Recent Streetsblog LA posts about T 4 America

T4America: We Want You

By Damien Newton | Mar 25, 2010 | No Comments

If you’re a regular Streetsblog reader who’s been looking for a career in fighting for transportation reform, have I got news for you. Transportation For America, the organization that’s looking out for us in the nation’s capital, is looking to hire a field organizer for Southern California. The requirements? Knowledge of Southern California’s communities, a […]

The National Perspective: New Report Maps the Gap Between Pedestrian Risks and Federal Safety Aid

By Elana Schor | Nov 9, 2009 | 3 Comments

The top 10 most dangerous cities for pedestrians. (Chart: Dangerous by Design report) If the equivalent of one jumbo jet full of Americans died every month, the resulting public outcry would be deafening. Or would it? Anne Canby, the former Delaware transportation secretary who heads the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership (STPP), raised that question today […]

Transit Cuts Report Underscores Cities’ Congressional Influence Gap

By Elana Schor | Aug 18, 2009 | No Comments

In a report released this morning, Transportation for America (T4A) expands on its months-long effort to map transit cutbacks across the nation and concludes that 10 of the largest 25 local agencies are being forced to hike fares by more than 13 percent. (Photo: T4A) T4A’s report illustrates the punishing effect of such cuts on […]

Does Your Commute Suck? Tell Us About It.

By Sarah Goodyear | May 18, 2009 | No Comments

This morning our friends over at Transportation for America are launching a new site called My Commute Sucks, designed to give people around the country a place to vent their frustration over the nation’s overburdened and inefficient transportation systems. Commuters can share their tales of commuting woe, upload photos and videos, and also take action […]

Transportation for America Releases Blueprint for Transportation Reform

By Sarah Goodyear | May 11, 2009 | No Comments

Today Transportation for America is releasing a 100-page document called "The Route to Reform," in which they outline policy recommendations related to the upcoming reauthorization of federal transportation funding legislation (download the executive summary here or the full report here). From the executive summary: The next transportation program must set about the urgent task of […]