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🧵 Today, Congress is yet again prioritizing highway funding at the expense of everything else.
Funding for essential transit, passenger rail, safety programs, and more expires at midnight because Congress failed to extend it.
This funding lapse is negligent. In the lame duck, Congress should restore this funding to support rural transit, passenger rail, safer streets, and road and bridge repairs.
Tickets are now on sale for TransportationCamp 2027! Earlybird pricing is only available for the next few weeks, so grab yours before they sell out.
We’re also thrilled to announce Andrew Miller as our keynote speaker.
Learn more and get your ticket: smartgrowthamerica.salsalabs…
Mark your calendars! TransportationCamp DC is returning January 9, 2027. 🗓️
Learn more about TCamp 2027 at the link below, and sign up for T4America emails to be first in line when registration opens next month!
t4america.org/transportation…
As the Senate drafts an extension of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, we're advocating for a clean extension—continuing programs at current funding levels with no major changes—for at least a year, and potentially longer.
Find out why: t4america.org/2026/07/30/ext…
Headlines about transit improvements ahead of the World Cup covered up how expensive, slow, and inefficient travel actually was for attendees. People reached their destinations despite our transit options, not because of them.
Read more about it: t4america.org/2026/07/27/the…
Was your flight or train canceled this summer because of extreme heat?
As we see record-breaking temperatures across the country yet again, we're revisiting this blog about how our transportation infrastructure isn’t built for the future.
Read more: t4america.org/2024/08/13/tra…
Only 10% of American voters say adding lanes is the best way to reduce traffic.
But states keep widening roads anyway, and some are now calling it climate resilience.
A new @grist story cites our 2023 survey: grist.org/transportation/how…
Ever wonder why trillions in tax dollars haven’t repaired our roads and bridges?
Last week, SGA President and CEO @BethOsborne joined @taxpayers’ podcast, Budget Watchdog AF, to talk about our report, Repair Priorities, which breaks down the issue. Take a listen to learn more.
America's road & bridge repair backlog could largely be fixed with existing funding. But without repair-first requirements, taxpayers are paying more with no clear results. New Budget Watchdog AF with @BethOsborneSGA on @T4America "Repair Priorities 2026" taxpayer.net/budget-appropri…
Transportation for America retweeted
Join us on Wednesday, May 20, at 12pm ET, as @T4America walks through the findings of Repair Priorities 2026, examining where transportation dollars are going, why conditions aren’t improving, and what it would take to fix the system.
t4america.org/2026/05/06/web…
Transportation for America retweeted
OUT NOW: Repair Priorities 2026 with @T4America
We already have enough funding to fix our roads—but no requirement to prioritize repair.
Taxpayers are paying more without better results.
Read the findings: taxpayer.net/transportation-…
Transportation for America retweeted
NEW REPORT WITH @T4America : Repair Priorities 2026
Despite $1.5T in transportation spending, road conditions have barely improved.
The problem isn’t funding—it’s how the money is spent.
Read more: taxpayer.net/transportation-…
Our new report offers an updated comparison of transportation spending and road conditions across the country—and explains why many roads are still in rough shape. We found that it isn't a lack of funding, but how states spend funds.
Read the report: t4america.org/resource/repai…
Last week, the Amtrak Mardi Gras Service from New Orleans to Mobile, Alabama, reached 100,000 passengers in just seven months.
We're proud to have been part of the effort to restore passenger rail service to the Gulf Coast. Learn what it took to get here: youtube.com/watch?v=Kqs0fYuj…
As we wait for Congress to release a draft of the next surface transportation reauthorization, we’re watching marker bills that can signal whether the final version will fix a broken system or reinforce it.
Read our take on three of those bills: t4america.org/2026/04/15/ear…
