Transportation for America
{{Short description|US lobbying group and think tank}}
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| purpose = Advocacy for a transportation system that safely, affordably and conveniently connects people of all means and ability to jobs, services, and opportunity through multiple modes of travel.
| headquarters = 1152 15th Street NW, Suite 450, Washington, D.C., U.S.
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| leader_name = Beth Osborne
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| leader_name2 = John Robert Smith
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Transportation for America (or T4A) is an American policy organization that supports progressive transportation and land use policy. The transportation program of Smart Growth America,{{Cite web|date=2021-08-24|title=2021 Smart Growth America Internship Program|url=https://t4america.org/2021/08/24/2021-internship-program/|access-date=2021-10-08|website=Transportation For America|language=en-US}} T4A supports reforming transportation policy at the federal, state, and local levels.
History
During the first Trump presidency, the organization criticized the administration over proposed cuts to federal funding for public transit.{{Cite news|last=Laris|first=Michael|date=February 10, 2020|title=Trump administration proposes billions in transportation cuts — and new spending|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/trump-administration-proposes-billions-in-transportation-cuts--and-new-spending/2020/02/10/85153096-4c5c-11ea-b721-9f4cdc90bc1c_story.html|newspaper=Washington Post}} In 2020, the organization's director Beth Osborne criticized efforts to cut transit funding amid the economic crisis that emerged in the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2021, T4A urged the Biden administration to allocate increased funding for public transportation.{{Cite web|last=Evers-Hillstrom|first=Karl|date=2021-07-29|title=Transit advocates want more from bipartisan infrastructure bill|url=https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/565533-transit-advocates-want-more-from-bipartisan-infrastructure|access-date=2021-10-05|website=The Hill|language=en}} Alongside multiple labor unions and environmental organization, T4A urged the addition of $10 billion in public transit funding in the White House-backed reconciliation bill.{{Cite web|last=Evers-Hillstrom|first=Karl|date=2021-08-30|title=Coalition urges Democrats to restore $10 billion in transit funding|url=https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/business-a-lobbying/570033-coalition-urges-democrats-to-restore-10-billion-in|access-date=2021-10-08|website=The Hill|language=en}}
Policy goals
According to the organization, its policy goals include greater investments in public transportation, smart growth, and environmentalism.[http://t4america.org/blueprint/ T4A Blueprint], accessed 18 November 2009 T4A has engaged with federal policymakers to push for increased funding for public transit.
Membership
In addition to individuals who may participate, T4A's membership roster includes a number of governments, as well as housing, business, environmental, public health, transportation, equitable development, and other organizations.[http://t4america.org/who-we-are/ T4A Coalition Partners] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091119090207/http://t4america.org/who-we-are/ |date=2009-11-19 }}, accessed 18 November 2009
Leadership
The current director of Transportation for America is Beth Osborne, who formerly served as Acting Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy and as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy in the Department of Transportation during the Obama administration.{{Cite web|title=Beth Osborne|url=https://t4america.org/team-member/beth-osborne/|access-date=2021-11-07|website=Transportation For America|language=en-US}}
References
External links
- [http://t4america.org/ Official website]