of Erika Young as Director of Strategic Partnerships, leading the expansion of a diverse coalition that is committed to reinvigorating...
Amendments offered to improve the already solid Senate yearly transportation funding bill 26 Jul 2013 | 02:07 am
Already standing in sharp contrast to the House’s approach to funding transportation for the next fiscal year, leaders in the Senate are working to further improve the smart Senate transportation fund...
As the House aims to slash, tell the Senate to protect money for rail, transit & TIGER in next week’s budget vote 19 Jul 2013 | 08:14 pm
The two chambers of Congress at the moment are looking at very different paths for funding transportation. The House path — though stopping short of cutting all funding by a third as proposed in the ...
Key Senate committee recognizes the importance of passenger rail, TIGER, transit and repairing our nation’s bridges 28 Jun 2013 | 07:54 pm
Less than a week after the release of The Fix We’re In For — our report on the nation’s bridges showing that one in nine US bridges are structurally deficient — a key Senate committee passed a yearly ...
Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx confirmed as U.S. DOT Secretary 27 Jun 2013 | 09:24 pm
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the confirmation of Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation today, Transportation for America Director James Corless issued...
Highlights from the great coverage of our bridge report 20 Jun 2013 | 09:40 pm
It's easy to be cynical about our often frivolous media environment these days, but it is heartening to see the seriousness with which outlets of all sizes are treating reports about the need to maint...
The backlog of our country’s deficient bridges is indeed shrinking, but barely 20 Jun 2013 | 08:46 pm
We hope you had a chance to check out our new report yesterday on the state of our nation's bridges? 1 in 9 US bridges — about 66,500 in total — are rated structurally deficient and in urgent need of ...
Release: New report highlights mounting challenge of aging bridges, ranks states 19 Jun 2013 | 10:24 pm
One in nine of the bridges and overpasses American drivers cross each day is rated in poor enough condition that some could become dangerous or be closed without near-term repair, according to an upda...
One in 9 bridges still “structurally deficient” as average age nears 50 years 19 Jun 2013 | 08:00 pm
One in nine of the bridges and overpasses American drivers cross each day is rated in poor enough condition that some could become dangerous or be closed without near-term repair, according to our new...
Raquel Nelson: Homicide charge dropped, but the real crime persists 14 Jun 2013 | 12:01 am
Three years after being convicted of vehicular homicide for crossing the street with her young son, Raquel Nelson today finally was freed of the looming threat of three years in jail. The metro Atlant...
