Resources

Download our introductory brochure, which describes who we are and what we believe.

Download a short introduction to Transportation For America, outlining what we stand for and our vision for America’s transportation system.

Build For America: Our plan for getting the economy moving with smart transportation investments.

Download our five-point plan, “Build for America”.
Download the Build For America press release

Dangerous by Design

Dangerous by Design: Solving the Epidemic of Preventable Pedestrian Death (and Making Great Neighborhoods) ranks metropolitan areas based on the relative danger of walking. Nearly 5,000 Americans die preventable deaths each year on roads that fail to provide safe conditions for pedestrians. More than 43,000 Americans – including 3,906 children under 16 – have been killed this decade alone. More than 76,000 Americans have died in the last 15 years. This is the equivalent of a jumbo jet going down roughly every month, yet it receives nothing like that kind of attention.

View the full rankings and download the report.

Interactive State Fact Sheets

When it comes to transportation infrastructure, no state is being left untouched by budget cuts and neglect. Everywhere, roads and bridges are crumbling and demand for housing close to public transportation or in convenient walkable neighborhoods is skyrocketing — but not every state is reacting to these challenges in the same way. Check out our comprehensive state-by-state analysis of how America is doing on transportation in an interactive map. Visit http://t4america.org/statefacts

Stranded at the Station

Americans across the country, in towns large and small, are being hurt by fare increases and draconian cuts in public transportation service, an epidemic that did not have to happen, according to this joint report from Transportation for America and the Transportation Equity Network. Stranded at the Station: The Impact of the Financial Crisis in Public Transportation is the first systematic analysis of the conundrum faced by communities and their transit systems: Historic ridership and levels of demand for service, coupled with the worst funding crisis in decades. Read the report at http://t4america.org/resources/stranded

United States of Transit Cuts

This interactive Google map highlights communities across the U.S. that face job cuts, service reductions and fare hikes. It was compiled initially from media reports and coverage of proposed and realized cuts, and since augmented with the data from the Stranded at the Station report above. Click through to see the map and see the systems facing cuts or fare increases — nearly 3 out of 4 transit systems nationwide. See the map at http://t4america.org/transitcuts

Transportation Policy Briefs and Webinar Series

We released a series of policy briefs in conjunction with a series of webinars. Each 3-4 page document examines transportation’s relationship to an issue like Housing, Climate, Social Equity and others. If you want facts on a certain issue or want to learn more about how transportation is connected to these many issues, download these short papers. You can also watch/listen to the webinars on each issue — as well as a few others — on the webinar page.

View and download the policy papers at t4america.org/policy-papers
Watch/listen to the webinars at t4america.org/webinars

Blueprint: The Route to Reform
	The Route to Reform: Blueprint for a 21st Century Federal Transportation Program is T4 America’s proposal for the policies and financing structures necessary to achieve real transformational change in America’s transportation system. Learn more at t4america.org/blueprint

Campaign Platform
	Our full Campaign Platform has been released. You can read more about the launch events and release here. We have the full platform available for download below, or a 3-page executive summary.
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The United States of Transit Cutbacks

Driving is down and transit ridership is at record highs. Yet transit agencies across the country are considering layoffs, service cuts and fare hikes. Find out more and learn what you can do to help at t4america.org/transitcuts